My child played in this
outfit until he outgrew it. His two younger brothers have played it in as
well. This year, however, they have outgrown this fun costume. I have pulled
the patches and they are ready to sew on to the next size outfit if they
want to be a race car driver again.
Parental supervision
is recommended.
This project is rated
AVERAGE to do.
What You Need
Racing helmet (look at party stores or
toy stores)
Black sweatshirt
Black sweatpants
Variety of racing patches (see below)
Yellow ribbon (1/4" wide)
Red ribbon (1/4" wide)
Sewing machine
Matching thread
Straight pins
How To
Make It
Note: If you want to
be able to remove the patches, be sure to set your sewing machine on a basting
stitch.
Lay the sweatpants
out on the table. Use straight pins to mark the side seam of the sweatpants.
Fold the raw edge (end)
under the yellow ribbon then start pinning the ribbon following the straight
pin guideline. (Note: Remove the pin guideline as you pin down the ribbon)
End the ribbon by cutting
and folding under the raw edge.
Repeat with the red
ribbon.
Stitch with the sewing
machine using coordinating thread.
Repeat directions above
for the sweatshirt, sewing the ribbon from the shoulder down to the wrist.
Lay the outfit out
flat on the table. Lay the patches out on the outfit. Pin in place.
Stitch the patches
on. (see note in tip area)
Add a helmet and your
child is ready to race!
Tips
My husband had collected
racing patches when he attended races so I just pulled them out and sewed
them on the outfit. They were easy to remove later.
submitted by a racing
mom!
