I've Been Granted Permission

For the first time in forever, I've felt like blogging!

No big issues, just busy.  I actually have a draft from January that is still unpublished, and still totally relevant...burning the candle at both ends means something's gotta give. 

But for today, I have permission to share a Halloween costume.  

To be honest, Amazon and Ebay were my friends, here for the vest and jacket.

The shirt, because every Marty McFly needs a short-sleeved window-pane check button down, is courtesy the new-ish Oliver + S Buttoned Up Button down.

Pattern: Oliver + S Buttoned-Up Button-Down

Fabric: cotton shirting from Joann's

Notions: buttons, from an embarrassingly large stash

Time to complete: not quite a weekend, minus hayride, errands, life, etc.

I cut shortened the sleeves and omitted the pocket flaps. 

And because it decided to snow a bit last night, we rocked the long underwear, too. 

The star, though, was the vintage 1980's walkman, complete with Huey Lewis and News on cassette. 

What can I say?  Every sewer knows it: hoarding pays off.

So rest assured; we're busy, but we're raising our kids right.