"Three weeks and it couldn't be worse..."

I really wish all my posts lately weren’t about sewing fiascos. I know I can sew decently but I just feel like a failure these days since I’ve had such problems with everything I’ve tried to work on for about the past month.

( Three weeks to Costume Con. What a wonderful time to have a sewing meltdown. -_-; )

Bah, at this point, I’m not sure if Ekaterina is going to be done for Costume Con. It would be disappointing if it’s not since I wanted to get it judged there versus a regular anime con. Workmanship judging for the historical masquerade works a little differently; they recommend that people bring their costumes to pre-judging rather than wearing them. I’m pretty pleased with my corset and panniers and that would give me a chance to show them off to the judges which I wouldn’t be able to do if I entered it at an anime con. Plus, I actually have an idea for fitting music to use for a walk-on and I think it would be more appreciated at Costume Con.

I don’t really feel like it but I probably have to go fabric shopping in the morning so I can work on stuff over the weekend. I still need a bunch of things and don’t know if places will close this weekend since it’s Easter. Maybe, I’ll jump to working on the phoenix prop to go with 19th Century D for a bit. At least, I can’t really have fitting issues with that. >_>

Trying to be more optimistic...

Okay, I’m feeling better now than when I wrote that middle of the night rant. Still don’t know if I’ll manage to finish my Le Chevalier cosplay for Costume Con but I went out today and picked up some more fabric, including a rainbow of silks to use for my phoenix prop. The text described Suioh as a rainbow colored bird but there’s no color pic of her; there is a different phoenix on one of the sequel covers so I’m going to use that as a starting point for where to put different colors but I might change it around a bit. Going to take a break from Ekaterina and play around with this stuff over the weekend instead.


I did a similar poll a few months back but I know some people’s plans have changed since then. Since it’s only a few weeks away now and people probably have a better idea, I’m wondering if I’ll see any of you at Costume Con. ^_^ (It’s May 1-4, near Baltimore.) The website has had a lot of info added recently, including a list of panel/workshop topics and parties. Should be lots to see with all the contests, too. The weekend pass is $100 for all 4 days. Plus, there are 1 day passes for $45 and evening passes for $10, which might be good if you’re local and want to check it out for a bit. I’m sure there’ll be lots of new people to meet but it would be nice to see some familiar faces, too. :-) My father is driving down with me the day before but he’ll just be relaxing in the hotel room over the weekend and my brother isn’t coming so I’m probably on my own most of the time.

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