dragoncon2013
Below you’ll find my blog posts and photos about our twelfth trip to Dragoncon in 2013. This includes planning, costume construction, photos and trip reports. For this year my new costumes were Romana I, Donna Noble Runaway Bride, Trillian and Zaphod, Glimmer and Bow, and 70s Supergirl, so construction posts for those costumes are included.
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Updates on stuff
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…
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More progress stuff
Didn’t get a lot done last night. But! We did start wet-forming my gauntlets.
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A bodice
I finished the base of the bodice for the 4th costume. That’s just the interior, I still need to make the outer layer and get it attached, and then I can put the eyelets in the back. I’m waiting on my fabric, just ordered it today!
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Yesterday
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,…
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Runaway Bride Donna is done!
I finished up everything on Donna yesterday! Finished the petticoat, fixing a small issue on the outer skirt layer, rehemming the front (since I got shoes to wear with it now), and finishing the tiara. I just need to press it again, and re-sew down one bead in the front that’s come loose. That’s 3 I can say are 99%…
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This week
So here’s a list of costume stuff I’ve gotten done this week: -bought stuff for a costume I wasn’t planning on making – – -unfolded some material – – – – – -made a to-do list
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welp
Yesterday Chase and I went through a big list of costumes I knew I would have time to make and budget break-downs of each, and we came to a decision on a particular costume that, if I have extra time, I might make for Dragoncon. And then last night we went to the thrift store to find him some Zaphod…
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More progress stuff!
So yesterday after I got tired of fooling with the Zaphod jacket, I cleaned up my office and moved on to my other dragoncon project. Here’s some pics. Sculpting a thing The bodice I was talking about That’s actually the inside lining. I haven’t gotten to the outer layer yet, but last night I got all of the pieces cut…
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Zaphod In-Progress
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…
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Donna Runaway Bride progress
Thanks to Chase being sick all last weekend and then me being home sick this week, I’ve nearly got the beading on Donna done! I threw it on this morning to see how it was looking. The train ended up being too long, but I’m not shortening it because I like it and it’s pretty. Also, Kermit is sticking out…
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various stuff
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.…
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Dragoncon Dreams
So last night I dreamt that I was at Dragoncon with my Donna wedding dress still in the state it currently is. I was freaking out because it wasn’t finished, particularly because I didn’t have a veil. So I’m in the hotel room, trying to hot glue scraps of chiffon together to make a veil (for some reason I had…
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Donna Runaway Bride progress
This went together fast! I bought the fabric for this last weekend, and started on it during the week. I had a little bit of hang-up with the upper portion, my first pattern tweaks didn’t work out and had to revisit and re-cut them. Here’s the satin parts pinned onto the dressform, from Thursday, I think? And here it is…
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blargh.
I don’t really want to go into details, but this past week has been rough. So I dove into sewing!! I kinda put Romana to the side for a bit, since I was tired of breathing in feathers and fur (I bought a mask to wear, so I can finish it up without hacking out feathers!) and started on one…
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Romana I progress
Here’s the mostly finished dress with the wig. This weekend I got the cape put together, although I ran short of fabric for the hood. I ran out and got some more yesterday so I’m going to finish the base of it up this week. Here it is with my feathers pinned on: I started on one of my other…
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Romana I dress!
So I pretty much finished my Romana I dress last night. First, the MST3K shot because I watched Catalina Caper last night. Even though it’s kinda impossible to read. Then, before I put the sleeves on: One sleeve on: And mostly done: I may need to take the sides up a bit. I like the way it fits right now…
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Dragoncon Inspiration Post
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Memorial Day Weekend
I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. After four days of sleeping in, it was really hard to get up and come to work this morning. Saturday we went to Chris & Leah’s wedding in Nashville. It was really pretty – wish we could have stayed longer but we drove back home that night. It was a fun quick…
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Dragoncon questionnaire
Dragon*Con Questionnaire What’s your badge name? kelldar I think it is anyway. I may have changed it this year. I can’t remember at all. Where are you staying? Marriott – been there every year since 2002. What day are you arriving/leaving? Arriving Wednesday leaving either Monday or Tuesday. Will you be cosplaying? What days? As whom? (edit: photo link was…
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Thinking
I was thinking of making Donna’s Runaway Bride costume for Dragoncon. That’s NOT the 4th costume I had in mind; but it would be cheaper and quicker to make. It’s going in the maybe pile for now – I’ll see how things are looking in July. I’d definitely make it instead of buying something; it would be an easy two…
