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{Pattern Review: Deer and Doe Coquelicot Dress}

May 7, 2021 by kelerr

I am pretty on the ball when it comes to new pattern releases, at least from the companies that I know and love. Sometimes a new pattern will come out and I’ll get it but not make it right away and other times, the pattern will be bought, printed and sewn before even a week has passed. This is what happened with the new Deer and Doe Coquelicot Dress. I have had this pretty floral fabric in my stash for […]

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{Latest Make: By Hand London Elisalex Dress}

May 4, 2021 by kelerr

After the success of my By Hand London Elisalex Dress back in November (possibly October?), I wanted to try my hand at another one as soon as possible. It was such a quick and easy make and A few months ago, I bought this amazing stretch sateen from Blackbird Fabrics. When I first saw it on their website, I knew it would be perfect for Elisalex, but I felt like it was too expensive to justify buying at the time, […]

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{Happy Birthday to Me!}

March 12, 2021 by kelerr

I’m celebrating a big birthday today… 40! Hard to believe since it feels like my 30th was yesterday. I had a huge party for it but of course that wasn’t really in the cards for this year. And honestly? I don’t know if it’s what I would’ve wanted anyway. Even pre-a year of quarantine my tolerance for large gatherings was waning and so I decided to just do a series of smaller things (on the actual day, a friend is […]

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{Costume Design: The Beast from Beauty and the Beast}

February 23, 2021 by kelerr

Note: This post is originally from 2018 and it outlines the Beast costume. I’m doing limited new blogging this week as I am costuming not one but TWO virtual shows and just have a ton to do. Something will have to give and blogging is low on my priority list. However, as it happens, I did a series of posts from when we originally did Beauty and the Beast. Since we’re rebooting it this year, I thought it fitting to […]

Categories: Costumes, Creating, Me Made, Sewing, Theater

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{How I Choose & Buy Fabric}

February 12, 2021 by kelerr

A while back I did a post on some of my favorite places to buy fabric, but today I’m going to add on with some insights into how I choose fabrics for my projects. If you’ve been hanging around here for a while, then you know that I tend to gravitate towards florals and quirky prints. I am always on the lookout for new fun print for my next dress (because let’s face it, I mainly make dresses and rarely […]

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{Latest Make: Sew Over It Vintage Shirt Dress}

February 9, 2021 by kelerr

January was a productive month for me but, even though we are only a weekend a few odd days into February, I already know the productivity factor will not be as large. So far, I have managed one make, and it’s the Sew Over It Vintage Shirt Dress. This is a tried and true favorite, made numerous times, but this is the first time I tried it with the sleeves. I have had this project in mind for a while, […]

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{January Makes Round Up}

February 2, 2021 by kelerr

The first month of 2021 has already come and gone, and I have been extremely productive. With no musical to finalize costumes for, all that energy has gone into personal projects, and I managed a whopping five! Most have already been featured so we’ll do a quick recap, but then two new ones will appear as well. Above you see my Closet Core Patterns Carolyn Pajamas, my Sew Over It Betty Dress, and a pair of Nina Lee Picadilly Pyjamas, […]

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{Latest Make: Sew Over It Betty Dress}

January 15, 2021 by kelerr

My second make of 2021 is done! And it was a completely spur of the moment dress that only took a few days to complete from conception of the idea to finished product. About a year ago, I purchased about three meters of a checked wool from Blackbird Fabrics (the bottom in the photo below). I had a vague idea of what I wanted to do with it, but then it just sat. And sat. And sat. We went into […]

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{Pattern Review: Closet Core Patterns Carolyn Pajamas}

January 12, 2021 by kelerr

I have completed my first official project of 2021! This was a completely new project from cut to finish, rather than something that’s been in my to do pile for a while (I’ll get to those, but it’s fun for the first make to be something completely new and different!). I can’t say why I chose the Carolyn Pajama Pattern from Closet Core Patterns as my first project of 2021, but I have been planning to make them for a […]

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