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First Halloween at our house wasn't to bad. We didn't invite alot of people because we weren't done with painting and fixing things up yet. One of our friends at Camp Pendleton which is back down near San Diego, insisted on coming to visit so  we did have some out of town guests. It was fun. Costumes and board games and yummy food. After working on family costumes, painting, painting, and more painting I had no desire to mad rush anything for myself so I threw something together from bits and pieces of other costumes. Can't figure out why picture doesn't want to flip BUT it shows off the costume none the less. And you can see my newly painted blue walls. That aren't those shades in real life but what the who.

House is taking so long to finish that it is starting to make me sad. Boxes are still everywhere because I can't get to them until I am done with things like painting and minor repairs. All the big things are done, Thankfully. I think I will put off painting the kitchen just because I am getting tired of painting. I have the trim in the living room to finish first though. Once I do that and we get our new couch I can finally start putting things where they go and then organization can resme. I wonder if I have a little OCDness in me because I have been feeling really off with my stuff in such disarray.
I got in a bit of sewing.  Family wanted help with Halloween costumes. Made a fur skirt to go with an eskimo costume for my mom. Sewed patches on dad's jumpsuit so he can be an area 51 worker, Jedi tunics for my brother, and a pair of white shorts for Chris to complete his Toad from Mario brother's costume. Of course after a week of working on those I didn't have any energy for myself and just threw things together for myself for the Halloween party last night. Oh well...
Off to paint some trim.

We finally have internet again. New house is great! Lots of work to get it in shape and get things unpacked. But all of it is worth it! I even got in a little sewing last weekend. I took in my sister-in-laws halloween costume. It felt great to sew! Pics to come soon!

Must add a few of these to my year's sewing list.
http://www.thebestofdiy.com/index.php/archives/2009/03/23/pointy-kitty-pattern
TOOOOOOOOO  cute!

I just finished the embroidery on one of the pillow cases I have been working on, (pictures to come later), and I have NO desire to work on the second one. Its not CADD or sewing ADD its Sewing BLEH!  I know most of it is house blehs rubbing off on to everything but bleh non the less. I am washing the fabric for one of the Jedi costumes right now. I didn't feel like carrying two loads over to the laundry room so the other fabrics will be washed tomorrow.
I tried the muslins on my brothers this weekend.  My youngest brother's muslin worked wonderfully. The elder of the two though.... not so much. He is built, maybe not body builder.... but broad shoulders and big arms of a guy who works outdoors all day with a slight beer belly. So the back fits him wonderfully... and the front is to wide. THe shoulder creases fall exactly right in the back, just a little past his natural shoulder crease while the front  starts going down his arm. Not attractive at all.... I am not entirely sure how to correct that but plan to go through all my misc sewing books. Any advice from fellow sewers is COMPLETELY welcome.

I have a strong desire to bang my head against the wall and cry.
to scrub my house until my hands are raw but also not do anything at all and just lie in bed.
I hate buying a house. It is so frusterating. Hurry up and wait, everything is awsome, oh wait, not its no everything is wrong. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I can go and buy a car for as much as I am spending on this house and I could have that car in a matter of days. THIS SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The tunic muslins have been cut out, but I just didn't have the ambition to sew them together tonight. I need to get up early tomorrow to drive out into the desert so I figured a shower and bed would be the better choice. If need be I can baste them together for the fitting this weekend.
In other news we signed some papers with the house and got all other needed paperwork together for our package to go to the powers that be. If nothing comes up we should only have to sign the final papers at closing and we are done.... but I am sure something will come up. It always does.

Happy Birthday koshka_the_cat  Hope its enjoyable!

I don't think my brother's were aware how obsessive I can be on getting things as accurate as I am capable when they asked me to make these Jedi costumes. Of course I want to use yummy natural fibers in the costume and I want to make light sabers and the belts and... and... yea... I get crazy even when they are not my own. I went fabric shopping today. I was able to find fabric for both. I still need to find something to work for the regular Jedi's pants, the Sith's tabard. and both of their robes. I was very lucky to find two pieces one in black and one in a brown and cream that were in the fall suiting section of Jo-Anns. I know they have some poly in them but they don't feel all nasty synthetic to me. I LOVE both of them. The Jedi one for it's color and the black one for the texture it will give the costume. I was also able to find a Yummy homespun looking cotton for the Jedi under tunic. For the Sith's under tunic and pants I just picked up some Quilter's cotton. I wish I had the money to use linen but alas I do not. Another fabric I found that I would of LOVED to use was a NICE wool. And for me to say a nice wool it had to be nice and soft because I still have nightmares about wool blankets from Bootcamp. It was $25 a yard. :( With each robe needing to be nice and full I see needing a MINIMUM of 5 yards probably closer to 8.... yea... can't afford that. Even if it was on sale for 30% off. Maybe if I was just making one but not two.... But they would of been super yummy and pretty accurate from what I have read. I might have fabric in stash that could work for their cloaks. I got 17 yards of a Linen/wool blend awhile back. Right now it is a Mint green color though... SO I have to see how it will take a dye to see if it will really work.  I think I might start the muslins for the tunic tomorrow so I can take them down this weekend to have them try them on.
Sketch below of what Iam trying to do. Pretty generic Jedi costumes. One in black for Sithness.

have any of you done StarWars costumes? Well I know jainamsolo  has, yummy rainbow dress, but I am looking to do Jedi costumes. My brothers asked me if could make them costumes for Halloween. I agreed but I want to do them right. You know get crazy about little details. Any suggestion for sites, patterns, ideas, or just random knowledge?

I have a BALD SPOT!!!!!! When I was pinned into my wig at Comic Con two of the bobby pins that overlapped really really hurt. I figured it was the cost of things, and since I have only worn one other wig I didn't know if it was a normal pain sort of thing. The pain got pretty dang bad so that when at last I could, I ripped off said wig.  I really don't care for wigs and this just adds to my dislike..... Well it left a welt and scab for a few weeks. The first week being VERY VERY tender.  After shower and hair dried today I notice I am now bald in that spot. Right up front and dead center. REally hope it grows back or I need to find a new hairstyle. The whole middle part just doesn't work with a bald spot there.

I haven't had the time to really sit down and write out my post Comic Con and Costume College posts. So much going on right now. I was able to plan my costuming for the next year though. I guess I am jumping on the band wagon of Costume College being my end of year point for costuming, though its not for sewing with Halloween and Christmas around the bend. Anyways here is the plans for the next year.

Fix Generic Ren Faire dress' bodice by October
Finish Genderic Ren Faire dress' sleeves by October
Jedi Costume by Halloween
Sith Costume by Halloween
Snowman X-Stitch by December
Quilted Bear by Christmas
Masquerade Costume by Comic Con/July
Jedi Costume by Comic Con/July
18c Scallop Dress Costume College/Aug
Finish Steampunk Lolita by Costume College/Aug
Bolero/Bustle Steampunk by Costume College/Aug
Edwardian Undies by Costume College/ Aug
Finish all the already cut out PJs
Quilt
Pillow x-stitch
Toddler's sleeping Beauty

There maybe a few more that find their way in there, And more than likely alot of them won't get done with how slow I actually sew. But that is the plans!

I have all sorts of creativity post Comic Con and Costume College, but I can't seem to let any of it out due to many different reasone the main one being fundage issues so I am getting very frusterated!

When he got home today and heard about the missing corset he drug me back to the storage unit. I had already looked there but I have a bad shoulder and can't lift heavy things. I had moved around maybe 3 boxes but that was as far as I got, shoulder already aching. With him acting as the muscles we took out half of the boxes and bins until we found the right one. I HAVE THE CORSET!!!!!
YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I now have two outfits to wear. My Regency gown for gala and my Japanese Regency for Undies breakfast/allSunday. All this depended on one corset. Dang.....
He also reminded me of a dress I made for my cousin's wedding that was 50's inspired. So I will be bringing that and wearing it on Friday. WOOT!

well no... not costume college but my lack of costumes for Costume College. I already knew I wouldn't have any new ones because my main focus on was Comic Con costume. As I have said before I don't get multiple things done because I am such a slow sewer. I was okay with that though because I had back up costumes that would work. Except now I can't find the corset needed to wear them. So I have no costumes to wear :(.
I am trying to stay postive about it because for me being a begininer the main thing is the learning. But I would like to meet new people and being in costume really helps that. Sort of an icebreaker.... *le sigh*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0-N-bd9OGY
Here is a link to our skit!

I have about a hundred BILLION things to recap about Comic Con but brain is still to scrambled to get it all down in a coherant post. But I did promise a picture so here you guys go! I promise after Costume College next weekend I will give you huge long posts. One little bit though  WE WON BEST PRESENTATION!!!!!

Thanks to rhynndavrie  andaviendiora  for helping me pose and taking the pic.

Besides 4 hooks and eyes, possible further embelishment, and final pictures, I am done! WOOT

My friend came over, yesterday to help me with mocking up the shoulder part. She is so awsome to brave the sauna that is my  house and sweating me.
We tried lacing it up with ribbon for the first time. I like how that looks! I had to go out and get more fabric for the shoulder part. The plan was a taffeta but I wasn't liking any of the ones the store had. I pick up a yard of the party taffeta because it seemed the stiffer of the two. It was right next to the bridal section and me being me my fingers were trailing along the bolts and I felt a nice crisp fabric. It turned out to be a silk duponi. I picked up that fabric also and plan to make up the piece in that. I kept the taffeta also just in case the duponi turns out to be an epic fail. I handwashed it last night, since it said dry clean only. I have no intention to dry clean it EVER, but the whole bodice, being boned can only be handwashed so might as wash that part that way also. It dryed over night. Today I plan on ironing it out and cutting into it. It would be awsome if I could finish it today.... It is a possiblity!

Petal overskirt was whipstitched to the bodice. I still have to put a few velcro closures but they have to wait until I can get it on again. For some reason when you lace a corset up its lies differently then when its flat... *sarcasam*
I made the crown and necklace out of the fun foam. They are just waiting for some gold foil. The crown could also use a comb placed in it., and I need to add some sort of clasp for the necklace....
I made up the sleeves. Still trying to figure out how I want to finish off the edges on those.... I am thinking binding... just can't figure out of which fabric. I also need to add the buttons and figure out the shape of the top. The latter of the two has to wait, again for when I have it on, and when I figure out the shoulder piece is going to work. Other then that... Just hem the shorter skirt.....  And its done!!! Well... I would like to add some more sparkle to it, but it would be done and wearable!