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[Kaijugal]

I heavily encourage people to try this competition out if it interests them. I participated in it this past year at CC26 and had a great time. ^_^ I found it to be much more relaxing than a regular masquerade, very chummy and upbeat backstage*, and fun to see what everyone else did with the pattern.
The directors were fab, and the competition itself is a blast.

HEAVILY ENCOURAGE !!! ~~~> (hypnoitc stare) XD
*(upbeat even tho it was an early morning after several nights of partying!) XD

[Sarcasm-hime]

Of course it didn't hurt that you won Best In Show after angsting all weekend about how your costume sucked and everybody was going to laugh at you. XD *pokepoke**

[Gravely]

Hey gang,

with Halloween coming, costumery patterns will start to be on sale, so start looking now to save on these and get an early start.

We always get bogged down with the competition costumes last minute, so we often try to do these fun no pressure costumes early, check them off the list, and relax.

[trixyloupwolf]

i have a huge question here ^^;
soprry to bother maybe ^^
but i have that patenr now in my hand
and its look like that patern don't have the inner dress 0-_o
its just for the coat thingy
or i just saw wronglyy then tell me ^^

sorry if i have bad explanation =_=
hope you can understand and
tell me what to do
well more what the patern for that under dress ???


thanks for any help
friendly
trixy

[Crazy Flower]

If you're referring to McCalls 4997, it is just the outer dress/coat. There isn't any inner sleeve or under dress. For mine, I've decided to just make a small skirt to go underneath. I'm sure you can use any other skirt pattern you want for it.

[trixyloupwolf]

0_o that still weird an half patern for a single patern contest hehehe!

ok i do my best aniway ^^ thanks

[AuroraCeleste]

It's a single-pattern contest in that everyone must use this one, single pattern, not that everyone must ONLY use one pattern. You can combine any other pattern with the single pattern as long as your single pattern is recognizable in the result (i.e. - not underwear that no one can see).

[trixyloupwolf]

o ok that still weird ^^;; hehe
but i will do my best as always ^^

try to look in my clown costume for the under dress arm part hope it can do the job ^^;;

thanks^^

[trixyloupwolf]

mm actually i found a better base for it ^^;;
a pirate top
so it will have same fluffy arm thingy
yeah!
just bout it ^^;;
will be my first time for pirate top ^^;;
as well firt time medeeval thingy
so looong arm hanging lol^^;;
oups wacht out for the soupe or you will be wet ^^;; loool!!

i will stik to solid food then

nah!
kidding ^^

[trixyloupwolf]

nya ! not a lot post a lot ^^;; it again me that post lol ^^;;

aniway iam a bit bored to wait and can't wait to be there

i have made my costume halfway ^^

what about all of you who are doing that contest too ^^
did ya start ?

[trixyloupwolf]

yeah almost done the pattern need to finish the bottom of the skirt and iam donne yeah!

now the under dress ^^;;

yeah! its was fun building but geez hard to enderstant haha^^;; iam a lazy pattern reader ^^;;

how is your is it start yet ^^ nya!

[Ironhill]

OK, now that I understand the one pattern contest, I'm in. I just ordered the Butterick pattern and I have a concept. It won't be very cowboyish, at least not in the normal sense.

Question is, do I have to use the whole pattern or could I just make the shirt without the duster? (Might not have the time.)

[Gravely]

If you are doing it for the fun of it, then do whatever you like, or can get to.
If you want it to be judged, I would think that the judges might like to see the coat. but that doesn't mean you might get an award for just the shirt. up to them.

but in my opinion, nothing at Costume-Con should be built unless it's for fun, so do as you like, and hope for the best. I promise to clap and say YAY either way