Halloween Costume

          So about a week ago I made a Halloween costume for my friend Tiana. She is in Roller Derby and they asked everyone to dress up in togas. Well she's not one of those girls that just wraps a sheet around herself. So off to Joanns we went. She wanted a hot pink one (the colors of her team are pink and black). So be it. That fabric was hard to work with (it was that stretchy costume material. It was pretty easy. Straight stitching, two pattern pieces, some elastic, gold rope and decorative ribbon.
         So if anyone wants a simple enough costume this is it. The pattern actually makes four different costumes so it's worth it. We actually hit a 40% of sale on fabric and pattern and $5 off our whole order coupon, so it only cost us $35. That included a the thick gold rope instead of thinner one (so it was more) and thin gold rope that she's going to attach to her shoes and wrap up her legs.  We purchased a bit more of everything in case there were any mistakes (just in case I cut something wrong). It could have cost us a bit less but she was okay with it and most costumes at those Halloween stores are going between $50-$70 or more. And don't forget all the accessories you need, it can add up.

          Apparently everyone loved it. Most wrapped a sheet or fabric around themselves and called it a toga. She was happy that she went all out. Everyone thought she bought it. And I had just a bit of fabric left over for some fabric covered bracelets! If anyone wants the pattern number and company just email me. Below are some pictures of the costume.

Okay, so it was more of a sexy toga...it was kind of short.

We tied some of the thicker rope on the shoulder.
Just a simple tie.

More of that thick rope went to the waist.

As you can see we put some of the decorative ribbon on the bottom. A little "Steam  A Seam"and presto! No sewing on that one. We also made the cuffs above the same way. I used the "Steam A Seam" and ironed it onto some extra thick fabric.

Here we used the thinner gold rope for the shoes and wrapped it around her legs.