Hawaiian shirt

I sewed!  When Aimee posted this gorgeous tiki fabric on Spoonflower, I knew I wanted to do a Hawaiian shirt out of it.

At my friend Caitlin's suggestion, I used Simplicity 5581.  I think the sizing runs big, so if you're not sure what size to make, I think I would size down.  My husband is usually a solid medium and I think the resulting shirt is a little big - but on the other hand, Hawaiian shirts are often layered and are supposed to be roomy.

I found green vintage buttons in my stash to go with the mid-century color palette and theme. I'm really happy with how it turned out!  I need to get better pics, but for now....

Beatle skirt #2

I bought this fabric on Spoonflower - it's a really subtle Beatles-themed print, with Rocky Racoons, strawberries, and yellow submarines.  There's another similar print which I ordered some of too, but it hasn't shipped yet. Anyway, I made a circle skirt and then used a blue skirt I don't wear anymore but was a great color to do the strip on the bottom.   It would have been better to use bias strips, but I don't think I had enough fabric.   I'm relatively happy with it. I should also mention that because the fabric is white, I had to do a lining too, which was a huge pain to deal with. :-)

Ignore the mess in the background! :-)

Boots

I thought I'd post these on here too, to remind myself to use them if I do more later Victorian stuff!

The first are these Pleaser boots ("Bordello Women's WHIMSEY-115"). They're available in a variety of places and for a variety of prices, but you can see them on Amazon here.

They're pretty close (except for the bow) to Violet Baudelaire's boots, and there are period boots that are strappy like this. So pretty.

The other recent purchase are these Anthropologie boots that I got on the secondary market, the "chiseled doiley" bootie. I know they're not period accurate, but I would totally wear them anyway with a costume.  :-)

They were also a style worn by Quinn on Glee. (She wears a lot of Anthropologie.)

Lost Dharma jumpsuits

For DragonCon 2009, my friend Michelle and I made Dharma jumpsuits.

We figured they'd be an easy costume. The jumpsuits and patches were purchased, and my awesome friend, Scott, embroidered the pockets for us.  We wore them in 2010 too!

Here is the web page for my costume construction details and more photos:
http://costumersguide.com/maggie_costumes/lost.html

Project LJ dress

In 2006 some of us on LJ did a Project Runway challenge where we had to make something out of 6 yards of unbleached 45" muslin. We were allowed to spend up to $15 on notions/dye/trim, and we got to use one freebie item out of our stash that had to be less than 1/8 of the final costume.

Here is the web page for my costume construction details and more photos:
http://costumersguide.com/maggie_costumes/projectlj.html

Beatle skirt

I love this Beatles logo quilt fabric. J-9 and I both made skirts out of it to wear at Abbey Road on the River. I used a simple circle skirt pattern.

And a few pics of Katie, J-9, and I wearing them! (I think I need to shorten mine...)