Galaxy of the Force At Galaxy's Edge

One day while organizing my stash, my son caught a glimpse of this fabric, and it was love at first sight. I won't mention how *many* days ago that was, but I will say I had enough time to track down another half-yard "for backup" while I was working up the courage to cut into this lovely print.

Fortunately, our last-minute trip to Disneyland - months after Galaxy's Edge opened, no less - gave me the courage I needed.

At this point I've got the Raglan patterns for my husband and son pretty well worked out. For my son I used the Max Raglan by Max & Meena Patterns with hood, short sleeves, and the no-band options.

For my husband, I used the Cole's Creations Jerry Raglan. I modified the hood to be dual layered (to match my son's) and shortened the shirt about 1.5" since my husband is well under the 5'10" it's designed for. The sleeves don't need any shortening though, per his preference.

My husband and my son both got TONS of compliments on their shirts while wandering Galaxy's Edge - usually when I was out of earshot, sigh. I was also pleased with the results, but then I expected to be, since these are both tried & true patterns for me.

I'd rest on my laurels, but someone else did it for me that day!

Golden Sun Finale

Everyone in my family enjoys Small World every time they go to Disney. But when it comes to the art of small world, the biggest fan in our family is definitely my mom, their grandmother. My mom and I both quilt (see her blog here), and one year she and I spend a long while admiring a small-world inspired quilt at a garden quilt show, so now when I think of the ride, I also think of her.

So clearly, after making all those outfits for my nieces and nephew, I HAD to see if there was just *one more* family member I could squeeze in.

This project would probably have laid fallow for a while, except that in September of 2019 my daughter had an unusually-timed school break; we used that opportunity to plan a whirlwind Disneyland trip. At the last minute I thought mom might enjoy matching her grandkids (on my brother's side, alas) so I added this to my sewing queue.

This make is a modified Patterns for Pirates Basic Tee, only I shortened the scoop a little bit (for modesty) and added some self-drafted flutter sleeves using an online tutorial. I added about six extra sections at 1.5" each, and it wasn't *quite* as luxurious and drape-ey as I'd envisioned. But, my mom was still pleased with her gift nonetheless.

Here she is with my nieces/nephews during our Disney trip, showing off their coordinated outfits outside of Sleeping Beauty's Castle. Certainly a world of laughter here! You can read more about our trip on my mom's travel blog here.