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I attended CondorCon yesterday, February 27th, 2010 down in San Diego in my new outfit. It was very intimate and warm; not like the huge anime cons. It was also virtually totally steam-oriented and I thought that was fabulous ( Read more... )

Well, even though I did finish EVERYTHING yesterday, I didn't make my final post on the subject. So, seeing as I have documented this the whole way and I only have one tiny more entry to add, here it is ( Read more... )

I am finally realizing that calling my skirt "Summer White" is going to be somewhat incorrect because, after seeing the finished product, I'm seeing virtually no white on the skirt like I originally thought I would. With the exception of the brown ruffle; however, it is still made with light-colored neutrals so, along with the white jacket and ( Read more... )

Oh, where to begin ( Read more... )

Glitch numbers 4, 5 and 6 were discovered when I chose to sit and remove the old buttons off my jacket and sew on the new ones whilst watching the Olympics ( Read more... )

Slow-going day and glitch number.... uhm.... 3 ( Read more... )

A couple of years ago, I bought a white jacket from Fans Plus Friends for a different costume application; however, that project never materialized and so, the white jacket was never worn. It has set in my closet, with the tags still on it, no less, for these last 2+ years. This jacket was probably the biggest catalyst for wanting to make my ( Read more... )

Finally! I got the ruffle pinned on perfectly! Even and level off the ground; hovering a mere 1/2" off ground level all the way around, all gathers perfectly distributed. Sew that baby into place ( Read more... )

Okay, so! Onto the grumbling ( Read more... )