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Advent calendar, ho!
I've been intending to make some kind of count down to Christmas since Vee was born, but it's just been a project I've never tackled. Well, I've finally tackled it! I found a really neat one that had a lot of biblical verses and symbols surrounding the birth of Christ that I liked more than the other, more secular ones, so I decided to use that as ( Read more... ) -
Picnic afterglow
I had SUCH a lovely time at the picnic. I'm always a little sad that I didn't sit and visit as much as I wanted, or go to the after-party, but I also have such a lovely time chasing my kiddos around that it's definitely a mixed-feeling kind of thing. If that makes sense at all. Ah, well. The time will come when my kiddos won't want to come, and so ( Read more... ) -
Vee's picnic dress...
I cut it out and assembled it today. Literally all that remains are the sleeve hems. Next up, her cousin's dress. I'm optimistic that I'll have it done by Saturday evening after my Saturday activities. Then the hems on my own dress, and maybe some quick, non-historical-but-warm fleece cloaks for the kiddos.... -
New Edwardian Patterns.... Critique, please!
Friends! I just heard on Steam Ingenious that Butterick has just released two new Edwardian patterns. One of them reminds me of Jen's Hooverette dress (even though it's quite a bit earlier, hah!), the other is a suit.
What do y'all think about them?
Butterick 6093. The artist's rendering of the one I like:
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Sari Regency....
I've been obsessing over Padawansguide's sari Regency gown. It's so, so pretty ( Read more... ) -
Question....
So, I've cut out the bodice of my bridesmaid dress. I really do love this color. My question, though, is.... Should I make Vee a dress out of the same stuff, and Morgan a skeleton suit, all for the Georgian picnic this fall? Or is that just way too matchy-matchy? /sigh They would be SO CUTE. I don't have my heart set on it, but I think I have ( Read more... ) -
20s (so not in love)
I made a one hour dress in like three hours over three days. Heh. One hour is definitely a misnomer. Sure, the actual dress goes together super quick, but then you need to tweak it a bit to get it looking right (belt, trim, pockets, etc). Anyway, I was too late for Sunday's activities, but at least I will have something for next time. It looks okay ( Read more... ) -
Next up! Project Phoenix Comicon: The Sith
Ok. So, since I have not yet found a fabric match that I like for my bridesmaid dress (still need to go to Fabrique, which I'm planning to do on Saturday or Sunday), I'm moving on to my next project. As Matt has started working on my armor for our June event, I thought it only fair that I begin his Sith ( Read more... ) -
Doh!
I forgot that I have a million people coming tonight to play Dresden. I can probably work on my hat and ribbons during the game, but the dress takes up too much space. Ah well, back to cleaning!
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Edited to add: I made the executive decision to wear stuff I already have for Saturday. That way, tonight while gaming, I can ( Read more... ) -
The "mock-up"
I hate doing mock-ups, but I have a metric ton this sheer window-pane white cotton (I know, I mentioned this before):
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