Halloween at our house this year included a jack-in-the-box
and a lion
I never even got a shot of entire lion costume (there was a sweatshirt top, too) but you parents out there know how hard it can be to get a three-year-old into a costume at times.
It seems that every sewing project is an opportunity to learn something. A too-large neckline on the lion's top (a recurring theme for me, it seems) led to the realization that sometimes it is just easier to sew something by hand. I took a large pleat in the center back of the neck to snug things up a bit, and my attempts to sew through multiple layers of fleece by machine failed. I picked up a needle and thread and was finished with the task in about a minute. I really need to remember this lesson.