See Scarlet Sew

1. 18
   Jun
   
   More progress photos from Rin. This is the pink sparkle casa satin fabric from JoAnn’s. You can’t see it photographed here very well, but the sparkle casa is amazing on shoujo-tastic outfits. 

   I did three different attempts on practice fabric for the front piece. The back piece is proportional to my petite body. The crosses are from Sewfisticated. I bought eight gold cross patches. What I did was get some gold filigree and sandwich it between two cross patches creating a solid look. 

   I still need to add the collar piece to this over tunic cape thing. Rin progress is going pretty well. 

   I can’t seem to find my tail though.That awkward moment when a cat can’t find their tail…
2. 1
   18
   Jun
   
   

   Ritsuko - iDolm@ster: Meruhen Maid

   Almost done with this commission! This is a birthday commission for a friend. While I do have Azusa version done a while back, I thought about making her a matching outfit to go with my Azusa. She had a birthday in the summer, so I decided to make her Ritsuko. The fabric was found at one of my favorite stores in the LA Fashion District, Kashcool’s. Ritsuko has a nice  forest green associated with her character. The problem was, I did not buy as much. Luckily, Deb came to the rescue and found similar polycotton at M and L’s. 

   Basically, I custom made a circle skirt. The blouse was from one of Simplicity’s Leg Avenue wannabe patterns. I custom made the collar piece and the cuffs. As you can see, I need to add another cuff. The interfacing is much thicker here than on mine, but it has a nice touch to it. All I need is to add the buttons, final cuff, and zipper and this dress is set. 

   The next step is to make the apron and the headband. I found a headband tutorial on cosplay.com that I plan to use. I just need the right kind of lace suitable for maids. 

   Hopefully, this will be done before CT Con! The fabric is light enough that it can endure summer heat.
3. 3
   12
   Jun
   
   Azusa Miura - Idolm@ster (pink floral)

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4. 3
   12
   Jun
   
   Asami Sato from Legend of Korra

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5. 10
   Jun
   
   I was actually convinced to do this…

   It started out as a joke. I refused because it was never on my top list of things to do. However, in May, BizarroDx started playing around with a skit idea for masquerade. Since I had no idea idea what to do for the next masquerade show I would enter, I thought this might be fun. 

   I got almost all of the supplies from JoAnn’s at Villa Park. This was so spur of the moment. I already had a bridesmaid pattern that I could use for the base. I took a pattern that was a tube top bodice with a flared skirt. For the dress, I followed the pattern, but I cut a V in the front. The casa satin is lined with leftovers from Princess Yukiko. 

   The underskirt is the same pattern cut thrice. It’s pleated and the seams are zig zag stitched. Lace is added to the bottom. I’ll be wearing one of my lolita pettis to give it a full look. 

   The leggings and gloves are made from lycra bought at Sewfisticated. Thanks to friends, I was able to hit up Sewfisticated for the first time. After years of getting boot patterns down, I literally made the leggings in like less than ten minutes.Lady Saiyan always advised to make boot covers snug. It has a nice tight fit to it. It is overlocked together. 

   The next steps? 

   - More gold filigree

   - Cape

   - Crosses

   - Where did the collar pieces go?

   - Wait for the boots to arrive

   - order the hair extensions (will use the Luna wig as the base) from Arda

   - crossfire!

   - Gloves

   - Arm bands

   - Thigh bands
6. 1
   10
   Jun
   
   Idolm@ster - China Exotic

   So, when the new DLC’s for Idolm@ster 2 came out, I was happy to see mini qi pao dresses. It’s not technically what we would assume as a chinese dresses (ie: cheongsam). Think of it as an A-line hip hugging sheath dress that barely covers your butt. 

   I got three yards of fabric at the LA fashion district. Unfortunately, there was not many brocade in purple. So I found the next best thing. This is a nice satin-y print with flowers on it. I also got almost 8 yards of gold trim for the dress. The lining is actually leftovers from Princess Yukiko. Yes, I use whatever leftovers I have for lining if I can afford it! lol

   I made the bolero in one morning. I took a pattern and modified it to look like Azusa’s version. The photo hardly does it justice. If you drape it on a mannequin, you can see the awesomeness. The sleeves are short. The most annoying part is adding the trim to the sleeve seams. It just needs a good old ironing. The black trim is from Kashcool’s (or whatever it’s called now). I custom made a mandarin collar for the bolero. All that’s left is ribbon and a hook and eye. 

   The dress is taken from Butterick 5706. I’m a fairly curvy Azusa (hey, kinda fits the character!). I’ll be wearing capeizo dance tights underneath. The trick was to modify the dress as I went. I made custom darts to make the dress much more form fitting. I may have to invest in a pair of dance shorts (flesh toned), but I think the dance tights are good enough…myaybe? 

   The hair accessory is back at Skyfall. Just remind me I left it in my storage closet in the kitchen with the rest of my Newtype manga if I start OCD-ing before Anime Expo. This is meant to be worn for my friend’s flash mob event at Anime Expo 2013. While the con has issues, I am looking forward to this! Go My Way!
7. 9
   Jun
   

   Found my masquerade act from Anime Boston 2013 on YouTube. I entered Shadow Yukiko from Persona 4 in the master’s division. Recently, I’ve been thinking that Intermediate would be a better category for me to compete in.

   What you see here is from the boss battle from the Persona 4 game.

   
   Cosplay: Princess Yukiko (Persona 4)

   Costumer: See Scarlet Sew

   Video Editor: BizarroDX
8. 1
   6
   May
   
   Azusa Miura - Cute and Girly

   Last minute cosplay for Anime Boston! So, my friend Hanyaan from Angel Hearts Cosplay was asking me when I was planning to do the Cute and Girly variation. I figured it would be an easy project to do. Well, it pretty much is.

   I already had fabric for the choker. Azusa wears a gold choker with gold square. This was a donation from my former supervisor when I volunteered to take some remnants from her. 

   The faux fur is actually craft fur from Michael’s. I bought a few packs of them because I also need them for my Winterpop project. I cut two rectangular pieces and just hand stitched them onto the main collar. 

   I used Butterick 5322 for the bodice. I originally used this pattern for my Captain America USO girl, but I elongated the front piece by 12 inches. The tails are from a coat pattern. I just used the coat tail pattern and edited it to have pointed ends. The coat tail is double layered so there are no weird hems or frays. The bodice is lined with remanants - mostly cotton and thinner white satin. 

   The buttons are from the Zatanna bodice attempt #2 (I haven’t made a bodice I’m happy with yet). Considering I probably won’t be Zatanna for a while, I decided to remove the buttons and use them for Azusa Miura. 

   I did make the skirt, but I might make the mini skirt again only because it came out too short. Though the tails will cover my butt, I’ll stick with my three inches above the knee rule. I’m comfortable showing off leg, but rather I keep it modest than to keep it to anime girl proportions. 

   I already have gloves and boots. The wig already exists. That’s why I love cosplaying from IDolm@ster - don’t have to worry about buying another wig! This is set to debut at Anime Boston 2013. I’ll probably wear this one at Connecticon 2013 since it’s very summer friendly.
9. 24
   Apr
   
   Nurse Angel Ririka SOS

   Okay, this has been long overdue. After making a series of Pretty Cure and Sailor Senshi cosplay, I feel a lot more confident doing magical girl related cosplay. I love Nurse Angel Ririka SOS. It was one of my all time favorite shoujo anime. I’ve seen it in middle school and I just really fell in love with the series. It’s a very underrated series that’s probably not going to see the light of a domestic release, but one of the reasons why I cosplay is that I gotta show my love and represent the fandom.

   I used Simplicity 4136. This is the Wizard of Oz pattern. It has the mushroom puff sleeves. It has a high neckline and I made the skirt shorter. I made the apron. I still have to think how to attach it to the dress. I made the drape from leftover casa satin fabric. I think it has a nice contrast between the pink of the dress and the white fabric.

   I picked up most of the fabric at the LA fashion district back in January. There’s still a few things I need to pick up for the costume. I need to make the pink V in the center of the apron. I need buttons. I also need ballet shoes. Plus, I gotta figure out the hat and all the lovely accessories that go with sometihng so shoujo-tastic.

   This is due for Anime Expo 2013. I’m not sure if I can get it done before Anime Boston. I’m just hoping people remember Nurse Angel Ririka!
10. 24
    Apr
    
    Eternal Sailor Senshi So Far!

    Okay, let’s see where we’re at this time around! For the collars, I used stars that I picked up from Michael’s crafts. My friend, Harzilla, rec’ed to use them for the Super Sailor Senshi when we were working on them. I used the same stars for the hip ribbons. Instead of buying ribbon, Miki, the Eternal Senshi group leader suggested just to make my own. Big duh! lol I ended up just making bias tape from the fabric to match the skirt and underskirt. I saved $40 that way! Phew!

    I was quite confused how to do the double chest bows. My friend, Mari Watanabe posted a tutorial on her facebook. Though she suggested to use a Trader Joe’s bag to stiffen up the bows, I used non-fusbile sew-on interfacing. The bows are held up by snaps onto the collar.

    The collar took time to perfect. I modded Lynleigh’s pattern to extend the front part to get a nice V for the neckline. The collar has snaps to attach to the main leotard.

    What else needs to be done?

    Tack on the rest of the ribbons

    Wait for the cording to come in to finish 1) gloves and 2) cuffs

    After that, it will be done! I’m hoping to finish this before May 5. If I do, I’ll head up to L’espalier for tarot and afternoon tea for this accomplishment. Three eternal sailor senshi…wow! XD

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