In a Flash Peasant Dress

Yesterday The Mouse found a felt Flash mask in a drawer and decided to wear it. She quickly handed me the Batman mask and cape, and told The Moose he was the Joker.  Daddy was Commissioner Gordon when he came home, and now our house is going to be the Hall of Justice. I kind of like that.

Obviously you have to add a magic wand, Wonder Woman belt, and gloves to make a good super hero outfit!

This morning she decided to be the Flash again, so  I asked Commissioner Gordon if I could steal his Flash shirt since he doesn't wear it very often.  He agreed because of I'm making something for The Mouse or The Moose, he's always willing to give.  He's wonderful like that.

I pulled up this tutorial from Little Bean Workshop that I found last year and set to work making The Mouse a new dress. She very emphatically told me she wanted a dress, not a shirt.  I could have made the whole thing out of the shirt since it was plenty long enough to make a dress, but I've been saving (hoarding) some super hero fabric for a while and thought it would make a great accent fabric.

Her tutorial is very straightforward. The only thing I changed is I made short sleeves with no elastic, and I added a band of accent fabric to the bottom of the dress.

It didn't turn out quite as long as I would have liked, but that will be good for fighting off villains and saving the world!

-Lisa