Monday, February 22, 2016

Shopping day!

I get my materials from all over the place, but my favorite by far is Hancock Fabrics. Reasonable prices and the employees there are just amazing. (I promise I'm not getting paid for this!) We decided on a match set in colors for the kids' RenFaire costumes in shades of blue and gold. I'm going for reds and golds, mostly so I can reuse my Red Riding Hood cape and save cash. The little white squares pinned to everything are my labeling system. I'm making six costumes and my sewing space isn't that big so I have to stay organized, especially since so many pieces use a lot of the same fabric (I bought FIFTEEN yards of black broadcloth). 

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