Category Archives: Fantasy/Scifi/Cosplay
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
Kaylee Shindig Dress
I finished this outfit at 6pm the night before my flight! (This is an improvement over last year, when I finished at midnight the night before). I am so thrilled with how this turned out. This is one of the … Continue reading
Last catchup post
In the last weekend before the Con, I needed to make a sleeve pattern, and make fringe and tassels. Here was my first attempt to go from the small Victorian sleeve to a big puffy sleeve, using this tutorial: I … Continue reading
