Once again, while pondering if I have the energy to transition from random sewing shots on Tumblr to a real blog, I found this draft of a post I started nearly two years ago. Interesting to see my reflections on my favorite projects of the year--and it seems to me that this is really the purpose for me, personally, to blog... Not saying I will, yet, but upon finding this, I guess I'll throw it out there!
Written roughly January 2011, never posted
I don't know why I'm blowing the dust off this old thing, as a) I have no time to blog and I don't stick with anything like this long enough, and b) no one reads it. But, hey, looking for a new place to track my sewing projects and this seems like as good a place as any.
So, to begin, I want to jot down my major sewing accomplishments of 2010 before looking ahead. This is in part to help inspire myself with what I have done.
There are the usual costuming gigs, with a variety of shop, sew, alter, build, beg, borrow, and steal. Not too many major sewing pieces in there, although I was very proud of Crumble at the beginning of the year, and the finished look for the apartment in that, and Cinderella in December. While my favorite look was the Fairy Godmother, my own build-from-scratch pieces were the lovely Victorian-style striped pants on the prince, and Cinderella's gown (of which I wish I had a better photo).
"For example, the neo-Victorian setting of the present show came from Cinderella's costume designer. Expect lace-up boots and high collars crossed with a touch of the fantastic. The costuming of the stepmother and stepsister have over-the-top details not unlike those in Tim Burton's recent "Alice in Wonderland."
The title character's costuming is more traditional. Cinderella will not disappoint the children who expect a beautiful princess gown appearing from equally picturesque rags."
--Pikesville Patch
The fall and holidays proved to be a sewing bonanza, and yet I took no photos of anything I made for gifts! However, I have achieved a dozen aprons (ranging from kids to full size and from fluffy half-aprons to long, bibbed for the serious bakers--but all in really cute fabrics), plus two purses, a multi-pocketed craft bag, 2 knitting needle cases, and some cosmetic bags.
Finally, I got back to sewing for me, making 2 dresses. The first, initially just a cheap Halloween costume pattern altered to be a simple clown dress, once fleshed out in a pretty pink brocade, actually had a retro cocktail dress feeling. With clown accessories (ruffle, pointy hat, poof balls) removed--and if the dry cleaner can get the Jo-eque soot off the back from a brush with the lid of the fire pit--it might actually be usable next opening night.
The second, a green dress made from an old sari I bought at a shop downtown several years ago, was one of the more fit-redo-fit-redo-fit dresses I've made myself in years. But it turned out pretty good, with only a few areas I'd tweak or redo. It was not only a hit at the Indian wedding I made it for, but when worn to an opening night a few weeks later, garnered more compliments then probably any other item of clothing I have. Wow. Talk about inspiring me to sew more!
>>> Apparently that is where I stopped writing. Hmmm.
Written roughly January 2011, never posted
I don't know why I'm blowing the dust off this old thing, as a) I have no time to blog and I don't stick with anything like this long enough, and b) no one reads it. But, hey, looking for a new place to track my sewing projects and this seems like as good a place as any.
So, to begin, I want to jot down my major sewing accomplishments of 2010 before looking ahead. This is in part to help inspire myself with what I have done.
There are the usual costuming gigs, with a variety of shop, sew, alter, build, beg, borrow, and steal. Not too many major sewing pieces in there, although I was very proud of Crumble at the beginning of the year, and the finished look for the apartment in that, and Cinderella in December. While my favorite look was the Fairy Godmother, my own build-from-scratch pieces were the lovely Victorian-style striped pants on the prince, and Cinderella's gown (of which I wish I had a better photo).
"For example, the neo-Victorian setting of the present show came from Cinderella's costume designer. Expect lace-up boots and high collars crossed with a touch of the fantastic. The costuming of the stepmother and stepsister have over-the-top details not unlike those in Tim Burton's recent "Alice in Wonderland."
The title character's costuming is more traditional. Cinderella will not disappoint the children who expect a beautiful princess gown appearing from equally picturesque rags."
--Pikesville Patch
The fall and holidays proved to be a sewing bonanza, and yet I took no photos of anything I made for gifts! However, I have achieved a dozen aprons (ranging from kids to full size and from fluffy half-aprons to long, bibbed for the serious bakers--but all in really cute fabrics), plus two purses, a multi-pocketed craft bag, 2 knitting needle cases, and some cosmetic bags.
Finally, I got back to sewing for me, making 2 dresses. The first, initially just a cheap Halloween costume pattern altered to be a simple clown dress, once fleshed out in a pretty pink brocade, actually had a retro cocktail dress feeling. With clown accessories (ruffle, pointy hat, poof balls) removed--and if the dry cleaner can get the Jo-eque soot off the back from a brush with the lid of the fire pit--it might actually be usable next opening night.
The second, a green dress made from an old sari I bought at a shop downtown several years ago, was one of the more fit-redo-fit-redo-fit dresses I've made myself in years. But it turned out pretty good, with only a few areas I'd tweak or redo. It was not only a hit at the Indian wedding I made it for, but when worn to an opening night a few weeks later, garnered more compliments then probably any other item of clothing I have. Wow. Talk about inspiring me to sew more!
>>> Apparently that is where I stopped writing. Hmmm.
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