Project Run & Play: Winter Sunset

Ack!  Project Run & Play is here--Superman is so excited.  :) Despite my minor inner protests, I'm sewing along here and there because the themes sounded fun and heck, Lila suddenly grew, so her clothes that I thought would work for preschool, will no longer work for preschool.  Apparently, society does not condone sending your kids to preschool naked--what's up with that?  :)  So sewing-along I am.

The week one challenge was winter inspiration.  This is actually what sold me to sew along because man oh man, living in Idaho qualifies you to be inspired by winter.  :)  I mean, you're kind of forced to either be inspired or depressed by all the snow, so I'm gonna go with feeling inspired.  Looking on the bright side and all that.

I was mainly inspired by pretty winter sunsets {and sunrises} for this look.  Sometimes when the sun sets around here, the soft light touches the mountains and turns the sky a gentle, warm peach color and the sun hits the snow so it sparkles.  And then the sky turns a brilliant orange or pink.  It really is breathtaking.  And a sun set is one of those things you're grateful you got to see because it's gone in a moment.  :)

Wow, listen to me.  I sound like I'm selling an Idaho sunset brochure.  Sheesh.  Anyway, all cliches aside, those pretty sunsets inspired the look.

I started with a self drafted blouse.  The fabric is a precious old hand-me-down that I've had for ages.  It's thin and soft {believe me, my iron has melted this stuff on more than one occasion}.

But I felt like the the subtle peach/pink was a perfect look for what I was going for.....plus it was free. ;)
 

I added a sparkly gold sequin color.  Because I love collars and I wanted to add a touch of sparkle.

It's a stretchy sequin {from Joann} so I used some interfacing to stiffen things up.

And down the back I put a row of gold buttons.  It ended up being one of my favorite features.

The leggings were also based on Lila's measurements.  Even though the blouse is long {more like a tunic, I guess} we're talking winter here, so tights just wouldn't cut it.

Plus wearing and loving leggings seems to be part of Lila's genetic make-up, so the chances of these getting worn often are very high, making this a win for both of us.  And the material {from Joann} is shiny gold, so Lila's been tickled with them.  :)

So there we have it.  A little winteration inspiration.  Thanks for lookin'!