It just so happens that there are some amazing mermaid sequin fabrics out there right now, and they are fantastic. So many brilliant colors to play with and swoosh around. However, I wouldn't work with sequins unless you paid me, so here we are.
I used the Made for Mermaids Mermaid Tail Pattern and altered it just a little. I used this gorgeous mermaid sequin fabric that is green with glints of blue and purple on one side, and matte charcoal/black on the other. Just gorgeous.
For the lining, I used minky to make it extra soft. The sequins are heavy and scratchy, so it was important to have a cuddly inside. They're also not washable, so that's where the alterations come in.
Instead of attaching the lining and the outside, I used velcro on both, hidden by the minky cuff at the top. It was pretty easy.
I'm loving the shimmer and shine!
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