Sew Geeky Episode II: RETURN OF THE GEEKS! Star Wars Edition + GIVEAWAY!
Imperial March by Star Wars on Grooveshark (a little mood music) THE TIME HAS COME AGAIN... As the video informs, we have returned for our next installment of SEW GEEKY! What better day there is to celebrate than May the 4th? So away we go! Max and I wanted to do something big for the Star Wars theme. We went to one who has sewn many Star Wars wearables like a "Bossk".
Seriously folks, if you love the Force and haven't checked out Girl Like the Sea then you are seriously looking for posts in Alderaan places! Tara is spaceballs, i mean, amazeballs. And each of her kids are, legit, cute enough to make you join the dark side. Go see what she made!!! So what did I make? Well, I wanted to pay homage to a lesser recreated character from the movies: the Imperial Royal Guards to Emperor Palpatine.
It was weird making my cheerful Azriella into a stoic evil guard. Does she look foreboding enough? I couldn't find the time to fashion a visor that would be breathable, so I used a bit of eyeshadow and photoshop to give the effect I want ;-) The fact that she has a smiley little doll face does not make it any easier to make her look sinister. But I think she looks pretty cool!
I drafted out what I thought the hood should look like. If you follow me on Instagram then you saw some questionable pics of me in my muslin making! I added in a seam here and a tack there and made sure it sloped and peaked accordingly.
The cape is fairly simple: gathered at the shoulders, open at the sides, and blind hems. I didn't have the time to make gloves either so I did a little something fun to simulate the look.
What's under the cape you ask? (Because I couldn't just stop there!)
What's under the cape you ask? (Because I couldn't just stop there!)
A Saffron Dress
(pattern by Paisley Roots)
made by me but in red vinyl. I actually just had this realization that I do this all the time:
(pattern by Paisley Roots)
made by me but in red vinyl. I actually just had this realization that I do this all the time:
I'm not going to go too much into the nooks and crannies of the dress today but suffice it to say there will be talk on it soon.
I made a little steampunk button for the back of the dress. Isn't it cute!?
One thing I have to say about it is that gathering vinyl is not for the faint of heart!
One thing I have to say about it is that gathering vinyl is not for the faint of heart!
But I can check "vinyl dress" off my sewing bucket list now!
She loves the dress, as do I, and I can't wait for a fancy dress party or a ComicCon of some sort to come through Portland so I have an excuse to dress her up in it again! The vinyl gathers do make for a delightfully dense skirt poof. I seriously love it!
We got a fabulous lightsaber that made her so excited and giggly which was not the mood I was going for. What the difference from with to without:
With lightsaber:
With lightsaber:
She really started getting into it! When I tried to offer it back to her she refused because she knew it was helping her stay in character. So cute!
In the beginning she had such a hard time finding out how to be mean. Bless her little heart, she doesn't have a malicious bone in her body! It was either happiness or tears!
GIVEAWAY TIME!!!
Would you like to win a copy of this pattern?
Karly has agreed to give me a copy of her Saffron Dress Pattern to one of my readers!
I will be choosing a winner on May 25th at random. Why that date? Because it's International Geek Awareness Day and we ALL will be sewing something else epic of the geeky star wars-y persuasion!!!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Can you all take it? A smattering of geeky sewing delights? A month of Star Wars puns and roundups? Max, Tara and I would LOVE it if you join us in the fun!
GIVEAWAY TIME!!!
Would you like to win a copy of this pattern?
Karly has agreed to give me a copy of her Saffron Dress Pattern to one of my readers!
I will be choosing a winner on May 25th at random. Why that date? Because it's International Geek Awareness Day and we ALL will be sewing something else epic of the geeky star wars-y persuasion!!!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Can you all take it? A smattering of geeky sewing delights? A month of Star Wars puns and roundups? Max, Tara and I would LOVE it if you join us in the fun!
photo from Max-California of Max-Californina
There will be more goodies on Max-California & Girl Like the Sea as well, so stay tuned to keep up with it all!
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