Part of the fun of making costumes, whether for cosplay or Halloween, is that I like to try new things to make them more authentic. In making the Connor costume for the Boy, there are LOTS of new things to try. It is pretty involved. This post is about the Native American arm beading on […]
Well, by her anyways. I tested for this dress for Simple Life Pattern Company, since she needed a size 10 tester. I want to try to use up some of my quilting cotton stash that is just sitting there in my fabric closet, so I figured this would go into the Dress A Girl Around […]
Yet again I tested a pattern. Actually two this time. The girl thought the top looked cool, so I volunteered to test and got picked for it. I really don’t mind testing too much, as long as they give me at least a week to get it done. When pattern designers say they have a […]
I wasn’t sure what to call this. Basically, it is a tutorial on how to draft and make a shirt where the yoke is enclosed. This helps protect precious princess skin from irritating seams. I try to deter the complaints before they hit my desk. I figured since I was making it, I might as […]
The girl is currently playing volleyball, and she also has gymnastics on Saturday mornings, so she asked me to make her some pants that would go over those clothes. It is coooooooollllddd out there, man. So cold, my car battery died on me on Tuesday. It has been sitting outside since the 2nd of January […]
The holidays tended to go quite fast this year, and I didn’t get pictures taken of everything I made for everyone. I made a few gifts: – A white fur minky infinity scarf. It was very plush and the gift recipient was quite pleased. – A white fur minky/Zebra fur minky cowl. It was a […]
Another year is coming to a close, and yet again I did not get everything done that I wanted to do. This seems to happen every year. We have been home with the kids for most of the past two weeks, and have been mainly lounging about in our jammies when not running from place to […]
Well, it is cold here. That dang Polar Vortex hit earlier this year, but right now it feels like April. A brief reprieve for the bone chilling cold that is sure to come back soon. Thus…warm scarves! I made them using the tutorial I put together previously. This first one is shorter than the tutorial […]
There was another call for pattern testing that looked like something I might like to wear, so I held my hand up. There were a few issues with the bodice, but she got it figured out with help from the testers. That pleat detail was more involved that you would think it would be! Here […]
The girl is back into gymnastics, and it is time to make her a new leotard or two…or three. I still use the same basic leo pattern that I have used in the past, which is Kwik Sew 2679. I have cut a deeper neckline, though, since she didn’t like the high neckline on it. […]
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