Missed one! And my yellow sailor

It was Helen's birthday a couple of weeks ago, and I made her a superhero cape as one of her presents. However, I still haven't photographed it - must fix that.

Last night Helen's school had their end of year concert. Thankfully the little kids performed first. Helen's class sang "Yellow Submarine" and the costume request was for yellow or nautical clothing. I found a cheap yellow t-shirt and a yellow women's tank top. I cut the top off and made the bottom part into a skirt. It needed something else, so I dug out some white broadcloth, googled for tutorials, and added a sailor's collar.

Shirt and sketch for collar pattern:


Skirt and collar cut out:


I didn't have any suitable ribbon or trim for the collar, so in its place I stitched parallel lines with yellow thread. I used a stretch stitch to make it stand out more (the stretch stich on my machine does a back stitch every second stitch, so the finished effect is twice as thick as a straight stitch).

Collar in place (but not attached):


My little sailor with her yellow submarine. The collar is pulling because it is just safety pinned on at the points after she put the shirt on - it wouldn't fit over her head if it was sewn on. I'm not sure if the skirt is really wonky or if it's the way she's wearing it (rush job - could very well be wonky!).


Rear view. I accidentally made the waist too large and had to pin it.