Last year I made Jeremiah a Tenzin cosplay (from Legend of Korra) for him to wear to a local convention. This year I made a corresponding cosplay for myself as Pema (Tenzin’s wife). My costume was a last minute idea and made in only 3.5 hours, the night before I attended my first con. It
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It is so crazy to see how quickly things can progress and change during pregnancy! Because of that I’m trying to post update vlogs regularly…to update you all and to have as something to look back at later. In both of my latest vlogs I show off the baby bump and answer some questions
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I was getting a lot of requests for pregnancy update videos…so here’s the first! I talk about how I’m feeling, plans for cloth diapering, and a few other things. Check out the pregnancy update HERE! If you have questions or things you want me to cover in my next update video leave
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In this addition to my ongoing cosplay series I discuss how to decide if you should or shouldn’t use sewing patterns for your cosplay projects. Also if you decide to use patterns what some basic styles are to look for and own. Check out the video full of tips HERE!
Jeremiah and I really love costumes – both making them and wearing them! There is just something fun about getting to wear something you normally wouldn’t and taking on a character’s personality for a few hours. That is what cosplay is all about it is costume-play. Since this is something we really enjoy
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In the past I thought of prairie points as a sort of lame sewing technique (don’t hate me…). Then a short time ago I was looking on flickr and saw someone using prairie points in their patchwork to make some really neat looking bags. So I decided to give them another chance. If
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After I posted an easy, unlined tote bag tutorial last year I got TONS of requests for lined tote bags. I kept putting it off because I wasn’t feeling the inspiration, but now it is here! The first of the lined tote bag tutorials is just that – a basic lined tote bag. They
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Fussy cutting is something I love using in a lot of my projects! It is a method of cutting where you focus more on cutting to maximize the print or design of your fabric and less on making the most of your yardage. This can be for something such as lining up your stripes at
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The weather is getting cooler and it’s that time of year when I start drinking more tea and cocoa, so I decided to make a mug rug. It’s a large quilted coaster big enough to set your mug of hot drink and some cookies on. I wanted mine to be extra special so I created
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I’ve done a few different bag and purse tutorials on my channel and every time I post one I get questions about turning the bag right side out near the end of the process. So I created a sewing basics video showing that step in full, in real time. If you’ve ever had trouble with
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