Projects in the Queue

I am so excited! There are several projects that are in my sights right now. Although nothing is set in stone yet I am looking forward to everything. If some of them ended up not working out, thats fine. I am just happy people thought about me to present these to me in the first place.

(The order in which they are listed is not necessarily the order in which they are needing to be completed)

Project One:

My best friend is getting married either this spring or next spring. There is a possibility that I will be making the wedding dress and the 5 bridesmaid dresses. I am super excited about the idea. I will admit it is a little bit intimidating, but exciting nonetheless.

Project Two:

A coworker of mine has a daughter that goes to anime conventions and is into cosplay. I have been talking with my coworker and she has asked me if I might be able to make her daughter a costume. I think it will be fun. This would also be the first thing that I would get paid to do. YAY!

Project Three:

Another coworker has asked me if I will hem some pants and repair a torn pocket for him. This would also be a paying gig.

Project Four:

My aunt has been invited to a themed wedding. She needs a gypsy costume to go. Clothing is not her strong suit so she has asked me to help her make her costume.

Project Five:

A friend of mine has also contacted me about doing some tailoring/alterations for some costumes/clothes that he is using in a movie he is making.

These are all the outside projects for now. This doesn't count anything that I do for my own satisfaction. I am starting to get people to come to me for stuff. These are my first steps out into the world with my sewing. I am super excited for the potential ahead of me.

Yabba Dabba Doo!!

My best friend of several years asked if I could help her make halloween costumes for her, her boyfriend, and their son. They wanted to do Flinstones with the fake fur type of material. We didn't use a pattern because of how simple it was going to be. A shirt for her. A skirt for the little one. And a tunic kind of thing for the boyfriend. Overall, this project was very simple. I did the sewing and she attached the black triangle pieces for the decoration.

However... i did run into one snag. While sewing this material together it kept slipping against itself and causing the sides to be uneven. VERY frustrating. I asked my mom if she had any thoughts on how to remedy the slipping. She suggested I put something in between the right sides of the material so they wouldn't slip against each other anymore. I got tissue paper (you know the kind you put in gift bags) and sewed that into the seam. It worked out really well. It stopped the slipping and then when I was done it ripped right out like it was never there. Fantastic idea. Thanks mom!