For Halloween 2009 I came to work dressed as the leg lamp from the movie “A Christmas Story.”  Balancing on one leg all day was the biggest challenge.

I wanted most of my legs covered so that when I bent one knee, it would look like I only had one leg.  Based on that size I made a pattern for a single panel.  I used Wonder Under to bond the yellow fabric to gimp (in order to have it hold it’s shape).  After I cut out 8 panels, I sewed them together with a flat felled seam.  I used boning in the hem and neckline to stiffen it. The black fringe at the bottom was what helped everyone know what I was.