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Chef Arden

By on October 8, 2010 in Arden, Costume, Halloween, Play Kitchen, Sewing, Toddler

I finished Arden’s Halloween costume!  This was so much fun to do.  I also got to try out the embroidery features on my new machine by adding “Chef Arden” to the hat band.  I’m so happy with the embroidery and other features on my Janome Memory Craft 9700 that I’ve decided to name it.  She will henceforth be known as Jane.

Jane's fine work

Pardon the lint, but I think it turned out really neat.  I’m also debating on putting a pocket on the sleeve with the same embroidery.  I did a test run and the piece is large enough to make into a pocket, but I’d have to mostly hand sew it since the sleeves are already together.  I’m also planning to make an oven mitt to go with the costume and become part of her play kitchen.

I also played around with Picnik for the first time.  I don’t expect a camera upgrade in my future anytime soon, so I need to make due with what I’ve got - a Canon PowerShot A570 IS.  I like the watermarks I see on a lot of other blog posts so I added A Jennuine Life to mine.  I also did some fixing and added a border.  What do you think?  And pocket, or no pocket?

I’ll be linking up to the parties in my Linky Party Directory.

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12 Responses to Chef Arden

  1. Megan Berry October 8, 2010 at 9:55 AM #

    This is a great idea for a costume! We’re always trying to come up with neat ideas that’ll actually keep my daughter warm while she’s out at night…this would be perfect! I love the idea of an oven mitt, too. Oh, and Jane is a great name for sewing machine. I wish you guys many happy years together!

  2. ajennuinelife October 8, 2010 at 11:06 AM #

    Thanks! I was deciding between three ideas – 50’s sock hop, garden gnome, or chef. Chef won since it was one I could find a pattern I liked, and I knew it could get more use than just Halloween.

  3. Ashlie October 8, 2010 at 3:04 PM #

    ADORABLE! What a cute costume idea!

  4. Janet October 8, 2010 at 3:23 PM #

    That’s so adorable! He’s so adorable too! Great job. 🙂

  5. ajennuinelife October 8, 2010 at 3:43 PM #

    Arden is a she – I understand it’s a unisex name and you can’t see her pigtails very clearly!

  6. Caroline October 10, 2010 at 12:13 AM #

    That’s super cute! Being trained as a chef I may be a bit biased though. I think I’m going to make a chef’s hat for my little bug for her play kitchen !

    Caroline

  7. Jessica October 10, 2010 at 1:25 AM #

    TOO CUTE!! Truly adorable. 🙂

  8. ajennuinelife October 10, 2010 at 6:52 AM #

    Thanks!

  9. ajennuinelife October 10, 2010 at 2:52 AM #

    The hat was pretty easy. I used Simplicity 3650 to make this one.

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  11. Lorie October 13, 2010 at 10:02 AM #

    I sort of want one of those for myself!!!

  12. ajennuinelife October 13, 2010 at 10:49 AM #

    I think you could easily make the pattern larger! Go for it!

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