Sewing dress ups

I'm miles behind in blogging - I keep thinking of things to blog about, but 'thinking' is not the same as 'doing'. And you can't cheat and backdate (or at least, I haven't figured out how to fiddle with the dates).

One notable event last weekend was the "Trucks and Cars Ball" for the youth group at church. Katie and her friend decided to go as road cones (see picture). (You'd think you get past sewing dress ups.)

So, on the Thursday before, we had about 1 1/2 hours to turn 4m of bright orange parka nylon (which the girls had bought) into some approximation. This was after work, and while also making Bern's birthday cake.

The hoop dresses are held out with hula hoops tacked into the bottom. Kate looks pretty solemn in the photo, but it's the best one for showing the dress.

And the final result? They won the prize for best costume!