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Progress on the Pie Costume

Cherry Pie and
Lattice Crust Fabric
The cherry pie fabric I ordered from Spoonflower arrived! 

 It is a sports Lycra and since it's from Spoonflower it is a white fabric and the design is printed on it. With that process in mind, I was slightly worried about it potentially being see-through, but when I got it I was pleasantly surprised. It has a nice feel and despite it being very stretchy, I'm not worried about it being see-through when I wear the garments made from it.
Cutting Time!
After washing and drying the fabric I decided to get cracking on my pie costume for the upcoming Pie Run. Because of my time limitations with work I am unable to create a pattern for my workout outfit from scratch and I have chosen to use a commercial pattern from Simplicity for my workout pants. After remeasuring myself (my size has gotten a lot smaller since I took measurements last year), I cut out the pattern and laid out the pieces on the fabric. I am insanely thankful for my cutting table, no more sore back while cutting! 

 Once I laid all of the pattern pieces out and I realized I would have enough fabric to make a sports bra in addition to the workout pants. So instead of chugging along with my workout pants I took the time to go ahead and cut out all of the pattern pieces for a sports bra so that I could just go ahead and cut everything out all at once and be done with that first stage of the process. I now have all of my pattern pieces cut out in fabric for the workout pants and the sports bra. Next step is sewing! I have all of the extras (elastic, knit needles, correct color thread, etc) and I'm ready to finish this pie costume base!

 After I complete the workout pants and sports bra and I will be trucking along with my pie inspired vest and whipped cream hat. I purchased the materials to do the vest, but I am saving the hat for last just in case I run out of time. Also, because I am worried about being able to run while wearing a hat. Once I start sewing the garments I will post more progress photos.

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