tell me a dragon ...

That is the title of a wonderfully illustrated

children's book by Jackie Morris,

someone I admire a lot !

These last few days I SEWED a dragon

A dragon costume

for the youngest grandson !

(they're going to "Castle Fest" again)

Daughter had been working on the costume of the eldest

so I was the "aid group" for the youngest

(the middle one already had something he wants to wear)

We took the "knight" outfit I once made,

looked up a lot on Pinterest,

and daughter made a little sketch

to show how she liked it

...

Her idea for the head was to use a cap inside,

(the "Minions" cap that grandson loves to wear)

I also had the "old" knight's helmet pattern.

On the Saturday-market in Rotterdam I bought some green cotton

and some glittery fabric.

But I went again to buy some more green

(because the glitter wasn't the right colour ...)

but they didn't have that with them that day

so I bought something else :

really WILD soft tricot : with black and yellow drops on green background,

BUT the backside was quite nice !!! 

Ears, part of the mouth, points for the head and the back ...

(thick fiberfill : stash from the old "quilting-days")

I decided to make the head without the his cap,
in fact making a new "cap", the sturdy bit will be the mouth
(it's got plastic inside !)

HA ... a bit like "Darth Vader" (uhhhhm Green Vader !)
(you can see the "wild" inside here ...)

points for the back  .....  and my clever tool to turn it !

(got the tool from a friend : these surgical pliers are thrown away !!! 

because buying new is cheaper than sterilize them .... ???)

Attaching the points on the back of the (still) open shirt :
half with the machine, half by hand.

Diner-time ...
but still wings to make

But then daughter arrived
to tell they're not going to the party tomorrow ...
but on Sunday !

Ahhhhh ... BIG time for a show !!!

WOW !
SOME  FIERCE  DRAGON  THIS  IS  !!!

(the pants are at home : daughter made them,
just like his favorite sweatpants !)

(LOL he was a lot louder, after this first picture was taken  ;-) ...!)

They went home (with the head)
and I finished the wings and sewed them on the back of the shirt.
Done !