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griddlebone · 07-12-2007, 12:32 AM

Oh Ive made a very foolish decision. I work at a primary school, this year theyre doing a nativy as usual with a contemporary twist. So they were looking for volunteers to help with things and I must of had a momentary lapse in judgement/sanity because I decided it would be a good idea to offer with helping to make christmas costumes.

Bear in mind I cannot sew.At all.

So i was given piles of material and asked to make SEVEN costumes.instead of admitting defeat and telling them that actually, I cannot sew,I decide it cant be that hard.

This was last week. Now I have made 4 costumes. I decided to make Joseph first,started sewing, it was going well,I thought it looked fine until I took it to school and the poor kid I subjected the costume to got stuck and I had to cut him out whilst wispering that I would give him a sticker if he didnt tell.

Thinking my mother was a dab hand at costumes(she had me and my sister to make costumes for and she cant sew) I ask her how she managed. The answer? She used a glue gun.

So I am now glueing costumes together and hoping theyre done by monday.

Pray that the costumes dont fall apart halfway through the nativity!!

Feel free to laugh at my misery :p (and any parents etc had any costume mishaps to add?)

07-12-2007, 12:32 AM	#1
griddlebone Head of Chat/Forum Mod. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London. I am currently:	What did I get myself into!may mention christmas! Oh Ive made a very foolish decision. I work at a primary school, this year theyre doing a nativy as usual with a contemporary twist. So they were looking for volunteers to help with things and I must of had a momentary lapse in judgement/sanity because I decided it would be a good idea to offer with helping to make christmas costumes. Bear in mind I cannot sew.At all. So i was given piles of material and asked to make SEVEN costumes.instead of admitting defeat and telling them that actually, I cannot sew,I decide it cant be that hard. This was last week. Now I have made 4 costumes. I decided to make Joseph first,started sewing, it was going well,I thought it looked fine until I took it to school and the poor kid I subjected the costume to got stuck and I had to cut him out whilst wispering that I would give him a sticker if he didnt tell. Thinking my mother was a dab hand at costumes(she had me and my sister to make costumes for and she cant sew) I ask her how she managed. The answer? She used a glue gun. So I am now glueing costumes together and hoping theyre done by monday. Pray that the costumes dont fall apart halfway through the nativity!! Feel free to laugh at my misery :p (and any parents etc had any costume mishaps to add?)
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