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This could end Badly…
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I’ve come to realize that in sewing you should probably understand measurements a whole lot better than I do. I mean I can get by, but I’m starting to realize I don’t know what a 1.5cm seam allowance really looks like – which is leading to a whole lot of ‘mismeasurements’ and could lead to…
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A little family break
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So we took the kids to the fair on Saturday which was a nice little break for Ben and I. We both have been working hunched over machines as we try to prepare for the convention. Of course his preparations are for the reason we are there, mine is just because I’ve always wanted to…
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More Cutting, Less Blood
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I gathered up the fabric this morning and sat down at the kitchen table to begin cutting out the material for the bodice. The skirt was about 10-20 pages in the instructions and the bodice was considerably more, and the bodice is going to be less forgiving than the skirt was. The skirt could have…
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Give it a Twirl
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The morning started off a little rocky, it was another rainy day and they had spent all of the day before cooped up inside the house, the sun did eventually come out but they were antsy until it did. I sat down behind the sewing machine and started removing the zipper from the dress. Once…
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They Say Intermediate for a Reason…
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When I started looking for a pattern to make Princess Peach’s dress I told myself, how hard could it really be? I mean it’s a dress, if there are good instructions an easy to follow pattern I should be able to do it right? I mean I’ve sewed two things before, that counts for something,…
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IS it Really a Project if you don’t Cut yourself?
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So Ben takes the kids outside with him as he goes to work in the garden and I think to myself, “this is perfect I’ll start work on the dress.” With the energy of an excited child I gather up the materials and the pattern pieces and I start looking to cut the fabric. Of…
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3D Printing
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So for my husband’s birthday a year ago we gave him a 3D printer, of course I use it far more than he does and for such random things. However, the printer itself is quite handy when it comes to printing props for cosplay. For example in this project I’ve used it to print Princess…
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Have Kids…It’ll be fun they said…
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These boys are honestly it’s the best thing that has ever happened to me. They are full of love and laughter, and while they drive me absolutely bananas, they also fill my world full of love and joy. And an insane amount of hectic and busy – but then they smile and the world melts…
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Getting underway
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Work has been chaos for the last few months, so finding time to get into this has been difficult, but in the meantime I have been gathering the pieces I’ll need and getting myself ready to get to work. First things first was a new bust. Because trying to make a dress (particularily one that’s…
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A New Project
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Over the last year I’ve been trying to lose some weight, so far I’ve lost 57lbs and I have about another 38 to go. Well over the halfway mark I’m confident I can do it, but it’ll be tricky especially with my love for sweets and the stress I’ve been feeling. Of course the lost…
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Sheyna Evans
Somewhat here, somewhat crazy, it all works out in the wash.