Curls and Creations

This post is massively overdue and for that I apologise. Booktober did not go as well as I had hoped. I only managed to get through two of the four books that I had planned to read as I was filling my time with all sorts of random things rather than sitting down with a good book.

So it is officially Booktober! I am going to join the lovely Miss Carrie Hope Fletcher in reading one book each week for the duration of October.

This post is rather late as I have been having laptop troubles and was hoping to write it when that was sorted, but I am no closer to that than I was a fefew weeks ago and I didn't want to leave this any longer. I finished my Captain America USO Girl costume for Sheffield Film and Comic Con at the end of August! I got lots of compliments on my costume throughout the day and I really enjoyed wearing it. Halter neck is still not a favourite of mine as I do end up with a sore neck by the end of the day, but the dress itself was comfortable and easy to wear. The cosplay masquerade was a lot of fun and it was great to see so many fantastic costumes on display. I have already started planning my next cosplay (probably Kaylee from Firefly) and I have a long list of other possibilities for future cosplays. Can't wait to get started on the next one!

With Sheffield Film and Comic Con being one week away, I thought now would be a good time for a costume update.   I have procrastinated like crazy with this costume which is why I still have a fair bit to do over the next 7 days.

I have made one hat for my costume! This means that I have finally made a bit more progress with this costume!

So, I finally finished and wore my playsuit from the Vintage Playsuit Sew Along! I took the skirt on holiday with me, but never wore it because the waistband is too small to fasten. The shorts are very comfortable and I wore them quite a lot while on holiday. The only problem is that the waistband is a little too big (what is it with me and waistbands?), but not enough to stop me form wearing them! I intend to take the waistband in at some point soon and I would love to make a couple more pairs of shorts from the same pattern as they are comfortable and easy to wear. The pockets are also a huge plus for me. The blouse was also comfortable to wear, but I will definitely make it longer if I make another version of it in the future, as it only just tucked under the waistband of the shorts. Playsuits are definitely something that I will sew again!

Here is the final piece of my Vintage Playsuit for the sewalong! The dirndl skirt!  This is similar in design to the shorts. I decided to make the skirt and shorts navy with white accents as I knew that I would be able to wear both with various different tops on holiday due to the simple colours and design.