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<font color=deeppink>Married 10-5-02<br><font colo
- Joined
- Jan 21, 2004
Dropping by today to solicit some ideas. I have received a long list of requests from an acquaintance of a friend who saw the shirts I made for the friend's kids and now wants me to MAKE. HER. EVERYTHING. She is willing to pay, though I haven't given her any price point yet so this may all be moot since she might think buying custom clothes is cheaper than store-bought or something. So, among the list of bowling shirts and t-shirts and a custom preschool backpack (saying no to that one.) she has a request for a complete birthday outfit for her 3-year-old, which is "Heffalump inspired". And while I could check the movie(s) out of the library I figured I would ask the Disney experts. She says she wants a safari vest, a t-shirt and matching pants with Pooh and Heffalump to go with the party theme of "Help (kid) hunt for his Heffalump."
So, what the heck does that look like in your minds? I did make safari vests for my kids for AK, they were sort of a wing-it project and they were a pain with all the pockets and such. (I think I spent about 4-5 hours on each one by the time they were done.)
So I am wondering a few things:
1. Does anyone have any ideas for easier/less time consuming pockets that look safari-like? I sorta don't even care if they are functional or just for show. I do have a PES file for adding pockets to t-shirts ITH but I haven't actually done it yet.
How about just a khaki vest with a Heffalump on the back and pooh on the front, no pockets. I would use Pooh fabric for the shorts and maybe cut one out to use on the vest. Is there a PES file of Pooh with a heffalump for the shirt ?
2. What the heck is heffalump-inspired supposed to look like for a little boy? I googled it and it was a sea of pale purple and seemed sort of girly and juvenile to me, not something I would want to make for my 3 year old boys. Might make a cute dress... But what fabric, colors, etc?
The heffalump himself is gray so colors should be easy.
3. Any other thoughts on this debacle? I don't want it to turn into NannyE's make-a-dress situation last month. This lady has the potential to be a good customer or a complete nightmare.
4. It is totally OK to tell me to watch the movie and leave you all alone.
Thanks, Jen
I wish I could help you more but I am not a fan of Pooh so I don't know. Just remember to add cost for thread and time. Tell her an upfront $50 and then she can shop with you and pay for all the material needed so she knows how much it will cost before you do anything.
On another note, I decided to name my new machine. I am going with Eudora. Some of you may get it right away but I want to see how many first.