The Superhero Princess

Last week, the girls and I headed out to Sham Shui Po (read about it HERE) to pick out some fabric for some quilts we have in mind, as well as some reversible superhero/princess capes. Unfortunately, most of the stalls/stores were closed because it was a holiday (doh!), so we didn't find everything we were hoping for. But we did find everything for the capes.

I got my inspiration from HERE and HERE.

I started with Maya's cape, and it took a lot longer than I had imagined. But then again, I still consider myself a novice and I'm kind of slow. :) I had to make a few corrections along the way, and it is FAR from perfect, but Maya loves it, and that's all that matters. I'm just hoping that Zoe's cape goes much quicker! :)

(You'll have to forgive the mess in the living room and lack of furniture. We are mid-fix/change/remodel... something. :) More details later... maybe... )

Maya picked out the colors and embellishments herself. To do the "M", I printed out a rather large one, cut it out, then traced it onto a piece of pink felt. I cut the felt out, then sewed it onto the blue felt with a contrasting color. The silver around the edges is ribbon.

The front is velcroed together.

The princess cape might look white in the picture, but it is a light pink. And that's supposed to be a crown, by the way, in case you couldn't tell. ;)

I hand stitched her name on there. I tried doing it with the sewing machine a couple of times, but for some reason the thread kept tangling on the bottom, and so I gave up. Not perfect, but it's ok. The "bling" is hot glued on. I hope it stays on!!

Maya loves it, and Zoe is now anxious for me to get going on hers! She chose a bright pink for her princess side, and a navy blue for the super hero side. We'll see how it goes!