Loki Dress: pt. 3 - Time for Fashion Fabric!

7/4/2012

Yesterday was the day I got to cut into my fashion fabric for the first time. Mock-ups are done and I've moved on to actually putting together the costume. It was very exciting sliding those scissors into place and slowly, gently, cutting out the pattern pieces. Before cutting, though, I had to draw in 5/8" seam allowance, which ended up taking most of the time for the evening. By the time I had it cut out, pinned together and ready to sew it was midnight and I was forced to wait another week before sitting down with it at the sewing machine.

Here it is all pinned together - check back next week for some more Loki costume glory.

Here's proof that blood, sweat and tears is going into this thing. First blood goes to the costume; one of the pins got me as I tried it on.

See, isn't this as exciting as Hunger Games?

Loki Dress: pt.3 section 2 - Time for Fashion Fabric, skirt edition.

That's right Ladies and Gentlemen, you are getting a bonus edition to today's blog! And it is rife with excitement. Not only did I cut out the pattern pieces and pin them to the fashion fabric of the skirt (the ones that goes with the Loki costume), I also cut out the fabric pieces and sewed that sum-of-a-beech together!

The skirt is a basic circle skirt, in that is makes a full circle when you lay it out. This will give lots of nice waviness and fullness to the skirt.

Cost: $18 top/coat fabric, $14 skirt fabric, $8 in zippers, $4 in thread

Time: 6hrs (for top and skirt)

This is where the magic happens.

Ta-Da!

I had to leave space on one of the seams (back or side seam, haven't decided which it is going to be) to put in a 7" zipper, which I still need to buy.
I also still need to make the waste band and the petticoat that goes under the skirt and gives it frilly fullness.

- a preview of what it is going to look like. The "wrong" side of the coat/top is still out; the awesomeness of the actual fabric will not be revealed until finished.

I'd say I'm a little over halfway done.

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