Weekend after next is St Patrick’s Day; we’re planning on going to Atlanta again for their big parade, with the 501st/RL. I’m – hopefully – wearing Queen Amidala, the parade dress. After the mixup last year I’m a little skittish about things falling through again. On top of that, a bunch of our local members have decided not to go. We’re still going; I’m just not all that excited about it this year. I need to make our hotel reservations.
I realised that Momocon is the same weekend. We were already planning on staying in Atlanta that Saturday night; depending on how Chase feels after the drive from Memphis the day before, and after the parade, we may go over and hang out there. I’m going to pack Belle in the car in case we do, since it’s fairly easy to put on, and it’s the only vaguely anime/game-related thing (Kingdom Hearts, y’know) that I have in wearing condition right now.
The very next weekend is MidSouthCon, which I’m scrambling to get ready for. I finally registered a couple of weeks ago, so that’s taken care of.
We decided NOT to stay at the hotel this year. We hated it last year, felt like we were treated like dirt, and trying to save $$ for the wedding, especially with March being so busy a month, we decided to just go on home Saturday night.
I may not take Susan, even though Terry Pratchett will be there. I’ve got to get it out and look at it. I think the corset is missing its’ lacing, and of course the cape has been missing for ages. Death of Rats will NOT be appearing, that thing looks like crap! If I can have chase let me wear his Vader cape, I may try to wear it.
Other than that, I hope to have Wonder Woman and ceremonial Leia done. More on that farther down.
Weekend after THAT is a local event; wearing Leia and Chase is doing Vader.
April is MTAC, and I’m going to have to bust my butt to get stuff finished for it. After MidSouthCon, I’m going to have 3 weeks to get the two costumes I want done; Belle’s winter dress, and Utena. I’ve done jack on Utena, except buy a new wig and base shoes. I want to sculpt the sword, and I’ve got to figure something out about the shoulder thingies. I’m not all that worried about making the jacket, really.
Shopping:
Went to Hancock today for the first time since – I think, since December. Saw a bunch of stuff I wanted. Of course, I didn’t think to take my gift card from christmas with me, because it was kind-of an unexpected trip.
Found a beautiful dove grey suede on the 50% off rack that would be perfect for Arwen’s Chase dress, which I’ve always wanted to remake, but I don’t really have it on my schedule this year. I may get it anyway. We’re going back tomorrow.
I also saw some grey satin that I really liked. I want that, too.
I need to get my Utena fabric, and my Belle fabric, and some random white fabric for this silly project I’m working on. Just a reminder for myself when I go tomorrow.
Sewing:
I’ve got the base of my ceremonial dress put together; I don’t like how the top is attached in the pattern, though. I went ahead and put it on as the directions instructed, but I’m going to take it off and refit it. I need to put my necklace together. I’ve decided I love the fabric, though.
I came across 5 yards of tan suede on ebay for super cheap; bought it and put it together the other night for Ewok Leia. Yeah, working on things I don’t need right away instead of stuff I should be working on. I’ve got the basic dress put together, now I’m going to put it away for a bit so I can finish the stuff that needs to be finished.
I’ve got the top, bottoms and boots (and wig) for WW, I bought some brass sheet metal online the other day to do the chestpiece, belt and tiara. I don’t like how the bottoms are fit, I’m going to take them apart and resew them. I also need to get some tights.
Like I said, I’ve got base shoes coming, and a new wig for Utena. I started styling the wig the other night; I love it. I need to decide what pattern to use for the jacket. Tomorrow night I’d really like to start working on the handle of the sword, at least.
I’ve got the fabric for the skirt of Belle’s winter dress, but there are three shades of pink to it – I think I can dye the medium pink I got darker for the top bodice section, but I need to find a really light pink for the “stripes” and sleeves.
I bought a bodysuit for Marasiah Fel; I’m still a bit stumped on exactly how her outfit is put together. I need to look at a few more reference pictures before doing anything else.
Padme’s Funeral dress/Nightgown…. nothing new on either of them. Haven’t touched the nightgown in months, haven’t started on the funeral dress. I want the funeral dress for Adcon, I think.
Tomorrow I’m going to try to take some pics of the stuff I’ve been working on…