This year for Halloween I underestimated the time it would take to complete all my costume pieces yet again. My best friend and I recently watched a ton of Dracula films and had been reading Dracula Daily while it was running, so I kind of had vampires on the mind this year. In homage to … Continue reading A two for one pattern review
This year at Gen Con, I decided I was finally going to go all out. I hadn’t made a complicated costume since before the pandemic and was all geared up and ready for some real historical costuming shit with a twist. Unfortunately, this is also the first year I got COVID and had two trips … Continue reading Offbrand halfling
In early 2020, before everything went down, my best blob and I went to Anime Crossroads and I fulfilled middle school Sarah’s dreams and recreated my Haruno Sakura cosplay. It felt appropriate to create a call back to the very first cosplay I ever did way back in 2006 at Ohayocon. Our little group included … Continue reading A tale of two Sakuras
Today we’re going to review my first attempt at a full length corset. To preface, I made this for a particular costume (not shown) that was meant to be historically inspired rather than historically accurate. Secondly, the Victorian era is not my usual bag, so I have less knowledge besides what I’ve gleaned from Bernadette … Continue reading Aranea Black corset pattern review
Featuring a Megan Nielsen Patterns review Wow, I forgot how long my hair used to be I decided two days ago I had to use Nanowrimo to write a blog post every day for the rest of November, so here’s yet another old project of mine I never discussed here. I made Gertie’s Picnic blouse … Continue reading Another Gertie Patreon pattern review
Including one tiny functional pocket that fits enough quarters for a game of pinball This project was a combination of two facets of sewing I’ve been super into this year: corsetry and upcycling. I had watched a Soft Bulk session with someone (I forget who now sorry 
) who specialized in dismantling old denim … Continue reading Upcycled denim corset belt – a Gertie Patreon pattern
A couple years ago I came across the Seamwork classes called Design Your Wardrobe and immediately fell in love with the concept. You basically follow their weekly steps through email, engage with their forums, and use their building blocks to come up with a general sewing plan for items that you might actually wear and … Continue reading Capsule wardrobe designs for F/W 22
I've become obsessed with Instagram challenges this year, as I've learned during the pandemic that I require deadlines to get anything done. The Make 9 Challenge is super flexible but basically you pick 9 projects to get done over the course of the year and for me it helps to prioritize a handful of projects … Continue reading Make 9 Challenge 2022
I'm a gRaPHiC dEsIgNeR WARNING: This post is NOT historically accurate. Please don't tell me, I know. This is a blog post for costumers who NEED to make the thing, but can't spend the time digging through countless sources/opinions or money on all the most accurate and perfect fabrics. Now, of course you shouldn't just … Continue reading Budget Bridgerton: Making a Regency Costume Cheaper and Faster
A few months ago I was inspired by this huge gingham skirt on Pinterest, worn by Brigitte Bardot. I just knew I had to have it for the coming summer months and when Annika Victoria's latest Make Thrift Try challenge was gingham-themed, well my project was already decided for me. I realized quickly a simple … Continue reading Gathered Gingham Skirt
Dropout Daisy 