The first results of the photo shoot with Point of Light Productions

Here are a few of results of a photo shoot done with my models and Point of Light Productions.  For more images check out My website!

The 13th Fairy

Acidic Rocker

and the girl from Colorado country.

A girl from Colorado country.

I apologize right now if this makes little sense or is not well written. The fashion show everything is to be made for is on Saturday and I am more then a little brain dead from all the work  and hours I've put in this week.

The good news is, everything is done!  Just a couple little add-ons here and there (Wendy's hat and gluing the wings for  the cosmic warrior), so on to the photos!

Wendy's coat

Step one: Buy fabric that is at least 80% wool, which I did not :D I bought a cashmere wool suiting. It's like felt and wonderful to work with, however it dosn't shrink as much into shape when you steam it as an 80% wool would.
Here is how it started! The patterns laid out on the fabric with the seam allowances added in.

Then I cut out everything in the outer fabric, then in the lining and then in the interfacing.

And then I interfaced EVERYTHING.  You need a nice stiff interfacing (preferably an iron on) that will stay stuck to your fabric. You find that out by cutting samples of various interfacing weights and sticking them to the fabric.  Once that is done, you pull, twist, tug and peel the fabric (basically maul it and take your aggression's out upon it). Whichever interfacing stays stuck after that, is the one you want.

You interface all of the Front pieces, and then the rest tend to only be interfaced at the hems and up top by the neckline or shoulder area.  You also put some pre-shrunk ribbon around the arm and neck holes to keep them from stretching out.  Below is my front pieces all sewn and interfaced, along with the pocket bag for the front pockets.

Speaking of pockets, here is what they look like on the outside. The pocket flap echos the shape of the collar of the coat.

The coat,(almost all together) resting on a judy.  I've attached the collar, the front facing and front lining at this point.

My sleeves with the lining attached, are shown here awaiting attachment to the actual coat.

But not before I attach the shoulder pads.  Which involves a great deal of basting, both  permanent  and non-permanent. 

Below is some of the permanent basting,  the shoulder pad gets basted to the interfacing and to the seam allowances of the shoulder seams.

And basted on with a temporary  slanted stitch on the outside.  This is just to hold the shoulder pad in place while you sew in the sleeve.

With both shoulder pads now attached, time to attach the sleeves!

To attach the sleeve I first pin it on to the coat while it's on a Judy and then, once pinned, flip it inside out and transfer my pins to the inside and baste it onto the body of the coat.  After that, I sewed in a piece of flannel called a head roll, which makes the sleeve cap roll over nicely at the arm hole.

Alas I have no more pictures of the progress!  But all that was left was to attach the sleeve lining, hem the bottom of the coat and sleeves, attach buttons and make button holes.

I said there would be more pictures right?

So here is the finished skirt in its natural habitat, hanging inside out on a hanger on my wall. (So it doesn't get dirty).

And here is a peak at the actual fabric of the skirt!

And here is where I was with the coat yesterday morning!  It's all cut out now and most parts are also  interfaced, but then I ran out. :(  I must remember that interfacing is only one layer and not folded on the bolt! Lesson learned! I'll get some more today.

Last one standing.

One last costume to go!

This time it's Wendy from South Park, as requested by my model Michelle.

I ended up choosing to make her yellow "legs" a skirt instead out of a cute yellow poke-a-dot fabric we found. Its nice and springy and should go well with the purple tailored coat I will be making.

The skirt is totally done, but I forgot my camera at school on my desk so no photos yet.  I spent today and tonight  fixing and making the patterns for the coat. I should be ready to cut into fabric tomorrow!

When I wasn't  working on patterns I was setting up a window display  in a local comic book store, featuring the 13th fairy.  It, along with eight other displays in various downtown businesses will be up from now to next Wednesday!

Back into the fray!

And we have an official poster!

Tickets are now on sale at three local places: NBCCD (that's the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design), Read's coffee and the SUB store at UNB.  (also at the door the day of the show, but don't quote me on that).

All my costumes are now officially done, but I still have 2-3 weeks left before the show and didn't want to sit around twiddling my thumbs so I have added an extra costume.

That pile of fabric will become a tailored coat and a cute circle skirt reminiscent of a certain South Park kid.