This year's request: an orange cat with black stripes, but NOT a tiger.
It's basically impossible to get an orange tracksuit, so I made one. I sewed stripes on rather than paint them, because I wanted it to look decent if I was going to go all out.
I made the stripes out of black ribbing. I added cuffs to the pants, even though they weren't in the pattern.
The tail is temporary. I may make a better one another time. The ears are full of buckram and sewn in a curve so that they pop up.
Because I was so unsure of the ears, I didn't line the hood. I wish I'd been able to, but it just wouldn't have worked out.
The whole thing cost me about $50 in the end, which isn't cheap, but isn't bad.
I've come across 3 different polyester tiger suits in the $10 range in the past month, but I'm glad I stuck it out and made this thing anyway. I'm super happy with it.
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