Fairy Godparents

My Man's sister is having her big 3-0 party and she wants colour! Well, I have so many costumes lying around and they aren't all that colourful. I am hooked on the idea of using my Queen Victoria dress somehow and after a chat with my man and his wanting to use bits from the computers he's pulled apart recently, specifically the LED lights, we came up with the funky idea to use the light as colour and have a sneaky way of turning the lights on.

So I'll be a fairy godmother and he'll be a fairy The Godfather. The whole Italian thing coming through again.

Updates to come on this one. Very exciting!

Steampunk Waist Corset

I finished it. With probably minutes to spare. I should have been working on it on the Friday and Saturday nights, but anyway, I did it.

I was making soup with my man's Nan, this old school Italian soup and while that was cooking I was hammering away at the eyelets, cause I sure as heck didn't want to be doing those at midnight inside a house on a cold night! We had a late night and so I got up at 9:30am on the Sunday  knowing I had to leave to meet little sister at school (45 minutes away) at 1pm. The last panel was made up in probably 20 minutes! I quickly made up the cable ties bones and threaded the eyelets.

And after all that, it was only principles needed! So she didn't need it then anyway! So I drove around and talked to mum for a while who was parked around the reserve park thing. Took off home and got ready for my work mates Hens High Tea (which was to die for!). I think I'm finally come down from the sugar high.

And now I have another project. When I get on a roll, I get on a roll.

Pictures to come later of the finished corset. As I finished with only minutes to spare I didn't have time to take any photos. Mum assured me she will get some, cause the camera is constantly attached to her hand anyway.

It's cut

And it's not emo either. I have some proof that I'm doing something. But I'm getting these ridiculous headaches pretty much everyday and it's hampering my sewing efforts. The thing will go together quick, that's what I tell myself now!

Anyway. Proof!

I'm going to wallow in self pity now because of this headache.

Underbust Corset

My sister is involved in a school play, 'Godspell', and they have tweaked it from the 70's to Steampunk. And there is a TARDIS involved as well when Jesus is resurrected. She is in the choir and tells me she has a sneaky part as well. Anyway, she needs a corset and her and mum were looking at Etsy for a corset. It would have taken far too long and it was going to be made from upholstery fabric. Yeah nah.

She is a large girl, will be under stage lights and in upholstery fabric. I don't think so. I offered my services and we're embarking on a bit of a curve. I'm using Butterick B5371 which I think is going to need a little altering, mainly just elongating it. I'm using corset E. Very tempted to make myself one later with the left overs, cause you know, there is always left overs :P