Category Archives: Fantasy/Scifi/Cosplay
Steel Inquisitor Vin + a new 1840s gown
So this was supposed to be the year of the bustle. Seriously, I have the fabric for four different bustle gowns. But, I ran out of time to turn the last dress link into a Captain America bustle gown for Jordan … Continue reading
Rey (and BaBy-8)
Hello blog! This time I have a real excuse for not posting, and that’s the 8 weeks 5 months 7 months old baby! (the crossouts tell you how long this has been in draft). There are a lot more photos … Continue reading
2017 recap
2017 recap in March, so basically par for the course on this blog. I started off slow by working on a Wheel of Time costume for Jordan Con, of the character Sevanna: From January through July I worked on all … Continue reading
Costume College, Thursday and Friday
Only a month behind, that seems pretty on top of things for me and this blog, eh? The pool party night was Disney themed so I pulled out my old Elsa costume, since that seemed like a pretty good excuse … Continue reading
Jordan Con – Costume 2 – Melisandre
Costume 2, which I am the most behind on posting. Yes, this is my costume from Halloween which I never actually took pictures of. So to make up for it, super heavy picture post ahead! The lone construction picture – … Continue reading
Jordan Con – Costume 1 – Sevanna
This costume will be totally unrecognizable for anyone who hasn’t read Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan. And even then you need to make the commitment of getting 8 books in before you see the character dressed in her particular … Continue reading
2016 recap
All the cool kids are doing it, so here’s what I made this year: January through April I spent all my time on my Jordan Con costume contest entry, my magnum opus, the floofiest froof of a dress to ever exist, … Continue reading
So behind, plus a 1930s sun dress
Hello blog that I have not posted on since Halloween! With my usual last minute sewathon, I finished my Melisandre dress for Halloween (literally, I started sewing the hem at the time the party was supposed to start). But then … Continue reading
Patterning
For once, making the mockup for this dress was incredibly easy, thanks to the amazing classes I’ve been taking at Cañada College. I already had a sloper fit to me from a previous class. In the current class I am … Continue reading
Planning Melisandre
Halloween is coming up! (yes, it’s a month away. Yes, it takes me that long for even relatively simple costumes). I was deciding between Rey (of Star Wars Episode 7) and Melisandre (of Game of Thrones) and ended up deciding … Continue reading
Avant Garbe 