{"id":2128,"date":"2014-11-02T22:02:19","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T06:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/?p=2128"},"modified":"2018-10-04T08:58:38","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T15:58:38","slug":"halloween-with-my-little-boo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/halloween-with-my-little-boo\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween with my little Boo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sewing the costume<\/h2>\n

It probably wasn’t a good idea to make my daughter’s Halloween costume my\u00a0first<\/strong> sewing project outside of the one class I took over ten years ago (where I learned how to sew a tote bag!), or to try to make it without using a pattern but instead just skimmed some DIY blogs and started sewing less than\u00a0a week<\/strong> before Halloween, but I did it anyway. Did it come out perfect? No. Did it come out great? No<\/strong>. It came out\u00a0ok –\u00a0<\/strong>I did the best I could do in the time I had, with the resources available. Sounds a lot like first time parenting, doesn’t it?<\/p>\n

The whole thing was a series of mistakes and re-dos. I felt like I was in a terrible sitcom because one bad thing happened after another, in progressing order. First, there was the materials. I made multiple trips to craft and fabric stores to\u00a0piece together the plan in my mind (and Pinterest board<\/strong><\/a>). I haven’t totaled it up yet, but I think\u00a0I spent more money than I would have if I bought the costume on Etsy. Next, I was sleep deprived. Because I was up past midnight several nights in a row, I was exhausted. I sewed and took apart the costume a few times, and finally on the last day (Halloween), when I was pushing the material through, my sewing machine broke. Somehow, my (middle) finger managed to get too close and got caught under the needle and broke it off. I was bleeding and started cursing, crying, and laughing. “Should I go to the doctor? When did I have my last tetanus shot?” where a few things going through my mind. “I need to finish this costume” was the adrenaline that helped me ignore the pain. I rinsed off my finger with hydrogen peroxide and wrapped it in gauze and medical tape and finished what I could by hand.<\/p>\n

The costume\u00a0came out looking decent, and I am glad I did it. There’s something about being a mom that brings out my inner Martha Stewart<\/strong>. I did it for myself, and used the holiday and my daughter as\u00a0motivation to learn how to sew. After all, my 19 month old has no clue what Halloween is, and has no wardrobe preferences in general. I do plan on finishing it, or re-sewing a better version based on what I learned. Hopefully, I’ll still have all ten digits when I’m through! (Update: I went to the doctor yesterday, and my finger has no signs of infection. I am up-to-date on all my vaccines as well).<\/p>\n

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A photo posted by Westside Mommy (@westsidemommy)<\/a>\u00a0on