Angels sang out, in an immaculate chorus

 Quest:  Jessie the yodeling cowgirl from Toy Story Halloween costume.

Outcome: It was a long and hard fight, but the beast is dead.

The wheels on the bus (go round and round)

If you hadn't guessed by my blog's title, I don't like to make samplers. I understand their usefulness and why it's good to practice things to become perfect.  But I just have no patience for that.  Whenever I make something I want the end product to be useful to me.  I thought about studying 2D art in college, but I never want to do still-lifes, or practice techniques. I know that doing so would improve my art, but I dislike doing things just for the sake of doing them.  That's why, rather than do samplers, I learn techniques by starting with small projects, like scarves, or baby dresses, or Marie Antoinette style gowns... yeah, I don't really do too many small projects either.

Stealing young girl's hearts

Quest: Halloween Costume, part III

Outcome:  The victor hasn’t been officially declared. I accomplished half my trials, now there is one more party to go.

He never hung his hat up at Kitty’s place

Quest: Halloween Costume part II

Outcome:  The beast gasps its dying breaths

Miss Kitty, have you ever thought of running away?

Quest: A Halloween costume for both a children’s Halloween Party, and for an adult’s dance party. Part I

Outcome:  The battle is yet ongoing but the beast will be slain. It might be a little messy, but it will be slain.

Rock-a-bye Baby

The Quest: Baby dress, bonnet, & sleeper

Outcome: Victorious! (completed and given away)

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            Dress and Bonnet

·        lavender striped cotton outer

·        lavender t-shirt fabric lining

·        hand-sewn snaps

·        flat fell seams

·        store-bought cotton ruffle embellishments

·        elastic gathered cuffs

           

            Sleeper

·        striped stretch outer

·        lavender t-shirt fabric inner

·        rivet-style snaps

Voodoo. Who do? You do!

My first foray into making stuffed dolls was I think my second year of college. I had an older friend who was graduating and as a gift I made him two dolls from a favorite show of his.

The other day I met a bear (up in the woods a way up there)

I admit that I was quite the geek my first two years in college and most my Friday nights were spent attending the anime club nothing.  So of course my Halloween costume would be something fitting.  In 2005 I went as a character from a show who wears a bear suit for pajamas.  So  I could style my hair and only the anime club would know I was a character, to everyone else I would be a bear.  Clever, no?  

A Knight's Quest!

Blogging is a new thing for me, so hopefully I won’t fail miserably at it.  I’ve been sewing on and off since a college when I started making costumes and different outfits.  So there’s quite a lot of old projects to post.  I’ve had some triumphs, some defeats, and some draws like the time I wore the dress, but the zipper broke so I sewed myself into it.