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
I have been posting photos of my trip to and from Albuquerque. Of course, being me, while I was there I had to visit every fabric store in the city! Oh, and I managed to get in a side trip to Santa Fe as well. All in all I managed to visit four fabric stores, … More Tales from the Road: New Mexico Fabric Finds
The final stop on the road home was a bit out of the way – Grand Canyon National Park. The Grand Canyon is one of those things that is so iconic it was a bit surreal being there. It (obviously) looks quite a bit like the pictures and images that are so prevalent, but the … More Tales from the Road: Grand Canyon National Park
The next stop on my adventure to the 2013 National Roller Skating Championships is the Petrified Forest National Park. I have to say that this was probably my favorite stop on the trip. The first several viewpoints (north of the I-40) overlook the Painted Desert, which is a pretty view, but somewhat reminiscent of the … More Tales from the Road: Petrified Forest National Park
I have recently returned from the 2013 US Roller Skating National Championships which was held for the first time in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This is the first time that the nationals have been held close enough to my home that driving was a preferable option to flying, and so I got to visit a few … More Tales from the Road: Experiencing the Impact at Meteor Crater
So sorry that the conclusion to this tutorial has taken so long! I have had the post written since forever ago, but I never found time to take and upload photos. In case you need a refresher you can find the earlier parts of this skating dress tutorial here: Part I: General Sewing Stuff Part … More Skating Dress Tutorial Part VI: Attaching the Skirt
At the beginning of the year I thought about all the things I needed in my wardrobe, I plotted, I planned, I gave myself a year-long sewing challenge. I did something similar last year, and I really enjoyed thinking about making clothes that work in a wardrobe, for multiple occasions, or fill a need in … More Throwing in the Challenge Towel: Sewing for ME!
Ok, so last time we left off with a fitted leotard. Now we have to add elastic to all of the arm and leg holes, as well as all of the other openings. The elastic will (1) give a finish to the exposed edges and (2) keep the skating costume in place during actual skating … More Skating Dress Tutorial Part V: Sewing Elastic
Last time we cut out our skating costumes, so that means we are finally ready to sew! I will be sewing my costumes using my regular techniques, with a mix of the serger and sewing machine. You can use straight pins to hold things together, but I wouldn’t recommend sewing over them – it tends … More Skating Dress Tutorial Part IV: Sewing the Bodysuit
Before I go on with the rest of my tutorial I feel I may need to have a bit of preface or disclaimer. First of all, I realize that there are a lot of “body issues” in skating. Anytime you have girls (or boys) wearing spandex and comparing themselves to each other there will be … More Skating Dress Tutorial Part III: Preparing the Pattern and Cutting Fabric
