It is Spring Musical time again . . . and I am working on costuming our local production of ” Disney’s High School Musical”. Let’s just say . . . I am already sick of red and white! Go Wildcats! In the opening number we will have a mini-marching band as part of the back-to-school…
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…
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…
I recently saw a youth summer production of “Little Mermaid” and I was inspired by some of the fun costumes that I saw. Of course, once I see some costumes and get inspired, then I have to try to make some myself! The base garment I used for this upcycle was a vintage woman’s…
I am finally getting close to the end of the ball gowns . . . if I counted correctly, this is the 20th post. In addition to the dresses that were upcycled, there were a number that were useable “as is”, particularly some late 1980’s taffeta Prom dresses. There were a few that other…
When I am out thrift store shopping if I come across a great garment in a plus size I am pretty excited ,and I have a low threshold for picking things up for my stash. These finds are typically infrequent, in part because the people wearing vintage clothes were often smaller than many people today…
As word of our production spread, and a few teaser photos were posted on Facebook . . . donations of dresses started coming in. I would walk in to the costume room and a new one would be hanging there . . . someone would show up at my door . . . . a…
The Prince is giving a Ball, and EVERYONE is invited . . . therefore, EVERYONE needs something to wear! We were fortunate to be able to inexpensively rent the majority of the costumes for the guys at the ball. That still leaves about 40 girls to dress. My plan is to upcycle old Prom and…
I started my Orphan Dress series using a flowy summer top and a casual short sleeved man’s shirt. This made a dress in the size 8 range. For my next project I wanted to make something a big larger. I am guessing this would be more in the 12-14 range. Length is obviously a limiting factor…
It feels like it has been WAY too long since my last post . . . largely because that means that no costume sewing has been happening in my life, which means no “me” time :(. I am finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel for my current time-sink…
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