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Mrs. Claus

Here is a Mrs. Claus costume I made. The dress is based on a McCalls pattern, but the apron is my design. I made it so it could be a "one size fits most". The dress is quite loose, but the apron...

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1868 Day Dress

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I made this 1868 Day Dress, the inspiration for the overskirt came from a La Mode Illustree, it's worn with a midvictorian Winter bonnet, elliptical crinoline and corset. The idea for the pattern of...

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Tartan Fife the Jester

Each diamond was cut from a different tartan pieced together like a quilt and then the pattern pieces were cut out. Gold trim was sewn on every diamond seam by hand (on each side ) to make it lay...

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Halloween Jester

The fabric in this costume came from remminents of other garments. the black is from a piece of tablecloth. the Candy corns were pieced together strips from  leftover pieces of Waterednbsp...

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Green Girl of Leaping Land

Green Girl from Leaping land wears a vest constructed from indivually hand cut and painted leaves attached along the veins. Head piece is constructed with silk floral and mask is purchased.

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Joker the Dark Knight

My 10 yr old grandson wanted to be the Joker Dark Knight.  He thinks grandma can make anything and I love him for that, so I try.  So I went to my stash and started sewing. I made...

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King & Queen of Hearts

This is the King & Queen of Hearts.  I saw this in a magazine and wanted to make it.  In my stash was all the materials I needed except for some gold trim.  It was a fun, creative...

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Rasta Lion

Aaron L. had an idea to be a "Rasta Lion"- He needed something fuzzy and fun to dance it. The Dreadlocks are made from Wool Roving and were dreaded by hand, the stomach covers up a zipper with snaps...

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MAD Hatter

I made this Mad hatter costume for a friend of mine, Brian Brady(in the pictures). I made the entire costume from my own pattern I made.  I made the long, coat out of cordoroy. The cuffs are...

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Elegante bag - wanda roszak

  This is a small elegant bags, sewed the black satin, Applique, used different threads and different colors, much decorated, designs herself.

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Costume Contest Entry - Lady Gaga!

I sewed/glued/put together the entire top half. Borrowed the leggings, bought the wig.

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Halloween

I created this Queen of Hearts Halloween costume for myself this year using McCall's pattern M5682.  I used a polyester stripe with a sheer (with velvet hearts) overlay for the dress.  The...

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Mini Twist Clutch

Small fabric clutch with "twist" detail on front panel. The pattern for the clutch is for sale through my etsy shop. I have posted a tutorial for how to make the leather tassel for the zip puller...

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Kill Bill

This was handmade from scratch all patches were hand drawn then sewn on.

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Kidnap the Sandy Claws: Lock, Shock and Berrel

We made our mask out of poster board and glue.  I made Shock's skirt and Berrels Skeleton's body.

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Paws the Detroit Tigers Mascot

My 5 year old son is a HUGE Detroit tigers baseball fan! Last year he decided he wanted to be Paws the Detroit tiger mascot. I used a pattern for the tiger suit and head piece with small alterations...

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LOTR Moria Orc

My 2009 Halloween costume, worn 1st at Dragoncon 09 parade, downtown Atlanta. Armor made from rawhide, scrap leather and resin clay. Prosthetics  of silicone made by me at home.

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1890's Victoriana Day Outfit.

I made the skirt from a Truly Victorian pattern TV 292 Bell Skirt. The base fabric is a gray colonial strip quilting cotton. The trim is 10 mts of light pink double faced satin ribbon and a beautiful...

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Vintage Accessory - Help??

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I have a set of pattern cams for a vintage machine.  Can anyone help me figure out what machine these belong to?? Here is a picture of the same set, same box, same cams.  All 16. The box...

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Mystery Foot Revealed

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We asked for your help in determining the purpose of an unusual sewing foot. The mystery has been solved.

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