The angel said to her...

"The angel said to her, 'Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.'"
Luke 1:30-33

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36 hours before the due date, I have 15 angel costumes sewn up and ready to go for the church Christmas pageant. It started with a list of measurements and a bolt of fabric. (No, the bleach was not used)

Then I had to figure out the perfect neck size for 3 and 4 year olds. This is tough without kids, because every cut I made seemed WAY too small.

I ironed a 1" fold at the bottom and the sleeves. Then I folded that over and sewed a hem, so there were no raw edges at the bottom or end of the sleeves.

For the neckline, I made my own bias tape (which was super easy and fast) and sewed it on to contain the raw edge.

Finally, to keep them separate I sewed a tag in with each name in. I just used a small stitch line so the nametag can be easily removed and the costume reused to for next year on different kids.

The result.....

Linking up to:

Polly Want A Crafter

The Girl Creative: Just Something I Whipped Up

Love,

KristyLou