Guthrie and goings on

So, a quick update before I head out again.

I finally got a stitcher job at the Guthrie :D It's going well, but it means less time for sewing my own projects, thus no updates...

However, after this job I have some time to actually get my own work done. i.e. AD costume, prom dress alterations, 3 witch costumes, Dr. Orpheus and, of course, my wedding gown :) Oh, and painting the house! Yay painting!

Also, I have yet to see Alice in Wonderland, anybody got anything to say about it? Colleen Atwood is my favorite costume designer, but I think, Alice's aside, she missed the mark on this film. Particularly with the Mad Hatter. Hate it. Though, it could just be my fear of clowns and his overly "Bozo" hair making me question the taste level of the design.

I guess I'll have to actually see the movie and decide how I like the costumes. ^^

For Moondoggy!

So, I went a little pattern crazy yesterday and got to work on Con's masquerade costumes. I made a nice mockup of Winifred's coat :) Now I have that pattern completed (which is the most difficult one) and need to find an affordable dark green velvet (even SR Harris is expensive :p).

Hope you like, M-Dog!

Sailor Jupiter- Post 2

Puffy sleeves, waistbands and bows, oh my!

The next few patterns I just kind of went for. I measured out the armscye and the bottom waistband and just kind of went from there. The bow I drew freehand and evened it out using both a straight ruler and a curved ruler.

I stuffed the waistband and the sleeves with regular polyester fiber fill.

I attached the two pieces of the bow together with a band around the center, so it looks like a regular tied bow. Inside the top part of the bow, I also added a few layers of tulle for stability. It just makes the bow a little more stiff, so the fabric doesn't sag. I love my bow!! It's so cute!

Up next was the Fuku collar off the back. I actually just used the commercial pattern as is for this one. I bought white satin ribbon for the stripes, though looking back I probably should have gotten something on the bias because of the curve around the front. It looks fine, but it could have curved better.

The zipper was the hardest part. Putting a zipper in stretchy lyrca fabric is very difficult when the fabric wants to pucker. But I think I got it worked out. Just a slow process and removing a few stitches here and there.

Next to go are the skirt and the gloves. I am using the basic skirt pattern from the commercial pattern and adding a lot of length to it (silly tall girls) and for the gloves I am also using a commercial pattern with a few additions.

Sailor Jupiter- Post 1

I am currently working on an adorable Sailor Jupiter costume for my friend's little sister. Anime Detour is approaching quickly, so the pressure to complete the costume is on! I've gotten pretty far and I'd like to show my progress...

This is Sailor Jupiter :)

Here is my fabric (the green as actually much brighter than the camera lets on)

Here is my pattern, which has been completely altered to fit the right seams and shapes

Observe

Because there is a seam on Jupiter's costume, I split the pattern under the bust. The pattern has been readjusted to fit my friend and length added to the waist. Plus, I curved the front and back down a bit to reach a small point. I then removed the bust dart because I am using a 4-way stretch lycra to build the top, a dart is unneeded.




Tada!
Next Step: Puffy Sleeves, Fuku and Waist Piping