Meet Dummy Buddy

Who is Dummy Buddy? Well, in one of my first posts I mentioned that Annie Ann was teaching me to sew. Well, the reasons for me wanting to sew was:
A) So I could help in making a costume for Savanah for the Fairy Festival,
B) So I could start making a custom made costume for the Renaissance Festival,
C) So I could help with any and all future costuming needs and finally,
D) It's a good skill to have.

The custom costume I am working on is a variation of Legolas' costume from the Lord Of The Rings and some of the patterns for this costume we are going to have to create. In order to do this we needed a sewing dummy. Well, rather than spend the $200 or so on a real sewing dummy, I found directions online for making your own Duct Tape Sewing Dummy. I went out and bought the supplies and Annie and Kathy taped me up (I'll have to see if I can find those pictures). I can tell you that 3 layers of duct tape over a t-shirt is an interesting (and very hot) experience! Anyway, once finished I mounted it on an old coat rack and put a t-shirt on him. The next morning Savanah woke up and was amazed by it. She asked what is was and what it was for and then decided that he needed a name. Thus Dummy Buddy was born.