So much sewing....

There's little bits of thread over my entire house now. I've been sewing in the living room, the kitchen, the dining room, even at my day job. :)

Robin is 99.9% finished. I've got to fudge up some sort of adornment to look like the belt buckle. (It Velcros in the back.) Deedle opted for me not to make gloves or boot covers. (He may very well change his mind 2 days before halloween.)

Also, I gave my friend Seldous that super-secret project I was working on. It was a classic Joker suit, to match my Harley Quinn. He loved it. I don't have pictures of it on him yet because I left the pants and jacket sleeves unhemmed to make sure they were the right length, but please enjoy these photos of it on my dress-form for now. The coat (tails included), vest, and trousers are all fully lined. The coat has two interior zip pockets. The pants have side-seam pockets and two back welt pockets. I haven't mastered lapped zippers yet so I did a button fly. The shirt cuffs have holes for cuff links (I found a perfect pair online.)

Button up shirt, vest, and tailcoat. There is a pair of matching trousers, but my dress-form doesn't have legs.

Close-up of vest pattern. I thought it was PERFECT for the Joker

Tails.

Closer pic of the front

Now, Ivy. The skater's dress looks much too much like a Tinkerbell dress for my liking, but Momma seemed to like it. I would have made just a leotard, no skirt, no sleeves, but it's a little extra coverage for her.

This is a super unattractive picture. Take my word that it looks much better on her.

 I started on her corset today. Bought green canvas for the mock-up. I'll also use this for the outside of the corset. It will be lined in plain green broadcloth. The first mock-up was a bit too small. The gap between laces was too large, and she was quite squished to get it even that tight. (This will be her first corset. I don't want her to faint.) To adjust, I cut the side panels two sizes larger (from the original 16 to a 20). We haven't tried it on again yet, but it added another three inches so I think we should be good. I will probably use plastic boning, rather than steel, since she is inexperienced in corset-wear and because it's just a costume.

Corset after replacing the three middle panels on each side

The hook and eye closure and lacing strips were generously donated by my very first corset. It had a long life, and no longer fits, so it was sacrificed today. I'll save the lacing strips and front closure to use in future corset mock-ups. They worked very well on this one.

My first corset. A Fredericks of Hollywood 'Dream' corset

The lace trim, lacing strips, front closure and plastic bones were harvested

I'll have pictures of us all wearing our costumes closer to Halloween, promise.