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My 8-year-old sister is my favorite crafting buddy ever. Recently here in New Orleans, there was a fashion show to benefit a local non-profit called Recycle for the Arts. One part of the fashion show featured designs made by kids aged 8 - 15.

Each participant got a bag containing thrifted clothes and some donated fabric and were asked to recreate an outfit. They had to do it in two weeks! We used a lot of fabric glue, handstitching, and iron-on appliques since she is a beginner to sewing. (And, uh, I'm not that great at it myself.)

Here are pictures of my sister's design:



Her sketch of how she wanted the outfit to be.




This is the stuff she got in her bag:










The duct tape dress form we made of her model:




Stitching around the iron-on appliques:





The purse she handstitched from fabric from the bottom of the original shirt:




And the completed design:









You can view more photos from her working on the outfit and from the actual event, including other kids' designs and some of the adults' designs at my Flickr page.