Ruffled Turn-of-the-Century Inspired Skirt (Meet Me in St Louis)
Ideas on how to make a ruffled turn-of-the-century inspired skirt from a bed skirt.
Fiddler on the Roof: Peasant Costume #6
Have I mentioned that I am having the BEST time making these costumes? Mixing and matching patterns, colors and prints is so much fun . . . and much more satisfying than breaking off weeds that won’t pull out of my sun-baked clay, or cleaning . . . although I DID do a deep clean…
Fiddler on the Roof: Peasant Costume #5
I am now moving into the “variations on a theme” sort of post. Shirt + skirt + linen = outfit. I have a few more ideas for different base garments, and hopefully I will get to those in the next couple of weeks. This is college-apartment moving season for daughters #3 & #4, and I…
Candy Shop/Toot Sweet Girls: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
One of the most memorable songs (at least for myself and my sisters) from the 1960’s movie “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” was the “Toot Sweet” song. This is a grand, frolicking piece with a very singable chorus, and of course, the added joy of the dogs storming the Candy Shop at the end is…
Mrs. Santa, Santa’s Helper or Elf Costume: A Tree Skirt Beginning
This is a little project that I did before Christmas. I probably should have made a point to be a little more timely in my blogging . . but better late than never, right? By now, any of you who follow my blog know that I love to start projects with a tablecloth. This is…
Young Frankenstein: Peasant Girl #4, with circle skirt musings
And here we are, in the fourth installation of the seven part “Peasant Girl” series from Young Frankenstein. For this outfit I went back to the round tablecloth method of making a skirt, and if I do say so myself, I think it turned out pretty cute. Circle Skirt Musing: I want to talk a…
Capes for the Stepfamily: Cinderella
What would YOU wear to cover your ball gown when going to the ball? Well, a voluminous, flowy cape of course! Knowing it would take a TON of fabric to make a floor length cape to cover a ball gown, and having a real dislike of doing more work than I need to . .…
Peasant Skirt/Petticoat Tutorial for “Cinderella” Sewers: Over the Bum Pad
Thanks to my Mom for her initial draft of the instructions! For my blog followers/readers: this is a tutorial written for the volunteers who will be sewing for our “Cinderella” production. This is a little different format than my usual posts. TUTORIAL: Thanks for volunteering to sew for “Cinderella”. These are the instructions for the…
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