Par for the course of me never really liking the shows I've worked on. I admit I'm not easily impressed in general, but 1883 is just plan weird!
Disjointed story with no reason to latch onto any of the characters. Sloooow boring (often mumbled) conversations and lots of obvious CG effects (specifically fire). Bad blocking of background extras. Bizarre cinematography - it looked like reality TV! It was such a strange look for a period drama! Tons of scenic insert shots that wasted time and lasted long enough that I was bored of looking at empty fields or tree branches without anyone in the shot. The one flashback scene didn't even have any visual indication it was a flashback (like faded color or fuzzy edges) except for the date label at the beginning of the scene - it just looked the same as everything else. Lots of things bugged me about the costumes, which wasn't really a surprise.
I could go on, but if you still want to see for yourself what all the ridiculous hype is about (seriously, everywhere I look including my Roku homescreen, there's an ad for this show!), the first two episodes are available for free on Amazon Prime.
I spent the day priming things for paint and then I remembered to shoot a quick video. #SewingStudioBuild
I started cutting all the edges while Janet was away yesterday morning. When she got back after lunch, she pulled out a roller and started filling in. I'll put a pic below in the comments. #SewingStudioBuild
We broke for lunch and then came back with a portal ac unit plugged in to an extention cord from the house. Can't wait until they finished hooking up all the electrical and we have the mini split cooling the room for us - it was stupid humid today! #SewingStudioBuild
Tonight I learned how to do foundation paper piecing (fpp) without sewing through the paper. I've never had any desire to sew through the paper and then have to rip it all off. This was much faster with no ripping required in the end!
I plan to make this Jack Russell Terrier block into a decorative pillow.
#FoundationPaperPiecing #fpp
A client I made a cosplay for a few years ago won tickets to The Kentucky Derby in May and commissioned me to make her outfit! This is going to be a fun build!
Her inspiration is from a dress in Singin' in the Rain, and I found a good starting point pattern to use from Mrs. Depew Patterns that has a similar vibe. It's a repo of a 1920s evening gown.
I printed her size and taped it together this afternoon. It isn't the cleanest draft (lots of pointy curves), but it seems decent enough and I can clean it up. I'll start on a mockup in a few days.
#derbydress
Making lingerie out of scraps again. This is a scrap of Liberty of London lawn (left over from a blouse) and some lingerie lace I bought on Etsy (where it is extremely affordable and available in an nearly-infinite variety of styles/colors). I went with a band of sheer ribbon and matching straps.
This is a pattern I rubbed off a bought nightgown.
