Completed: June 2014 Hours Spent: 20~ Debuted: A-Kon 25 Why This Costume: I was positively thrilled to see that A-Kon was holding a masquerade ball this year. Any excuse to wear a pretty dress! I hemmed and hawed over what I wanted to wear. I was pretty much set on just costuming up my satin Cambie or thrifting a prom dress, … Continue reading Costume Notes: Ms. Marvel Ballgown
Category: Costume Notes
Costume Notes: Pokemon Trainer Serena
Completed: June 2014 Hours Spent: 12-15~ Debuted: A-Kon 25 Why This Costume: Several of my cosplay friends have Pokemon trainer costumes, so I decided to make one to join them. I couldn't figure out which one I wanted for a while, but I loved the design of Serena, and I really enjoyed playing as her in Pokemon X! Plus, Fennekin … Continue reading Costume Notes: Pokemon Trainer Serena
Costume Notes: Bombshell Wonder Woman 2.0
When I first started Bombshell Wondie, I had no idea so many people would like her! It's been one of my most popular and most worn costumes this con season (yay comfort :P). I've steadily made improvements for each con, so I thought I'd share some of those with you today! Wig: My friend Mia recently … Continue reading Costume Notes: Bombshell Wonder Woman 2.0
Costume Notes: Ms. Marvel
Completed: May 2014 Hours Spent: 10~12~ Debuted: Dallas Comic Con 2014 Why This Costume: This costume started out as a stashbusting project. I had a little over a yard of black spandex that I got from Spandex World last year as well as some gold spandex. The easiest and most obvious answer was to make a Ms. Marvel costume! … Continue reading Costume Notes: Ms. Marvel
Costume Notes: Supergirl
Completed: May 2014 Hours Spent: 12-15~ Debuted: Dallas Comic Con 2014 Why This Costume: This is the first full costume I've made for another person. My mom is a pretty rad lady, and she really loves Supergirl. She expressed interest in attending a con with me a while back and wanted to dress up. As a thank you … Continue reading Costume Notes: Supergirl
Underneath it all pt. 1
Or, my approach to shapewear, especially with spandex costumes. I have a lot of spandex-intensive costumes and projects coming up over the next few months, so I thought I'd take a few posts to talk about shapewear--what it is and why and how I use it. I intended this to be one post a week … Continue reading Underneath it all pt. 1
Cosplay WIP Update
I'm at that weird spot with my upcoming projects where I'm nearly done with several things, but not quite enough to dedicate a single post to one of them. The next couple of weekends are going to be a series of hectic sewing marathons, since my two of my biggest cons of the year are only … Continue reading Cosplay WIP Update
Costume Notes: Book 2 Korra
Completed: March 2014 Hours Spent: ...we're not going to talk about that. Debuted: All-Con 2014 Why This Costume: My first cosplay was the Book 1 version of Korra. Now that I've been sewing for a few years, I wanted to revisit the costume and make a better version of it. I like the Book 2 design more than … Continue reading Costume Notes: Book 2 Korra
Costume Notes: Bombshell Wonder Woman
Completed: March 2014 Debuted: All-Con 2014 Time Completed: I'm not 100% sure on exact hours, but I started it 2 weeks before the con. Why This Costume: I love Wonder Woman. Love her about as much as I love Rogue. That said, I've really been intimidated in the past by her costumes. So many people have done … Continue reading Costume Notes: Bombshell Wonder Woman
Costume Notes: Fluttershy (MLP)
Completed: March 2014 Hours Spent: 10ish? My sewing machine foot pedal broke halfway through making the dress 😛 Debuted: All-Con 2014 Why This Costume: I originally planned to make Fluttershy to wear with a friend's Pinkie Pie as a fun and comfortable costume. I've worn Rainbow Dash in the past, but I adore Fluttershy. She's just so cute! … Continue reading Costume Notes: Fluttershy (MLP)
The Geeky Seamstress 