Month: November 2013

Seven Dwarf Costumes

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Seven Dwarf Costumes – Part Three Tunics and Hats! (see also: belts and shoes) Also, a fun word that I learned in the process of making these: armscye aka the armhole, refers to the opening to which the sleeve is sewn. Who knew!? (well, probably a lot of people… but not me!) So here’s my makeshift pattern (not to scale) and process. Each tunic used approximately 3 yards of fabric; some a little more some a little less depending on the size. For Dopey’s tunic, it ended up taking a full 5 yards of fabric. I used solid flannel for 5 of the tunics and broadcloth for the other 2. STEP ONE: GET MEASUREMENTS Here are the measurements I took from each individual for the tunics: Length from neck to knee (or however long they wanted the tunic) Shoulder width Arm length (shoulder to wrist) Abdominal circumference (I used this both for the belt and the tunic) STEP TWO: MAKE PATTERN AND CUT FABRIC Note: I only ended up needed to make one pattern to go along with …

Snow White Halloween in the Pharmacy

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Setting the scene, we had the pharmacy itself as the cottage of the Seven Dwarfs, complete with trees, shutters, and forest animals.        (notice our almost free-standing tree…) Then we decorated our flight commander (aka the evil queen)’s office as the castle’s dungeon laboratory, complete with the magic mirror and the heart box. The archway was made from painted cardboard boxes and for the heart, I printed a heart, ironed it onto red fabric, and turned it into a small pillow (SP12). Lastly, we made the “Dwarfs’ Mine”… we hung sheets from the ceiling, spray painted the two sheets on the inside with glitter spray paint and taped glittery “diamonds” all over them. Not super fancy, but it did the trick. Kids come through the clinic every year for trick-or-treating. We played music from the Disney movie while they came through… they were all so adorable… they mostly got excited about Snow White, Dopey and the Evil Queen :) Of course it was not complete without the whole gang: Inspiration for the cottage …