My (very late) post about my cosplay for Gen Con 2023. ran out of time for the blood spatter 😦 the only shot I got of the back, featuring the halloween skull sacrificed for this costume. classic bathroom selfie. Needs blood spatter but I ran out of time. My lil bro and I fell in … Continue reading american mcgee’s alice at gen con 2023
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
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~
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
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
Dropout Daisy 