Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Semester Coming to a Close...

My spring semester is finally coming to a close. This will be my last official week of classes and I will have one final. I sat and looked at a list of classes I need to take and I only have 12-15 hours left.... super exciting! Although I won't be taking any summer classes, I still need to study for the MCATs and finish a distance learning course. However, I should have a little more time for sewing... yay!

I have a couple of almost finished items... I just need to hem and take pictures... hopefully those will be up soon. So many things to do... so little time!

Saturday, April 4, 2009

~Asian Dolls~

I saw this Victoria Secret dress and thought I could make it... I started playing around with some fabric (when I was supposed to be writing my lab report) and realized a need a doll I could make sample clothes for. At first I just wanted a Barbie doll... anything I could find.  I went to flickr to look around. I can't remember exactly what I searched for, but I was definitely blown away!  I entered a world of Asian dolls!  The all look like anime characters and they are so cute... well at least most of them... some of them are kind of scary looking...


I want Sarang from Blue Fairy! She is just gorgeous, but I dont know if I can justify getting a $300 doll to my husband.  Super Dollfies, which are made by Volks are customizable.  I think I'm too new to even consider those.  As I kept looking, I came across Pullips and Momoko dolls, which are a little cheaper and smaller, but just as cute.  I believe Momoko's are closer in size to Barbie dolls.  (Blue Fairy and SD (Super Dollfies) are about 17" tall.  I want one of these soo bad.  My mom's going to Korea at the end of this month... I wonder if she could find me one... since Blue Fairy and Pullips are Korean dolls.  ^___^

Sorry for all the hyperlinks, but I didn't want to steal anyone's pictures and too lazy to get permission for my meager blog.  If you flickr (or Google) any of the names/terms above, I'm sure they'll come up.  Man I really want one...  

Spring Break Recap

Needless to say, I did not complete any of the tasks I wanted to over spring break.  We ended up going out of town both weekends.  I worked during the day, which had me pooped in the evening... although I did manage to get my workouts in.  I can say I've made some progress on the skirt for my sister-in-law and I did some reconstructing!  =)

This is a tunic bought from Korea.  The bust area was too small and the styling of the top was interesting...

Korean Tunic I - Whole

Here is the detail of the bust area...

Korean Tunic I Detail

I love the print and the button up portion of the tunic, (Yes, they are all working buttons.) and I thought it would make a very cute skirt by cutting off the top portion and sewing most of the buttons shut.  I left the top few open as a way to get in and out of the skirt.  Then I took in some of the waist.  Here is the outcome...

Reconstructured Skirt I

I have another skirt in the works also being made from a Korean tunic. All I need to do is add some elastic to the waist and it will be complete... hopefully soon! Some other items that only need finishing touches are my Easter dress and a Butterick 5100 tunic.