2013 on its surface looks like I was a lazy bum on the sewing front this year. So, first, let's look back at what I said I wanted to accomplish in 2013: Romana I Yes! I actually did this one! Yay! an Edwardian dress No. I did a ton of planning for it, got fabric samples, and then decided it was going to be too much work the way I was wanting ...
Well it's a week later, I guess I should finally post about GMX, huh? We drove up after work on Friday! We got in later than we expected but we got into the room fast, and I threw on Trillian and we hung out downstairs, and went to the Favor panel! Kevin in the Falcon cockpit! Kevin was doing the photo scavenger hunt I set up for him all weekend, ...
I've finished our Trillian and Zaphod costumes and have added them to my portfolio! So Trillian and Zaphod ended up being a lot of fun! We did have a handful of people who were excited to see Hitchhiker's Guide costumes, including one very drunk person who was excited to see people from "the fish movie" and one who told he had a Hitchhiker's Guide themed 42nd birthday party (so doing ...
Well I've been home from Dragoncon for a few days but haven't posted a thing here - sorry! It was a good year. Even though I felt like i was a day ahead the whole time (Thursday felt like Friday, Friday felt like Saturday) by the end of it, it felt like it had rushed by way too fast. I was so bummed on Monday because I didn't want it ...
So we're in the final stretch here. We have 20 days before we leave. I've got to get a lot done this weekend. 3 of my costumes are pretty much finished - Donna Runaway Bride is totally done, Trillian is totally done. Romana I and Supergirl are at like 90%. The other new costume is only at like maybe 40% but I've been having to wait on Chase to finish some things before I ...
Yesterday I didn't do much in the way of sewing. I got Chase's Zaphod pants altered to fit, I just need to hem them and add the panels to turn them into bell bottoms and they're done. I spent most of the night creating the widow's peak on my Belle wig. What an annoying process. It should have probably been a little bit bigger, but I got to the "good ...
Spent most of the weekend working on stuff. First up, Chase got his Zaphod wig. Secondly, we bought some leather. Thirdly, I made the outer layer for that bodice I've been working on. The purple leather on the bodice is the same as what's above, it looks icky in the yellow lighting of our room. And the start of covering boots in the leather. These gave me conniptions this weekend.
Yesterday was errand day - after breakfast and a haircut, we went to Tandy, Hobby Lobby, the wig store, and a shoe store. For me all of those were busts; didn't find anything at the wig store or shoe store, the only place i got something was Hobby Lobby. But, I got all the closures on the Zaphod jacket finished, and the front buttons sewn on. I started going through ...
I've been trying to get Chase's Zaphod coat done over the weekend. It's mostly finished at this point; I need to press it again, and do the front closure. I don't have buttons for the front yet, so that'll have to wait. I miiiiight take the sleeves up a bit once we get the rest of it together. I think they're a little wide at this point. For the rest ...
Well, Friday, I added the panels into my Donna Noble skirt and started beading, and Chase and I went out for sushi and saw Monsters University (it was cute). Aaaand then the next morning Chase woke up with food poisoning. I felt so bad for him! So I spent all day Saturday doing more beading, so I could stay nearby. Yesterday I started on one of his Dragoncon projects. So, ...