The Strapless Dress

This dress was very fun to make! I learned how to shir fabric, which was quite fun to make. I also used boning for the first time too. This dress is mostly finished. I stopped finishing the garment when I realized the dress was too big for my body. I suppose I'm waiting for the right person to have such a dress (and fit properly in), and maybe then I'll attach the zipper to the back.

My favorite Pattern thus Far

The following shirt is one of my favorite creations. The pattern was easy to use and understand too. It's very comfortable to wear!

Same sweater, better lighting.

This is the same pattern, made a little differently, and with different fabric.

Quark and Bows

For this special creation, I had the wonderful idea to hot glue corks to a cheap frame found from the dollar store. I printed out a photo of Quark from DS9 to complete the image. The idea was to put this frame on the bar at my wedding. It served as a tinge of nerdiness at my vintage themed wedding.

Before I discovered the usefulness of hot glue, I painstakingly glued corks together into a circle formation and waited hours for it to dry. After the two circles were created, I realized they were too heavy and awkward to hang on the plant hangers I bought from a local thrift store. I thus went onto YouTube to learn to make large bows. You can see the resulting image below. The two bows were stuck into the ground at the entrance of the wedding venue.

Doily!

After becoming engaged, I gained this awesome idea to make a bunch of doilies for the dinner tables for the reception after the wedding ceremony. This doily was one of the best I've made, and quite beautiful in my opinion. The other doilies that I created were a bit messier as I didn't rip out the stitches to fix mistakes - I got a bit impatient after about the fifth doily. Thank goodness a friend came to the rescue and found a small collection of doilies at Goodwill, thus ending my seemingly endless doily making.

The PS4 controller in the photo is for size comparison.

Tie Me a Knot or Not

On the left is a tie I made from brocade fabric. I used a sewing machine, hand sewing, and an iron to achieve this look. The tie on the right was used as an example for sizing. Since I made two yellow ties, both would be given to my father and brother for their participation in my wedding.

Tie me a Knot or Not... turns out my father doesn't know how to tie a tie.

Pikachu! I choose you!

Last year my fiance (now husband) received a Pikachu hat from his monthly Loot Crate subscription.Obviously he needed to be Pikachu for Halloween, I pulled out an old onesie pattern from my collection, bought the yellow and brown felt fabric from JoAnns and went to work. I even attached the brown stripes to his backside by hand. The tail was not of my creation, but bought from Hot Topic instead.

Puppy Neck Pillow

I thought this project was rather clever. I used an old neck pillow as an example piece, and based my pattern off of it. Although not seen through this picture, this neck pillow is intact with a zipper, leading to a lining which holds the rice. This will allow for easy washing of the puppy fabric casing.

I chose the fabric for a friend, who expressly pronounces her love for all dogs. Throw this neck pillow in the microwave, and let the comfort ensue.