She wanted to be ladybug girl. And she’s working on taking flight.
For the wings, first I cut out the shape/size from cardboard that I eventually wanted them to be. Then lined it with batting, using a hot glue gun to keep the batting in place on the cardboard. Next, I stuffed the wings in-between the batting and the cardboard with poly-fil. Once the wings were stuffed, I stitched the quilting cotton & knit jersey front & back. I attached the elastic straps by cutting through the fabric and cardboard and gluing them where I imagined her shoulders would be.
For the tutu, I used 8 yards of red tule and assembled the skirt using this technique. The leotard is actually the same one she wore last year with her cupcake costume.. I just dyed it black & I added fancy red spots..
We've been having fun with this costume for weeks now! Check back tomorrow and I'll share with you the little guy's costume!
Love it! What an adorable lady bug girl :)
Posted by: SLS | 28 October 2011 at 08:49 AM