- Mundane Sewing Discussion -

[LadyStitch]

Sounds like you are plugging away.  Keep up the good work!

[Lady Rosalind]

Pics of finished pieces:

Scarlett's hat



The two witches' cloaks:




I need to get more done this weekend!

[LadyStitch]

Good job so far

[Dinobabe]

Every mum I have given the bibs to , at first is skeptical,  after using them....  well I have orders for more.    They love that they can just peel them off and toss in the washer.  To be honest they are not that hard or expensive to make.  It all depends on how nice to towel/washcloth you want to use. I stumbled onto the pattern in an old sewing for children pattern book.  Loved it since I tried it.

Would you mind posting how to make them?  Maybe a pattern if you have it?  Thanks!

[Auryn]

I would love it if you could share the pattern also.
I don't have any little ones but I have a few friends that are expecting and it sounds like it would make a wonderful gift.

[LadyStitch]

Sure I will look for the actual direction tonight.  They are surprisingly easy.  The only "hard" part, is making the templet for cutting the neck hole, but using a compass makes a little easier.

Here is essencially the directions I use. The only difference is that I just buy t-shirt ribbing, and use bath style hand towels and wash cloths (no smaller than 13x13).   I will need to look at my actual directions to get the neck measurements right.  I can't remember if it is 7" diameter for the infant, and 9 " for toddler or not.  This matters for head size.
Edit:  might help if I post the link huh?
http://www.mormonchic.com/crafty/dsh_twl_bibs.asp

This site is closer to what I do, only I don't do the slit in it. http://sewing.about.com/od/sewingforbabychildren/ss/towelbib.htm

[LadyStitch]

They finally posted a few more photos. 
This one is the 1958 Vogue pattern dress I made with the 1.5 circle skirt on it.  There is a VERY full petticote under it.



This one is my "shreaded" blue dress.  The actress is wearing a wearwold head, and the dress, all over a fur 'teady bear' style fur suit, and then a body shaper t shirt to give her the hump back look.  The Sceneic designer helped air brush the head to match the body and the body to blend back to the head.


I am currently waiting on a good shot of one actress in the "regular"  blue dress.

[Lady Rosalind]

I LOVE that flowered dress!!!!! Nice work!

[LadyStitch]

I originally wanted to do it in a white with green print, but I think this White dress with the magnolia's, and the poofy skirt seems to sell the "Scarlet"  aspect of her character well.  AND she is so cute in that out fit.  First thing she did was twirl in it.    Most girls never trully grow up. 

Me being nit picking, I think I really needed a 1" wide black belt on the white dress.    Regardless I like how she looks.

[Lady Rosalind]

Finally, progress to report on the costumes I'm sewing for a play.

This one is the "Hungarian" folk costume. It's an old, repurposed ren-faire combo, with trim added from the stash at the theater. I have to come up with a way to "rip" the smock to reveal the actresses "bra", without actually flashing the audience.



Closer look at that crazy trim:


And the green curtain dress!!!! Just needs fastenings for the bodice, and a hem on the gown and underskirt. The cape part of the left sleeve will actually be an existing cape (provided I can make it work).



Now, I just need to make the chef's coat, if the one I found in storage won't fit, and put together all of the normal clothing they'll wear on stage. Oh, and put the finishing touches on the goth girl, plus fixing the huge rip she tore in her pants last week. We open in three weeks, they want to start using costumes this week (which I found out SATURDAY!!!!!!!). I gave the directors the lecture about the green gown. I hope they'll listen.

[LadyStitch]

Nice work so far on the costumes. You are doing great.   As for having a dress rip and not flash the audience I would recomend a section of trim or something almost decorative that when "ripped" the tention woudl let go and it appears as if "more flesh" shows to the audience but not actually flash them.  I did that when I had an actress who was to be assalted by an evil pirate captain.  He "tore" a piece of a decorative collar I had on the dress which opened up the neck line on her dress, thus showing more of her but not actually showing more of her.  It also gave a good sound effect of the velcro letting go.

I wish you luck with the director.  In my opinion the director set's the tone of the show.  If the Director doesn't respect you the actors won't either.

[Blushing]

Those costumes look fun. =)

Out of curiosity ... are there any quilters here?

[LadyShadow]

Lovely Lady Rosalind. I like the colors of the green dress.

Blushing - I do some quilting, but not too much. Lacking time for sewing right now.

[LadyStitch]

Those costumes look fun. =)
Out of curiosity ... are there any quilters here?

I quilt as well but I'm always so busy with theater & renn stuff I rarely get time to do it.  I've got so many quilts plotted in my head, but never time to do them. 

I would love to see what you have made blushing.

[gem]

Lady R, those are SMASHING!!!

I am taking my first quilting (piecing) class tomorrow night. It's actually Part 1 of a hand embroidery class, but for some reason the instructor felt we needed a crazy quilt top to embroider on!

Well, I've been working in my office/stash room all night, and I got all the fabric off the floor and into the closet. I'm still not happy with how I have things, and honestly it doesn't really *look* like much of an improvement, but at least it's a start. Still hoping to get that tall bookcase for the fabric on bolts, which WILL help a lot.