This was a collaboration project. We attempted to make a dress similar to one worn by Katy Perry at the 2008 MTV Music Awards. The carousel is made from lightweight…
This year, we decided to do characters from the boys' favorite cartoon, Shaun the Sheep. I started with Simplicity 2788 for the main bodies of the costumes, and drafted mittens,…
Carter, told me "Grandma I want to be the Hulk, he has ALOT of muscles,can you do that?" Well, I think we did that, I used McCalls MP372, and actually…
I started with a very old McCalls pattern #4553, it is a caftan basically. After sewing that out of the suede cloth material in dark brown, I then used the…
What do you do when he asks to be a dinosaur? I got creative,the head is paper mache, even the teeth are peices of paper mache. My dinosaur wearer can…
I found McCall's Pattern 7184 and was instantly inspired to create a female, retro look inspired by the iconic comic book villain, The Riddler. Opting for the graphic quality of…
This is my take on a Lady Loki out on the town in Midgard. The design, while inspired by Alexandra Byrne's look for the Avengers film, is my own. No…
I wanted to make a tomato pin cushion costume that could be worn again so I started with a really full gathered skirt and added accessories! I made the leaf…
For the tabard, I used McCall's M5214. The fabric is a dark blue moleskin and the border (and cross) is 1.5" strips of gold lamé which I used instead of getting…
We have two daughters aged 13 and 10. We have long played games as a family, but it has become increasingly difficult to find games that we all enjoy playing.…
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