Geeky seamstress with too many ideas and not enough time. Costumes, cosplay, reading, cooking, crafting.
This year I knew I wasn’t going to have a lot of time to decorate my own costumes, so I wanted to make something that would have maximum sparkle with minimum effort. I found this great sequin fabric in the Los Angeles Fashion District, and lined it with some acetate slinky. It had a lovely … More 2013 Dance Dress
I have been a bit slow in posting the skating costumes I made for competition this year because I was waiting for some of the good professional photos to come. I don’t have a lot of good photos of this particular dress because I only wore it at regionals, and the lighting was terrible. I … More 2013 Figure Dress #1 – Teal Lace
Kwik Sew used to be one of my favorite pattern companies. Their athletic patterns are the ones I use most often. Then McCall’s took over and things went downhill, fast. I can’t say that this release has turned things around, but I will say that I was pleasantly surprised. There is still a lot of … More Newsflash: New Kwik Sew Patterns Announced
I have had this review written for quite a while, sitting in the draft pile. Its been months since I actually sewed up this dress, but getting photos proved to be more difficult than I anticipated… Vogue 2960 – A Vintage Vogue reprint pattern. Last year my sister had asked me to make her a … More Pattern Review: Vogue 2960
Ok, even I have to admit that the weather is changing and eventually I will want to wear something other than a lightweight knit tank top. I decided to make a few more dresses (one for me, one for my sister) that are more suitable for spring than fall, since I have had the patterns … More Sewing Plans: The Transition to Fall Sewing
When the preview for the March issue came out I saw this photo and I fell in love with her entire outfit. I thought the colors and the lace combo looked fantastic, and I wanted to make the whole thing. I started by making the skirt, figuring it was the easier piece of the two. Then … More Pattern Review: BS-03-2013-107
I think this will be the last top for my summer binge sewing that I have been doing recently. I had agreed to make my sister a top from the July 2009 Burda, and while I was looking through the issue this top caught my eye: BS-07-2009-124A It was a pattern I had ignored initially, … More Pattern Review: BS-07-2009-124A
My sister was looking through some of my Burdas and decided she wanted me to make a few things for her to wear. She bought her own fabric a few months ago, and I finally got around to making it for her. BS-07-2009-109B This was an easy pattern to make, and I think it turned … More Pattern Review: BS-07-2009-109B
Another quick and easy summer top! Ok, maybe not “easy” (there was some cursing at Burda instructions and stitch unpicking), but quick. And lightweight. And still summer appropriate. I seem to be on quite the Burda tear of late – it has been sort of torturous to keep getting good issues (well, at least up … More Pattern Review: BS-05-2013-103
So I’ve been reading a lot of science fiction and fantasy lately. And I continued that trend when I picked up Tolkien’s The Silmarillion. However, it was going a bit slow (I don’t think it is possible to read that book fast), and the heat has been putting me in a lazy yet antsy mood. … More Book Review: Julie and Julia
Doctor T Designs 