Tiny Ballet Costumes

I've made a few more outfits for my ballet school's Christmas production!

Here is Lizard, kindly modelling them for me!  She doesn't actually get to wear these on Show Day, but she's definitely enjoyed checking on my progress as I sew!

The dress is a modified version of this dress, I drafted my own sleeve pattern and added extra fabric at the sides.

It does up in a cute bow at the back and has elastic gathering the sleeves!

The shorts are this pattern and I've used buttonhole elastic for the waistbands to make them as adjustable as possible.  The original shorts I based this off have elastic gathering the short legs in, but whilst I've left a small gap in the seams in case that's a neccesity, I have currently left them ungathered as I think these look sweeter! 

In case you are wondering, Lizard is doing her best ballet moves here, hence the blurriness of all the photos!

A Rare Sighting of Knitting!

Inspired by the cooler weather we've had recently I have once again turned to knitting.  Lizard picked out this super pretty arcylic yarn in Poundland, I found a pattern and away I went!

The pattern is Accidental Girly Mitts and the yarn is Double Knit Essentials.  I think they are so pretty!

I really enjoyed knitting these (so much so that I even bothered trying to match up the stripes!).

The next project on my knitting needles is a cowl in the same yarn.  I'll let you know if I ever finish it!

Fluttershy Bounding

As has been previously mentioned, my Goddaughter had her birthday.  For her party, all her godmothers and her parents were requested to dress up as My Little Ponies.  I was informed I was to be Fluttershy (have I mentioned she has dictator tendencies?).  Given that I own nothing yellow or pink, I set about making a bound outfit!

I made a yellow t-shirting dress, with short sleeves and a circle skirt and a pink bolero.

I added Fluttershy's cutie mark to the skirt (I got the embroidery files from this seller on Etsy)

My bolero has the my little pony wing shape appliqued on to it.

I teamed it with my green petticoat, some pale pink tights and some pink hair clips from Claires and Katy made me Fluttershy Pony Ears to complete the look!  

The party was great fun and I'm looking forward to doing it all again next year!

A New Work Bag Birthday Gift

Not every three year olds idea of fun, I grant you, but this sewing bag was well recieved!  My beloved Goddaughter adores playing at sewing and has wanted her own 'work bag' for some time now so I made her one for her birthday!  (Please note this is not something she is allowed without supervision.)

She loves ballet so my choice of embroidery for the front was easy!

Inside I filled it with sewing paraphernalia!  It's roomy enough that she can keep her 'projects' inside the bag and I look forward to helping her sew more in the coming weeks!

Happy Birthday Mogling!  I love you!

Ballet Costumes

My Ballet school is having a show in December and I have done my bit by helping to make some of the costumes!

We made three of these pleated waistband chiffon skirts.

They have a stage satin waistband and poppers to close them.

 I can't model them for you as they are far, far too small for me!

Also, chiffon takes a lot of hemming!  Those skirts have 27 metres of hem between them!

Paladin Tabard

I made a tabard for a new BathLARP paladin the other day!

 It's blue cotton drill trimmed with gold satin ribbon and black soutache braiding.

As per request, it comes to a point in the front and back and because I though it'd look better it has a square neckline.

 The neckline has a facing and the shoulder seams have been flat felled for extra strength.

I love how it turned out and I'm lookign forward to seeing the Paladin in action!

Vampire Ball 1883 - Valentina's Dress

Another year, another ball, another masterwork frock!  Valentina is setting the bar high for herself!

Some of you might recognise this as looking a lot like my Lady Sybil Ramkin cos play and the reason for that is it's that skirt (and a couple of the underpinnings).  I made a whole new bodice though!

 I also made a fake bustle thing, and my bag (plus the dance card, but you've seen that already!)

 This bodice is fitted to my corseted form and it's biggest feature is the huge collar!  I admit to making it slightly differently than the pattern suggested, but I really like how my channels look and I loved the added detail it gave the dress!

 I made the sleeves double puffed this time which I really liked and the bustle, for all that it was a last minute thrown together thing is one of my favourite parts as it makes my bum pad look really good!

It is a VERY swooshy dress and was an excellent dancing frock, I didn't trip over my hem even once!

You can catch a glimpse of my petticoat  as I spin, how scandalous!

I had such a wonderful night, it was amazing!  Lastly, check out this wondrous picture by the fabulously talented Jonathon Habens

Isn't it amazing?!  He's such a good photographer and very patient with awful models like me!