I'm wearing my City Bluescape skirt today. I discovered that I had a blue cardigan that matches relatively well, so I paired the skirt with it over a black tshirt. I'm also wearing white tights and black flats.
I actually rather feel like Alice in Wonderland with the blue and white skirt worn with white tights and black flats...
In other news, I have another commission! A friend needs a corset by MARCon and since Kevin postponed his ROTJ Han Solo vest, I decided to take it on. And I have sewing related plans this week -- First up is fabric shopping with Miss Dashwood this evening for lace for her bustle. And tomorrow I have tentative plans with a friend to help her on some sewing projects. She's a relatively new sewer, and I just can't help myself, I want to guide her along.
A bientot!
Miss Leah J Wilde
Showing posts with label City Bluescape skirt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label City Bluescape skirt. Show all posts
Monday, March 21, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Just a couple things...
Last night I was planning on working on my corset commission for a lovely man named Bob. Yes readers you read that right -- I'm sewing a corset for a man. Its for a charity drag show that he participates in every year.
Well, as I pulled out my materials to start working, I noticed the pattern size on envelope -- 6, 8, 10. As Bob is a pretty normal sized man, I need to be using a much larger pattern size for him so the pattern and receipt were slid into my bag for exchange and I was left without a project.
I decided to pull out the City Bluescape skirt and pin the hem. I contemplated stitching it, but really was not in the mood for it. Instead, I pulled out the pants for the Joker costume and worked on pinning the underlining to the fabric. I pinned four tabs, four waistband pieces and the fly pieces. All that's left to pin are the trouser legs.
I work a double today, but I'm hoping to get out early enough that I can cut out the corset pattern before bed. Then tomorrow or this weekend -- the mockup!
A bientot!
Miss Leah J Wilde
PS I brought the book my father loaned me to work today -- The Fighting Men of the Civil War. So if I have the time and inclination, I can start research for our costumes.
Well, as I pulled out my materials to start working, I noticed the pattern size on envelope -- 6, 8, 10. As Bob is a pretty normal sized man, I need to be using a much larger pattern size for him so the pattern and receipt were slid into my bag for exchange and I was left without a project.
I decided to pull out the City Bluescape skirt and pin the hem. I contemplated stitching it, but really was not in the mood for it. Instead, I pulled out the pants for the Joker costume and worked on pinning the underlining to the fabric. I pinned four tabs, four waistband pieces and the fly pieces. All that's left to pin are the trouser legs.
I work a double today, but I'm hoping to get out early enough that I can cut out the corset pattern before bed. Then tomorrow or this weekend -- the mockup!
A bientot!
Miss Leah J Wilde
PS I brought the book my father loaned me to work today -- The Fighting Men of the Civil War. So if I have the time and inclination, I can start research for our costumes.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Valentine's Day sewing and Think Pink is done!
Since my beau didn't want me spending any money on lingerie, I decided to see if I could make something for Valentine's Day. I decided to use a yard of really lightweight black knit that I've had in my stash for years to make a little nightie. I used a camisole pattern from New Look that has also been in my stash for years, along with some ribbon for the straps and drawstrings at the neckline. I think it turned out rather well, except for the hem. I hate sewing with knit, it never does what I want it to. I plan to wear it with a pair of black underwear. Simple.
My Think Pink skirt is DONE! I put the zipper in by hand the other day, and added the facings and hemmed it today. I plan to wear it to work tomorrow with a brown blouse and brown boots.
I have several other projects with me, right now I'm trying to decide if I want to work on one of them or just pick up my embroidery for the rest of the evening. I have also worked on it over the last few days, block seven of twelve is almost done. At least I think its block number seven...it might only be six...
EDIT Ended up working on my blue and white cotton skirt (now named the City Bluescape skirt). I evened all the edges of both fabrics (blue and white pattern and white muslin) by tearing them. In the process, I started a tear through the middle of the blue and white pattern fabric so I decided it would be a four panel skirt instead of the two I had originally planned on and just tore the fabric in two, then in two again. Then I did the same to the white muslin. Next came pinning the white muslin to the bottom of the blue and white print. The white ended up a little longer than the print, so I marked the middle of both, lined them up and pinned, then pinned each end, next I pinned end from each end til I reached the center and then I made a pleat on each side of the center pin. I repeated this on all four panels, then stitched the white to the print. Next came stitching the panels together. So now I have a four paneled skirt that just needs hemmed and elastic-ed.
A bientot!
Miss Leah J Wilde
My Think Pink skirt is DONE! I put the zipper in by hand the other day, and added the facings and hemmed it today. I plan to wear it to work tomorrow with a brown blouse and brown boots.
I have several other projects with me, right now I'm trying to decide if I want to work on one of them or just pick up my embroidery for the rest of the evening. I have also worked on it over the last few days, block seven of twelve is almost done. At least I think its block number seven...it might only be six...
EDIT Ended up working on my blue and white cotton skirt (now named the City Bluescape skirt). I evened all the edges of both fabrics (blue and white pattern and white muslin) by tearing them. In the process, I started a tear through the middle of the blue and white pattern fabric so I decided it would be a four panel skirt instead of the two I had originally planned on and just tore the fabric in two, then in two again. Then I did the same to the white muslin. Next came pinning the white muslin to the bottom of the blue and white print. The white ended up a little longer than the print, so I marked the middle of both, lined them up and pinned, then pinned each end, next I pinned end from each end til I reached the center and then I made a pleat on each side of the center pin. I repeated this on all four panels, then stitched the white to the print. Next came stitching the panels together. So now I have a four paneled skirt that just needs hemmed and elastic-ed.
A bientot!
Miss Leah J Wilde
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