This has definitely been an up and down year for me as far as skating is concerned. While I did accomplish many things I had been working towards for a long time, I also had quite a few failures as well. Costume sewing stress had combined with it all to produce a… less than favorable … More Skating Accomplishments 2014
It’s been a long while since I posted any sort of finished project to the blog. In fact, it’s been a long while since I even updated my sidebar or status pages, which don’t even require half as much effort as an actual post. But, lest you think I haven’t been sewing… It looks like … More Just in case you think I haven’t been sewing…
A bit of roller skating news – the USARS Regional/National draw for the 2014 dance and figure requirements has been announced. You can see it by CLICKING HERE. Any skaters out there? Are we happy with the picks? Looks like it is time to start living at the rink again. Happy skating!
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
Ok, so I haven’t really skating team dance too much in the past, and certainly not since I have started sewing. So while I am used to making costumes for myself, this was the first time I had the chance to sew skating costumes for a guy. For these costumes I made my dress and … More Finished Object: 2012 Blue Team Dance Costumes
Ok, I figure it is about time to post my finished skating costumes from this year – I started working on these at the end of March, and finished everything at the end of July. I won’t be posting a lot of the outfits I sewed, since a majority of them were for other people, … More Finished Object: 2012 Figure Skating Dress
For those of you who are at all interested in the 2012 USARS Roller Skating National Championships, this is an all-info included update post with lots of important links. First of all, the main page for downloading schedules and other important information: 2012 Speed Skating Nationals 2012 Figure Skating Nationals For those of you who … More Skating Update: Nationals Links and Regional Results
So, it seems the the USARS has changed the look of its website. A bit annoying to try and find some things now, but at least the big story on the main page is the announcement of the regional/national requirements for this season. You can download the PDF of the requirements HERE. Time to get … More Newsflash – 2012 Regional/National Skating Requirements Posted
So, I have been talking a lot about skating, what with the dance video posts, and the new updates about regionals and nationals, but I never actually got around to posting the skating costumes I made for this year. My original pattern review was located in this post, so you can see some of my … More Skating Costumes – More Kwik Sew 2601
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