Happy Halloween! It’s my favourite time of the year! This is also my anniversary with my husband. We celebrate a lot of milestones. Today 11 years ago, I declared my love for him and we decided to move in together. Our next milestone is when I moved in with him in May and then our … More Happy Halloween! From Velma Dinkley
This was first published on the Curvy Sewing Collective. When I first started sewing, my main objective was costumes, costumes, costumes! I bought my first sewing machine because I was participating in a burlesque show and wasn’t able to find a costume in my size. I ran out and bought a little pink sewing machine … More Pattern Hacking for Cosplay
This past weekend, my improv troupe, the Dandies, headed to C4: Central Canadian Comic Con in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to open for William Shatner with Star Trek improv. In true Andie fashion, I had to make some new Star Trek costumes for the event. My inspiration for my costume was the dress uniforms from Star Trek: … More C4 Winnipeg, Shatner, and Star Trek Costumes
Last night I finished the most involved project I’ve ever made in a short space of time. About a year ago, my husband and I were watching Star Trek: Insurrection. Occasionally, my husband points out costumes or items of clothing that he wants me to make him. This time, he happened to point out one … More Star Trek Insurrection Captain’s dress uniform
This past week was a wild ride. Other than our regular monthly show, Holodeck Follies, on Wednesday, we also performed at FanExpo on Thursday night, the opening night of the convention. My husband wrote a wonderful entry that recaps the whole affair. So this entry is about sewing, since that is the theme of my … More Star Trek Uniforms: Tahoe Tee pattern
