I love this textured, pleated outfit Ariel wears on land. All the volume, ruffles and wavy pleating need good structure for contrast, and the corset belt provides that opportunity. My Once Upon a Party brought us this corset belt to add that extra definition. I measured out bias strips the…
Our friends at Once Upon a Party have a dainty Ariel who needed alterations so she wasn’t swimming in her gown. (Get it? Ariel swimming in her gown? Anywho…) Ariel’s dress is 4″ too wide around her bodice, and the front and back yokes need to be more narrow. The…
I’ve wanted to try couching on my Bernina 790+ and our theater recently (March 2024) produced Legally Blonde. That majorette jacket in the law school application scene was the perfect opportunity to give it a try! Our talented Elle is tiny but mighty, so the first step was getting a…
Yes! That really is the name of the character! It’s a long one! 🤣 After our team searched Amazon and the internet for a period appropriate yellow suit, they asked if we could make a custom suit for the show. Knowing this one will probably never be used again, we…
Magi/Wise man #3 has his own set of creative details. The fabric is an elegant scarlet silky satin with a beautiful sheen and yummy drape. The tunic very simply pulls over the head, then ties with a woven brushed cotton herringbone burgundy sash. The sash now has a black tassel…
Wise man/Magi #2 was our tallest actor, and the overall design was elaborate. With the beautiful watercolor blue batik and the white accents, I wanted this to have a strongly masculine feeling to it. I wanted to play with couching on my Bernina 790+ Crystal Edition, so I used presser…
My church asked us to create three wise man costumes for the Christmas Eve drama. I was excited to work on this project because (1) it helps share the message in a unique way; (2) the costumes will be used for many years; (3) we can experiment with sewing techniques.…
Chip’s roses were made similarly to Mrs. Potts. Since I made Chip’s after Mrs. Potts, I changed the process slightly. I grabbed a teacup and sketched out two roses measuring roughly 7-8 inches – a smaller scale to match our dainty little actress. After painting a base green, I added…
Continuation of Part 2Once I finished painting the flowers I moved on to the leaves. I added a few vines and branches to get the leaves farther out and fill up a bit of the white space. To paint the leaves I laid down a dark green layer of paint…
Continuation of Part 1After receiving feedback from MelRae and the director, I moved on to starting the actual apron! They wanted three different colored roses in a similar color palette. I chose to go with pink, purple, and reddish purple as my final color scheme. We wanted the apron to…