Wearables Sewing Project: Designer’s Choice! [ Round 100 ]

@Valdemagra Wow, that’s a lot of progress. Nice work.

 

I'll take the idea that you could spot the inspiration for my sewing aesthetic as a big compliment my serious love of high fashion is probably the biggest reason I originally got into BJD...I can't afford to buy or even sew all the stuff I love in human scale, but I can at least replicate or be inspired by some of it in miniature. my biggest sadness with my dolls currently is that I lack the photographic skills to make my pics of them look like fashion editorials. Also one of the other things I have a collection of besides the dolls is back issues of fashion magazines from the 90s and early 00s.

The plaid fabric in the skirt was a super random find from a remnant bin years ago. it was awesome so I bought it and then it laid around until I came across the dress that was my first inspo for that project. I'm enormously relieved to have finally made it into something!

 

Wow! Really nice quality. If this was human scale It would fit right in at an SCA event or Ren Faire.

I might have some transparent elastic... had not thought of that, Thanks for the tip! Currently there is double-sided wash-away tape in most of the hems. Will have to see how goes with the lace edging, elastic might go inside next to the doll.

Thank you! The fabric was bought as top for me, but the material is not very breathable. I'm glad to have another use to put it towards. I have half an idea for the lacing, so I am also looking forward to seeing what I end up doing. : D

 

Hi hi! I'm still plugging away, wow! I put aside the dress for the drop front pants I've always wanted. I hope to line them and everything! I've struggled for a pattern for so long, I just traced his other pants and put my limited knowledge to use. Right now I am trying to pin together a pattern. I think I am getting close. This weekend is shorter than usually and next weekend will be busy, so I think I will spend this one at home, chilling and sewing. I know I haven't posted pictures, so here is one. I keep borking the fit at the crotch.

... Nevermind, my internet is being garbage as usual! See you whenever it works next!

 

@Valdemagra Darling! Can't wait to see it all finished.

Made a little progress. Got the under pseudo-kimono cut out and basted together. (I tend to do a hand baste for fit, which I can do while watching TV. ) Because the little purse/kimono I'm utilizing is very closefitting, the under garment need to be snug on the torso. I made a standard kimono-cut, but barely big enough to go around him, then, because I want it fuller to poke out the slits in the over-coat, I added gussets. I initially thought to leave it open in front, but I think I'm going to make it another closed gusset, and make it a "step in" garment.

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I thought about changing the hemline on the overcoat, but that rounded panel looks pretty good over a gusset. I also just grabbed a spare strip of the red fabric to belt the top, but I think I'll use it and put the gold cord over the top. Gee...thinking I'm making this up as I go?

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The right side hikes up because I haven't rounded off the bottom of the open sleeve (I hope). I wish I could find some of the gold trim they used for the purse. I'd like to bring the gold clear around to the torso. Not something I'm likely to solve this month, but I'll think of something. I'd like the hem trimmed as well.

 

Loving the picture - looks like a sale photos from a company with the whole outfit laid out to let you know what is and isn't included.

Poop!

Good luck with getting the crotch right on your pattern!

It's so nice with the fabrics of the over-robe.

Given the snug-fit that you need for it, weren't you tempted to fake it with just tackign the bits that show to the over-robe to make it look like there was a full under kimono...?

Teddy

 

@Teddy. I considered it. I've done that with some of his outfits, but opted for separate for two reasons. 1) It'll potentially make a nice under-piece for other outfits and 2) I have another outfit I want to make to go with this top. I found this yummy, satinny celedon green fabric that looks wonderful with the top...

This is the inspiration.

As if a) Wiishu would actually FIGHT anyone and b) if he did, it would be in this outfit! A little will depend on if I can get the top to move a bit. It might just end up another kimono style. I've got another LTF (bought, I have to admit, primarily as backup for Wiishu, should anything happen to him on his "adbenchurs".) who would like to have fancy outfits sometimes.

 

@Vindalootoo I'm so impressed with the amount of detail and layering you're getting in such a tiny scale. Same for the pieces @SteamWitch showed a few posts back! I find smaller than 1:3 super challenging.

 

Sweet!

I couldn't have another doll just as backup - I learend that with the first "spare" head I bought for Elfie, who became her twin brother, by which point the next one was already on its way and became a snarky older sister, and the next their cousin.

Teddy

 

Good luck with the internet working again soon!

So adorable! as is that reference image!

 

@thedarkeststar13 ... and I'm not sure how I'm going to make my patterns when I can't just lay him down on the fabric! I've got a couple of big lads on their way, and I'm going to have to, like, draw real patterns! Gasp! Not only that, but one is a clothes-horse and the other a bit of a (very rich) slob who cleans up really nice, so they're both going to have their own style patterns. Sigh. One real aid to working tiny is a super lightweight iron-on interfacing. It helps with making tiny seams and clipping corners.

@Teddy: I'm actually really lucky that Wiishu is so demanding of my time. When I did a photoshoot with him sitting on a friend's horse, and he fell off, I KNEW needed a just in case backup. I ordered another Shiwoo from FL, and when it came in, the faceup was enough different that we had a little trouble, because "Airiss" showed up. She's lurks in the virtual background, but that faceplate became Wiishu's "adbenture" face because his original is getting very fragile. I'm never touching that one, tho I'm going to make an attempt to capture that very special look when I get setup for faceups in my craft room, but the original is currently sporting his Emperor outfit on a shelf. While waiting for that doll to show up, a darling El showed up on the marketplace, and I got him. He's around, but he just borrows Wiishu's clothes, and if anything every happens to this body, Joii's will come to Wiishu. Frankly, I can't afford any more super-personalities around here! Wiishu and Pookii are enough to keep up with!

@Seafoam Shade isn't that little girl adorable? And I love the contrasting short coat with that outfit. In all likelihood, I'll use one of the oriental brocades I've got around for the coat for Wiishu's version of this outfit. If I leave the long panels front and back of the current outfit, I don't think it'll look that good with the pants. So...Likely I'll just make a celadon kimono like the red one....

@PoeticSoul Thank you! That's a rayon, so I'm hoping, once the seams are something other than a fast baste and steamed, it will flow even better. The fabric has a beautiful hand and drape. I was really lucky that the one color in a basement full of fabric that really glowed with the top was this one!

General question: anyone worked with pleather? Is there a way to press it flat?

 

@Vindalootoo I've worked with pleather a little bit. I believe you should be able to put a thin cloth over it, and press it with a little steam from your iron on a low setting. It would be worth testing on a scrap first just to be safe.

 

Your explana tion made my head swirl trying to figure out how many dolls and faceplates are lurking in the wings.

It sounds like you have a tribe of LittleFee here. of course, and theoretically they share some clothes but most usually end up belonging to a specific doll rathe tthan being in the shared pol of clothes.

Teddy

 

@kaschan502 Thanks! I'll try that. The only thing I could find to remotely match the gold tr-fold seam binding used on the little purse/kimono top was a pleather, and pressing will make it a lot easier to wrap around the edges.

@Teddy: Heh heh...I have three bodies. (Sorry, folks for the digression, but I owe it to clarify) The original Wiishu was given to me, I ordered a second Shiwoo with faceup from FL and got a third with, I think an Elf-El faceplate off the MP. I have a couple of sleeping FPs, one off the MP, one from FL, but one is for putting Wiishu to bed. The second I'm going to mod into a downward looking FP. Then I bought a lovely LTF FP off the MP, Yrlani, who has a taller body on order...and my friend's Miike came to visit, and he had so much fun with Wiishu, his FP has never gone back. His mom decided he should stay with Wiishu.

So...here's the little band. Mr Blue hair is Joii, and black hair is Miike.

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And this is Yrlani, who is awaiting this body. Probably Yrlani will only have one outfit.

If you ask Wiishu, any LTF sized outfit (and some of the taller dolls' robes) all belong to him, tho he happily loans them to the others. Miike is quite a little rocker, tho, so he'll probably someday get a much more punky outfit that Wiishu will only wear long enough to model it. ...Altho, Wiishu will probably demand a similar one, just because.

On topic: I decided to go with a second kimono-style in the celedon green, and use the celedon to line the sleeves of the red, and vice versa. I've got both cut out and ironed and ready to assemble, but I forgot to take pix and they're in the basement and the basement cats have been fed and put to bed, so no pics. Hopefully I'll finish tomorrow. Yippee!

 

@Vindalootoo - I do feel a little sorry for the ones who can only ever be in borrowed clothes, no matter how generous Wiishu is about loaning them out.

Green and red go beautifully together. I have a couple of dolls who favour wearing that combination

Teddy

 

@Teddy In all seriousness, it's self-protection. I'm a writer by profession, and past experience has taught me that if I let them become Characters and start talking to me as Wiishu and Pookii have, I'm hosed. My brain will just start making stories, that will demand to be photographed and processed, and I need that particular brand of creative energy and time to go into my real work. Other than Wiishu and his little cadre of spare parts (again, self protection to think of them that way! ) my dolls are all shelling established characters from extant books. And even so, I've had a terrible time getting excited about making Morgaine and Vanye's outfits, because Wiishu is just so fun to make stuff for, and the ChicLines are super-futsy. OTOH, everything that was put on hold as I've spent the last several years pouring energy into house remodelling...and health issues. Sigh. Getting old ain't for sissies, as they say.

One thing I love about color is finding those exact tones that make each other glow. "Red" and "Green" represent such a wonderfully broad range of tones. I realized, looking for this project, that I don't have a lot of either in my stash...I seem to tend towards purples and blues or earth tones when I'm just trolling for fabric, and I somehow ended up with these two off-primary fabrics that both go with the little "jacket" and each other. And the green is recycled PJs.

 

Well, my dear friends - I have FINALLY gotten something done for a round of sewing! Woo!

My husband gets credit for saying we should put some hobby time on the calendar even though we're packing to move. I'm glad he did. He did some painting and I worked on my Mori outfit!

Without further ado - here are some photos:






I was fortunate to be gifted the blonde wig with a second-hand doll purchase - I think it fits with this outfit in a lovely way.

The bodice centerpiece is actually part of a ribbon I found! And the skirt is a little fuller than it looks in these photos. I may have to take a cue from @Teddy and make a petticoat for her.



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.... Also to follow up with @thedarkeststar13 I am a high fashion lover myself. It is my other great love in this world. Similar to you of course I could never hope to own all the pieces I'd love to have but I'll admit that I do have a small collection of some very special items. I screenshot SO many outfits hoping to make them someday for my dolls. The list is far too long

 

@maxxxamillion Oooo, so nice looking! Lovely textural contrasts and that front piece really makes a lovely point of interest.

 

I'm notorious for loving green. I was once shoppin g at a historic event with a friend and called her over to lok at something on the trader's stall I was browsing. Without looking up she called back, "I don't need to come look at it. If you're this enthusuiastic about it, whatever it is, it's bound to be green." And she was right.
But i've accumulated fabric of all colours (except grey which I won't let in the house) in my stash both due to costuming in full size, and due to having dolls who have their own strong colour preferences (I'm not very keen on pink, either, but I even have some of that in the stash for the dolls who insist on it)

Yay! That ribbon is a freat way to get a beaded bodice. Good luck finding tome to make the petticoat too.

Teddy

 

Thanks @Seafoam Shade & @Teddy !! I saw the ribbon in joann crafts and just couldn't NOT take it home... I went to look for more of the same type online and found out they don't stock any of those kind online at all. Now that I've seen how inspired I was by it, I'm tempted to go back to Joanns and see if they happen to have any more of a similar type.

Also LOL at finding any time to make a petticoat. My personal and work to-do lists are so long at this point. I was just packing away some of the shelves from my workshop room for the upcoming move and it was painful to realize how many half-finished projects I've let get pushed up and up on the shelves until they are no longer visible near the ceiling .. hahahah .. it's the way of the crafter.

 

After the move... and the unpacking... and the settling-in period... and...

Teddy

 

@PoeticSoul Thank you It's funny how somehow I always know that in retrospect I'll feel so much happier post-crafting time, yet it certainly always takes a lot of activation energy! I do hope that now that I've got some dedicated space for it, that it will slooooooowly become more self-reinforcing.

I do have to admit that a big part of what finally got me to *just get up* and start crafting was remembering "Ah, I have something I can do and share with my sewing friends online!"

 

@maxxxamillion Adorable! Having packed to move and unpacked to organize in a new environment more times than I care to count, I can only say, I admire the smarts to GIVE yourself hobby time. I hope the new dedicated crafting area inspires you, because I want to see more!

I was just at Joannes for the first time in years (I've got enough STUFF to open my own store, so have been avoiding it) and there are some amazing trims there. Have fun!

I thank this thread for gigging me into getting back to sewing. I got to unearthing stuff in the basement and remembered I'd gotten a new sewing machine just before the massive relocation of everything for remodeling. It's a Brother, computerized thing and I'd unpacked it before stashing everything away. I've now found all the pieces and am headed downstairs to see if I can make it work. If not, it's back to my 30 year old work horse!

 

@Vindalootoo

 

@Vindalootoo Old mostly metal or all metal sewing machines are amazing.

Updates!
I'm calling galaxy dress done for this round, but may go back at some point in the future to redo things once I have energy for it. Other projects are calling and this one has hit the point of diminishing returns. *Edited to add: I do think she looks cool and I had so much fun making this.

Interior and lacing diagram.
Lacing prep. by M Collier, on Flickr

When/if I do change things on this it will be to sew the lacing around stiff, but still flexible flat object to make the cross-section rectangular and not round.
Lan as Galaxy Amalthea by M Collier, on Flickr

Until then, dramatic lighting hides my sewing sins. : p
Finished dress by M Collier, on Flickr

 

@Seafoam Shade Love it! I am such a fan of everything "galaxy" ... Great fabric choice.

 

Thank you! This was really fun : ) and hope to see you and other people in future rounds!

 

@Seafoam Shade knowing when to call a project done is a crafting skill all of its own. The dress looks really cute

@maxxxamillion the lines/shapes of your dress feel very historical/period costuming to me but the embellishment gives it a fantasy vibe--which is always a great design combination!


here's my progress on the dress I may or may not manage to finish by the end of the month. I finally have a successful pattern for the main body of the dress. also I got to finally use up this ghastly hospital-gown print fabric making the muslins. I've had it sitting in my fabric bin for like two years with no idea what to do with it-- another one of those well-meaning, "oh you sew? here, you can probably use this!" things someone randomly gave me. All I see when I look at that print is hospital gown, I don't want to make my dolls hospital gowns, and furthermore it's a weird polyester silky fabric like an 80's blouse would have been made of, so not even the right fabric type for hospital gowns if I DID want to make them. BUT it drapes about the same way as the poly crepe de chine I'm using for the floral retro dress, so it's good for mockups for this project.

I've started cutting out the actual thing and slowly sewing it together; I have a feeling the collar is gonna be super fiddly though.

 

Thank you : ) it really is hard to stop sometimes

That fabric looks like it would be an amazing lining for coats or jackets.

 

I didn't even think of that, but you're right-- it would have been great for that. Just the right weight and texture and I do love a contrasting/patterned lining in coats.

 

@Seafoam Shade: adorable. Re: sewing machine...the old machine is actually quite cranky. I mis-spoke. I've only had it about 15 years and got talked out of my old Kenmore (sigh) as a trade-in. That was a mistake. I got a good deal on a well-received Brother machine, and I must say, so far, it's sewing extremely well.

Speaking of...I'm taking a step back from Wiishu's outfit. I really didn't make the underrobe long enough to hem. I don't want it any shorter, and I'm going to consider options for a few days. A pleated extension is a possibility.

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I decided to add some leather gauntlets bracers (I kept saying to my self they weren't gauntlets so what did I write, the wrong one of course)to their outfits. Though is isn't exactly sewing I did have to lace them on

 

Almost late but I'm back with some small-ish updates to my sewing progress ^^
Unfortunately I don't think I'll finish it within the month, but I will most likely get it done eventually, even if I can't post it here. I might make a photoshoot of it for the photography gallery eventually if I get the chance.

I did some basic fit testing and the pieces seem to be sized fine, so I went ahead with some detailing and other things for the white version of the dress! I don't want to spam with too many images, so I compiled some of my progress pics into a little "collage"


Right now I'm mostly working on lining (since it seemed to be too flimsy as single-layer pieces) and trying to figure out the sleeves, as I would like to do a combination of a poofed short sleeve with a longer sleeve under it.

 

It looks lovely - well done!

It looks like a good fit. Goog luck getting the pieces together in the actual fabric/

I tend to bind the hem if I have similar problems - that way it stays exactly the length it was cut at without needing anything turned up (do you have enought of the fabric left to cut matching bias strips from it? Alternatively, some fo the sleeve-lining fabric?).

If I have a tiny bit of lenth to play with I will sew a facing (usually another strip of bias tape for a doll-sized garment) on the outside with a narrow seam of just the amount that is available, turn it to the inside exactly along the stitch-line and sew the facing in place on the inside, either by machine if I don't mind the stitches showing through to the outside, or by hand if I want a more subtle stitch line.

That's a great addition to the outfits. And now they have bracers if they want to do some archery.

There's nothing stopping you osting here when you finish so we can see what it looks liek done. Some of us habitually go over and have to post late (although I more often add them back into the unfinished projects mountain and hope to bring them out again for an "Unfinished Business" round in a future month - Bad Teddy! - Bad!).

It's looking good with that darling beaded ruffle down the front, and I'm full of admiration that you're using a zip. I am so awful at putting zips in that I actively avoid using them.

No progress picture from me, but I have nearly finished with hand-sewing down the second-edge of all the red binding and trim on the faded suit, which also has the full waistband in place now too. It will just need the fastenings once the last piece of binding is sewn down, so I may actually finish by the and of the month (it's not certain as that's Saturday, which is my next opportunity for sewing, but also the day @Alice80 and her husband are coming for a gaming session, but I can usually do hand-sewing while we play so...).

The red suit, unfortunately, won't be finished.

At this stage, I could try to add the fastenings to the jacket, and the tapes to support the bustle puffs, but I (finally) realized that by making it in fits-and-starts over a period of years, I managed to mix up the eras and have given it leg-o-mutton sleeves of a style that's about 20 years too late to go with the rest of the outfit. So, I will have to unpick the sleeves from the jacket, cut down the sleeve heads to a narrower style, re-sew the upper arm portion (all without disturbing all the work of the cuff and the applied braid trim at the wrist end of each sleeve), then set the sleeves back into the armholes.... Aaarrrgh!

It might well get left for the next Unfinished Business round.

Teddy

 

@Teddy: thank you. Excellent suggestions. I did actually consider all of them, and have the fabric to do any of them. That's why I want to take a little while to think about it. I confess, I'm rather intrigued with the notion of a pleated "ruffle." I got a pleating board back about the time I got the new sewing machine (after hand pleating kilts for my tiny guys! Talk about crossed eyes...) And have never used. It would give the bottom a little weight and really "puddle" at his feet. I did think about using the lining fabric, but it became a little overwhelming.

I very much look forward to the "faded suit." It's so pretty!

@ashefaust So cute and intriguing.

@SteamWitch Love them. Can't wait for their story.

 

@ashefaust I'll pile on and say that I've most certainly shared at least one item from a previous round where everyone was hanging out in the next round ... Feel free to "bring your work along" in whatever way keeps you motivated! We're all here to support

 

Oh what wonderful work is happening at the last minute!

Thank you all!
I'm quite upset with myself when I deliberately kept saying to myself they were 'not gauntlets but bracers', so I wrote gauntlets of course. Still thank you.

 

It happens so easily - I once corrected someone when they mispronounced "Persephone" backstage at a costume convention, then, not five minutes later I mispronounced it myself when I introduced the costume entry to the audience, on stage, with the microphone on, as Master Of Ceremonies for the event.

Even worse - I mispronounced it in exactly the same way I had corrected the person backstage for doing.

Teddy

 

Sorry to hear about the old kenmore. I have an old Husquvarna that I will only take in for fixes at one specific repair shop because they won't try to pressure me to trade it in. Glad your current machine is working out well : ) Also that lining looks really nice! Good luck with the brainstorming.

No judgement here, without spellcheck my spelling is carp . Those look excellent! Really nice job on the lacings.

Oooo! So cute!

Thank you!
Sad about the sleeves... Good luck with changing the them out and keeping things you want to stay!

Thank you very much! And thank you for hosting the thread. It's been really fun!

 

Thanks!

Teddy

 

@SteamWitch Tomato tomahto. We knew you knew.

So...first attempt at box pleats. I of course couldn't find my little pleating device, so I decided to give box pleats a go. Tried eyeballing. Tried measuring with hemming thingy. Bleh. Finally took the strip of fabric
to the machine and did a series of basting lines, using the wide side of the zigzag foot as the measure between them, then used those as guides for folding and ironing the pleats in. Then I did two stabilizing rows along the top of the pleats and stitched the same between them. The seam needs to be finished and ironed; right now the skirt just sort of balloons over the seam. Next decision is how wide to make the pleated section. Jury is still out, but it's kinda cute. And I think he needs some wooden clogs.


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A closeup of my basted guidelines:


At the very least, its a load of karma off! This little purse-top gift has been sitting around four four years.

 

You might want to give my method a try next time.

It's the same as my method for pinning in gathers:
1) Pin either end of the strip to the garment, pin the middle points together between the two end pins.


2) Keep adding pins in the middle between every two pins until the pins are as wide apart as you want the pleats to be.


3) Fold each pleat in the opposite direction to the one before and pin it flat.

This photo example is half gahters and half pleats - and the pleats ar eknife rather than box pleats, but it's the same principl, except you don't alternate the direction fo the pleats.

4) Once they're all pinned, run it through the machine

You can take each pin out as you get to it, if you wish. I never bother


5) Press the pleats flat

You can do the pressing before sewing,if you prefer, either way, I find it helps to have the pins in for the initial press, then remove them and press again to get all the bits the pins were in the way of

6) Zigzag along the seam allowance and trim (if necessary) to finish the edge and controll the bulk of the pleats in the seam.

On thicker fabrics i will often clip a little triangle off the folded edge of each pleat (within the seam allowance) to reduce bulk before zigzagging - Check the riht side to be sure the plats have come out oK and be sure the ruffle is sewn on in the correct place BEFORE you clip, as it's a fiddley job to unpick and redo it if you've already clipped the seam allowance

7) Flip the ruffle down and the seam allowance up and press along the seam line to finish (you might want to topstitch a fraction above the seamline to help keep the seam allowance in place - I find it varies according to fabric and garment style)



It gets pretty evenly spaced pleats ecvery time, and involves no maths in figuring out how wide each plaeat needs to be to fit the rufflr exactly onto the garment.

EDITED TO ADD: If some of the pictures don't show up properly, click on them to view them in my Flickr album.

Teddy

 

@Teddy that's such a good tutorial. I usually avoid designing with pleats because math based methods never work for me, I can never seem to get them even and they're just super frustrating, but I feel like I could actually do them the way you just showed. Thanks for posting that!

and to backtrack to @Vindalootoo when you first mentioned wanting to put a pleated hem on that outfit I was having trouble visualizing what that would look like, but now with pics it looks really cool-- what an interesting design detail! Also still so impressed with the intricacy in such a small scale

 

Thanks - this is the edited highlightsd of the much more detailed one I originally took the pictures. It might be somewhere on DoA, and would have been handy to link to, but my ability to find anything on this forum sucks dead bunnies backward through a straw, so typing a short explanation and adding a few of the pictures form my Flickr album was the quiker option.

Teddy

 

Perfectly clear! Thanks! Trying to decide if that would have worked, since it was such an afterthought. If I'd put it on before stitching the final seam in the garment, it would be excellent, but with all the seams finished...it would be pretty tight maneuvering with all those pins. I did the pleat independent of the garment and so all pins were pretty much out when I stitched it to the hem. But he needs another kilt in the MacPhail tartan, and this will be SO helpful!

@thedarkeststar13 Thanks! Can't claim any great foresight. I have a tendency to make things up as I go along...except for his cosplay. The solid front on this "kimono" is another example of getting it to lie nicely under the top. The Doctor and Naruto kinda had to follow a set pattern. As for the size...not sure what I'm going to do when I start on outfits for the big boys! Kinda used to the cross-eyed/braille school of sewing now.

 

Funny pic. The pleats have been an adventure. After hemming, I hand-basted along the bottom to pull the pleats that had been loosened up by the hemming back into alignment. I couldn't resist a pic of the result.

and after steaming the pleats and finishing a belt...Done! just under the monthly wire

He's all excited for the excuse to wear his long black wig. He doesn't get many chances.

 

He looks adoarable and those pleats flare out beautifully

Teddy

 

@Vindalootoo I love your final result! The long black wig goes with it perfectly too

as for me, I did not finish my last dress for this month. Close, but not quite-- it's assembled and lined and all, but still needs hemmed, plus collar, cuffs and back closure. I should really just be happy that I made two completed dresses and finished another unfinished outfit this month-- it's the most doll sewing I've gotten done in a little while. I basically went overboard to cheer myself up because I didn't get to do the dress I really wanted to do this month!

I already ordered Spoonflower fabric for my August project, but I'm only planning one fairly simple dress for that one.

 

@Vindalootoo Oh that looks lovely! Well done : D

 

I didn’t get hardly anything done this month. More kitty drama and a couple OT crochet and knitting projects slowed me down. Biting off more than I could chew with my initial idea didn’t help much either.
I did make project on the Edwardian combination though. it still needs buttons, more lace around the top, straps, and maybe something at the waist. The blue thing is to keep Bella from flashing everyone as the top likes to fall down.



Next round I think I might work on this or just move on and come back to it later.

 

Thanks everyone for this thread! I've needed something to inspire me to get my sewing back in action, and this really did it.

@thedarkeststar13 and @Azure Agape: Maybe you didn't get the planned outfit completed, but look at how much you DID get done!

 

Noo last minute sliding under the wire for me - I didn't pick up my sewing at all while gaming yesterday (two games I'd never played beofre so lots of questions nad concentrating), so mine will be late (or unfinished) as usual.

We have a barbecue to go to today, so I can hand sew in the car one the way there and back and might (but unlikely) find a comfy spot to sew while catching up with friends while there. Not really awake yet, just online and chacking in here to kill time whuile my shaver recharges.

Teddy

 

I'll be late, but will post to this thread once I finish this loading of pics stuff, lol. Thanks for your patience! *wink*
I second Vindalootoo : Thanks to all the participants for all the inspiration fuel!

 

Such a social butterfly! I'm jealous. TWO new games in one day? I'd go nuts. What are they? MMOs? I'm a dedicated Guild Wars II player, m'self.

On to the next round.

 

"I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date!"

IMG_20210725_210218_hdr by Dawn Coulombe, on Flickr

IMG_20210725_215150_hdr by Dawn Coulombe, on Flickr

Flora wants to show you her found objects for making an easy tie on winged collar.
IMG_20210731_024246_hdr_kindlephoto-214804918 by Dawn Coulombe, on Flickr

Kira loves her magnetic butterfly toy.
IMG_20210731_165350_kindlephoto-213946163 by Dawn Coulombe, on Flickr

Just make a lacy ruff, there's all kinds of ways attach your wings.
For added stability there's coated wire holding the wings as one unit and makes an extra threading loop as not to strangle and droop.
IMG_20210731_215721_hdr by Dawn Coulombe, on Flickr

IMG_20210801_153410_hdr_kindlephoto-254608412 by Dawn Coulombe, on Flickr

So, that's it for my winged escapades! Thanks for looking! Happy to answer any questions, as I'm not good at detailing process. Not sure I had one.

 

Oops! Forgot to show the back of the little hat!
IMG_20210801_001249_hdr_kindlephoto-213409723 by Dawn Coulombe, on Flickr
It's a wee wrist opening to a very vintage glove I only had one of. I cut off the band of the glove, zipped it up, applied some matching gold. I don't like fussing with wigs any more than I have to, lol. Under it is a lacy cap I already had, but the larger pink ruff could be tucked inside the cap instead. Both sides of hat and chemise can be used back or front forward for variety.