Applique insanity

Having fun with lycra - with a luscious lilac lycra, to be precise.  Jess saw me cutting and stitching the mega number of little motifs and told me I was insane.  You should see what she's up to at the moment and quite frankly, it's the pot calling the kettle black; but that's another story and is for her to tell.

Anyhoo, voila!

It's a half size or so too big for Tamsin (it was an experimental one anyway), so is up on Trademe hoping for a new home to go to.

I really must stop playing and get on with the "real" leos, the ones my girls will wear for this season's competitions...

Resetting the shape template

All this making sizing leotards has really made me realise that Jess is not a tiny child any more.  That, and buying her a new dance top for this year's Contemporary class.  Adult sizes for her now.  Skipped straight from child size 10 leotards into adult size XS (see red & black leo below), bypassing completely child size 12 and 14 (see white leo below).

The white one will go to the skate school 2nd hand sale, while the black lace one is up for sale on TradeMe (her "real" comp leos are still on the drawing board...).
Speaking of TradeMe:  I have managed to sell seven of my leos thanks to TradeMe.  Just as well, given how much I've spent on new lycra stash over the last few weeks, lol!

Double figures

My baby is 10!  Unbelievable.  And this is her last year at primary school.

Where did the years go?

Christmas 2003

Birthday 2005

Teddy Bear's Picnic 2006

Happy Birthday Tinkerbelle!!

Playing in the stash...

Still sizing up leotards, only this time for Jess and her friend Tracy (who not only does RG, but is a NZ rep ice skater).
Size XS of this pattern was too small for Tracy, and is too long in the body for Jess but the raglan style really suits her wide shoulders.  Here it is in size S, in skating format - so to speak.  This is a tester waiting for Tracy to be here next to try on for size...

This one I made for one of Tamsin's favourite gym buddies - for her birthday this week.  Happy 9th Birthday Elianor!!

We spent time at Mission Bay with Elianor and her mum (one of my favourite gym buddies, lol) yesterday.  The leo looked really cute on Elianor, yay!

This one

Amazing what fabrics can be found at Spotlight...



Tink says this one is really comfortable and fits the way she likes.  I think it will do for training leos, so will stick with this pattern.

Sizing it up

Well, this is a size 8... consensus is that we go with this size but tighten the leg elastic and redraw the neckline and armholes to be higher.  Somewhere between the 7-long and 8-narrow, I guess :)
Resizing for Jess' leos will be done with the aid of my fabulous neighbour, Clare - who is a certified expert, as Jess has grown in all directions, not just up!

No surprises here...

... it's a leotard, lol!
From the lycra stash, checking for size as Tink has grown again - but in the body for a change!  This is a size 7.  Feedback from gym class today tells me she needs a size 7 long or a size 8 narrow...

Just can't beat the holographic lycra, and lime in particular never fails  :)