DragonCon Countdown: 24 days! Ok while not really DragonCon related, I used the honeybee fabric that I bought from Spoonflower to make a shirt for my Metro Atlanta Beekeeping meeting on Wednesday. With the colors I chose, it is also something White and Gold I can wear on game days for Georgia Tech! Only issue […]
Working on Claire Dearing’s Outfit
DragonCon Countdown: 25 days!! While on vacation this weekend, I spent some time watching Jurassic World while prepping meals. I still love the original Jurassic Park best, but love the new movie and the music for it! Definitely one of my favorite soundtracks. I found the skirt, blouse and tank top for Claire Dearing’s outfit […]
An Ode to my Seam Ripper
DragonCon Countdown: 28 days! Seam Ripper, dear Seam Ripper, I would be lost without you. I would have no clothing without you. I would also not learn to sew without you. You allow me to make all the mistakes I want and still be able to undo them. Sometimes I feel like I spend more […]
Olivia and Juliet’s Princess Dresses
DragonCon Countdown: 29 days! Juliet in the original design I’m passing on my love of all things nerdy and Disney to my girls and have been spending so much time making clothing for myself, I figured I could pause and make some clothing for the girls as well 🙂 My mother-in-law gave me an adorable […]
The new Fabric’s Here, The new Fabric’s here! I’m Somebody Now!!
DragonCon Countdown: 30 days!! So I’ve been dreaming/scheming for months about new clothing. I’ve been wanting to add more shirts to my wardrobe, one’s that are work appropriate but also have some hidden nerdiness to them. I love many of the fabric’s I see at Joann’s that have nerdy designs on them, but some of […]
Wonder Woman Inspired Swimsuit
DragonCon Countdown: 32 days!! Ok this outfit isn’t officially for Dragoncon but nerd inspired nonetheless and necessary for the beach this weekend. A couple weeks ago, I was at my in-laws pool wearing a bathing suit that I bought soon after having Olivia, and went down the slide (my favorite part of the pool) and […]
Working on Scarlet Witch’s Coat: the Hard Parts
DragonCon Countdown: 42 days! So I started adding all of what I consider the hard parts of the coat, the collar, the belt and the skirt part. Collar Added Belt added The collar is still a bit wonky, but I’ll have it all tidied up by the end of the weekend hopefully. Adding the side […]
Scarlet Witch’s Coat Started
Is it a coat or a jacket? Google defines coat to be: “Coats have tended to be longer than jackets. A jacket goes to the waist. A coat goes down to your thighs. A coat is a long garment worn by both men and women, for warmth or fashion.” (play on “Merriam-Webster defines love as…”, get it 🙂 Well actually mine is a […]
Finishing Scarlet Witch’s Vest
DragonCon Countdown: 44 Days! So this is how I started the morning, still needing to finish the bottom hem, add the lacing, and inserting all the boning. I have never added boning before, so I Googled it and found lots of great help. I sewed casing for 1/4″ boning, then trimmed the boning to size. […]
