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Pocahontas Halloween Costume
My mother called me three weeks before Halloween '09 and notified me
that my little niece Rachel (above) was dying to be Pocahontas. After
much debate, we decided to used the Eagles View Girls Plains
Indian Cloth Dress Pattern (with the alternate sleeve
design) to make the dress from as it is a simple pattern and goes
together quickly. Since this was my first time sewing with
ultra-suede, I didn't know just how slippery the material gets once
under the needle. We ended up having to glue the ribbons down
with fabric glue first and then stitch them down.
Unfortunately you can see the glue through the ribbons, but I'm
hoping that will go away once it is washed. We stuck to the
pattern except that we did not need to include the neck lining as
the ultra-suede does not fray. My mother (Bonnie), close friend
(Sue) and I
were able to get the whole thing cut and sewn within a couple of
hours.
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