Con come and gone

this past weekend was Bubonicon - the main reason for the steampunk outfit. Well I did not get my outfit done so I wore the my outfit I made for my birthday back in April. It was a LONG weekend.
Now to get back on track. Like I said the outfit and blanket for the baby got done I still have to sew on buttons to the fencing doublet and put together the two shirts. So hopefully these will get done this week.

Crossing my fingers!

What am I doing?

OK last night I got the buttons sewn on a vest and the ties on the baby blanket done. However I did not get one ounce of sleep until this morning- I slept from 8:30 to 11am then woke up and went to grab some fabric for the Victorian shirt I am working on. I cut a couple pieces wrong and had to get more fab to get everything cut right. I still have to cut out and put together a Ren. fighting shirt before I go to work tomorrow at 3:15. I hope to get up in the morning and sew on the buttons on the fencing doublet, then get the shirt finished so I can hand them over to him and hopefully get paid.
If that was not crazy enough.....
This weekend is Bubonicon and there is a Steampunk costume contest me and my friend were going to enter and I have yet to start the outfits!!!!! I AM TRULY GOING CRAZY!!!!!
Well lets see maybe if I sew the buttons and get the shirt cut out tonight then I can sew the shirt in the morning and cut the coats out before work. After work I can piece the coats together and finish them on Thursday. Friday I work for only 5 hours so I should be able to finish the little details then.
Only other thing is my friend Jeff's Victorian shirt is still in pieces and even though he is did not ask for it for this weekend I will do my best to get it finished--no promises.
Well back off to the sewing room and if anyone knows of a cloning device, please send it my way!!!

Projects keep adding up

Well lets see the sewing room is still a complete wreck. But I got a new blanket put together for Noah (the grandbaby). Just gotta put the ties on - figured I would do it tonight while watching True Blood.
Also getting the buttons sew on to the fencing doublet.
Best get everything together so I can get that done tonight. I demand I get this done tonight!!!

somethings complete

So I did manage to get a few things done - it's amazing what can happen in a 24 hour period (and coffee). 2 rompers for the granbaby , just need to add snaps and buttons. The teenager's cheerleading skirt still gotta do the top. A fencing doublet - just need the buttons sewn on. And the shirt is cut out - just need to get away from the computer and go sew it together. But it looks like things are coming together.
I think after the shirt I need to clean the sewing room. There are pattern pieces and scraps of fabric EVERYWHERE. So I think cleaning is a major point that needs to be tackled!

With that I need to get this shirt done before I go to work tonight.

Well crap

Have yet to start any of those projects. The teenager came to me and asked for a cheerleader uniform for our Dr. Steel stuff. Cool idea I said, by Tuesday she said. So I dropped everything else and began a cheerleader outfit- oh yeah!! But hopefully by tomorrow evening I will be back on track and getting the other projects headed in the right direction. I better a couple of them are paying ones.

Projects for August

Items I would like to get made this month (Aug)

1. Fencing Doublet
2. Reniassance Shirt
3. Victorian Shirt
4. Shorts for the teenager
5. 2 rompers for the grandbaby
6. Steampunk outfit- not sure yet of all the parts

So there is a guideline for the month. I hope to get pictures up to.

Intro

Well I figured that I should start tracking my sewing projects, frustrations, and victories. I am a self taught seamstress and some days I have NO idea on how to do what I need to get done.
I started to sew when I was in middle school. My Home Ec class we had to make aprons. I think I still even have mine, red with white hearts all over it. I of coarse made clothes for my Barbies but other than that nothing else really. In my 1999, I joined the SCA (www.sca.org) and decided that it would be more economical if I made my own clothing for my time period, late 16th Century.  When I first started playing I began in the 11th Century - high collar long sleeves - now it's cleavage and corsets. I have yet to make my own corset but I do have all the parts to make one.
Well onto why I started this blog. I figured I would track my sewing projects for the rest of this year and see if my sewing skills sharped. I am completely self taught in this area and some of these instructions are beyond understanding.

With all that said... Let's get this started!!!