Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Katherine: Progress

This project is based off of the character Katherine, from the musical Newsies.
Her outfits change throughout the performance, and I am trying to make all of them before I graduate!
My reference picture for this outfit consists of these images:

I altered these patterns
Vintage McCalls 3797, Butterick 6047

The bloomers were made free hand. The petticoat was made from the McCalls skirt pattern as my mockup for the final skirt, and it turned out beautifully! Both are attached to elastic waistbands.


The tie was ordered off of eBay for $3.
The shirt was a thrift store find, and I replaced the entire collar to better suit the costume. The sleeves were also cut off, to prevent overheating for when I wear it in the future.
The jacket sleeves were a challenge, as was the jacket itself, since I had never lined a garment before, especially working with satin. The results turned out very nice.



The areas that puckered were later covered with trim.
The skirt was relatively simple, and pleats were added in, with an invisible zipper! The zipper was added without the zipper foot, so that was one of my better accomplishments in making the skirt.
The entire thing tried on:



And the entire thing tried on with trim on the jacket:



Now with the triangles on the jacket:

This is the entire costume:




Plush Doll Compilation

These are the plushes I have made over the past 4 years, from oldest to most recent.

Scalemate, based off of a fictional creature from a webcomic, Homestuck. Hand sewn fleece with hand sewn button eyes.
Conbat, from a webcomic Hanna is Not a Boy's Name. A reference picture is provided on the left.



Camerupt from Pokemon. Machine sewn fleece, with hand sewn details. All rocks were hand sewn on, as well as the applique on the sides.




Vaporeon from Pokemon. 2 feet long, 10 inches tall, from  bottom to fin. Hand sewn fleece, with machine sewn details.
Tsum Tsums: a cat, Grovyle from Pokemon, Vaporeon from Pokemon. Hand sewn fleece and minky, with fabric glued and hand sewn details.

Squirtle from Pokemon. Hand sewn with fabric glued details.

Gifts for friends: favorite animals made into plushies! Left to right: turtle, husky, cheetah, owl, cat.

Emolga, from Pokemon. Machine sewn cuddle fabric with hand sewn details.


Vulpix from Pokemon, made from a heavily modified cat pattern. Machine sewn fleece with small hand sewn details.

Based off a Nessie the Lock Ness Monster Pattern. Machine sewn minky with appliqued details.

Eevee from Pokemon. All machine sewn minky and fake fur, with hand sewn details.


Bird, based off of a pheonix pattern. Machine sewn fleece with appliqued and hand sewn details.

Little Sister Cosplay: the Process

For reference, here is the character the costume is based upon:

In total, fabric was about $20 for the whole dress. I purchased 4 yards of the red polka dot fabric for $4 a yard, and 1 yard of off white fabric for $3.

The top was the most difficult part to pattern. It was heavily modified from a bodice pattern meant for a princess dress. The most challenging part of this costume to make was the apron top, but once it was finished, it was smooth sailing from then on out.

Once the apron skirt was sewn to the actual skirt, a makeshift dress form was used to pin the pleats into place.

Unfortunately, I have no pictures of the in between stage when the sleeves an collar were attached.

Once the basics were completed, pockets were added!

The pockets fit my wallet, phone, and 3DS XL, which is impressive for pocket sizes, considering usual women's pocket sizes.

This is what the final result looks like! It has not been bloodied to look like the actual little sisters yet, but it will be shortly. :)