Thank you everyone for all the kind words!! I really appreciate it. :)
I had an absolute blast doing these. The easiest way to explain the script is Power Puff Girls blended with Finding Nemo. lol
You are all correct, I shouldn't be upset about one unhappy person when the rest are so thrilled. :) I've been working on considering the source and going on with myself. lol I think I might ask to borrow the JF hat and head to Louisville for Derby. I guarantee there wouldn't be another one like that walking around the Backside. lol
The fins actually "came to me" from an odd source. ;) My best pal from college belly dances. She sent me a link to a shirt her troupe was looking at for performance costumes. It was a surplice wrap style top with that flounce that the fish have on the sleeve. My pal is so tiny that even a small is sometimes too large, so she needed to make her own. I found a Kwik Sew pattern for her and we discussed how to make that flounce. Well! Then came the fish project. With that fresh in my mind...and once I saw the fabric that the teacher wanted to use, which is almost like a swimsuit fabric (but not stout enough to make a swimsuit out of) I really knew it would work! Lettuce edge on the serger and slap it on there. lol
What's really fun is when the girls move around. The fins float out beside them. Looks really cool....just hard to photograph. :(
This weekend I will finish up the sharks (Hammerhead Sharks ----every time they come onstage, MC Hammer "Can't Touch This" starts playing.) and the lobster. Then I will try to get pictures of them next week. I'll let you know when I get them put up. Blue MC Hammer pants....too much fun!! Easy to make too.
Sharon