I didn’t realize how trendy this pattern was before I made it, I swear. As a 30 year old and former hipster, it kills me when I’m too in tune with the youths. Like will people realize my age and think I’m trying too hard to stay young? I wore this to the club and … Continue reading an accidentally super trendy checkerboard dress
I lost my lint roller that day I guess A series of cascading events lead to the creation of this skirt. Firstly, my grandmother passed away in the summer of 2019, leading me to helping clear out her basement and unearthing a 70s sewing room time capsule. She had apparently sewied consistently from the late … Continue reading the skirt that cured my mental illness
Here it is. In writing. On the internet. So I have to do it. I actually love new years resolutions and challenges. I know a lot of people hate them because they fail them every year or they feel they don’t work, and that’s totally valid. If your resolution is “go to the gym”, you’re … Continue reading new year, same me: sewing goals for 2024
First of all, hope you’re having a lovely new year. It has only been a day, so chances are high that it has been a positive 2024 so far. I want to preface this post with a couple things. First, I know everyone and their mom with an internet account does a yearly wrap up. … Continue reading a review of 2023
I made one of those fancy shmancy quilted jackets with minimal quilting experience and you can too! And honestly if I can do it, you sure can. Tip 1: balloon up your confidence. You’ve decided to make it so you can. When it comes down to it, the biggest hurdle is persevering through the boring … Continue reading i made a quilted jacket and you can too~
Admission of guilt time: I hadn’t used my sewing machine for months before this project. To be honest, I kind of lost my passion for sewing for a little bit there and also my studio was absolute chaos so every time I stepped into the room I got anxious. Did I fix it? I mean … Continue reading nightwear as daily wear
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
Dropout Daisy 