The plan for Alice and Kumori-con

The plan for Alice

I started on the petticoat for Alice's dress today. Although Alice's dress is only my third cosplay to be made by hand I'm finding the petticoat really easy to make. I had the yoke (Waist band) sewn together already, the first eight pieces of tulle sewn together in a huge circle of tulle (That was really hard to do. Tulle doesn't like to stay in place.) but I got it done! The first layer of tulle is made out of eight pieces, I had sixteen pieces in total.

Once I'm done with gathering the top part of the first layer of tulle (I have the first line of gathering done.) I have to sew it onto the yoke and start on the second layer of tulle. That's basically repeating what I did for the first one. That step wont take long so once that is done I have only the inner layer of lining to do and then all I need to do is put in the elastic band in the yoke. I'm pretty sure I can finish it within two more days. I'm really proud of myself because I've done it all on my own so far. Last time my mom helped a ton but I'm really trying to do it myself to prove to myself I can sew and read patterns without much help.

This way I'll have more confidence when I start on our big project next year. The only thing I'm really nervous about on the dress are the sleeves, lining and corset boning. The sleeves are from another pattern. I'll be making them a bit longer for my comfort. I still need a lot for this outfit luckily we have a bunch of coupons. Hopefully the dress goes as smoothly as the petticoat.

 For the dress I still need...

~Lining (Either going with taffeta or silk which ever is cheaper/ on sale)
~Chiffon for ruffles
~Hook and eye set

I'll post pictures when I can. Sadly my camera is having issues. It likes to think it all batteries are dead and isn't letting me upload my pictures to my computer. Sadly I can't get a new one and I'm pretty sure I won't be able to do free shoots at Kumori-con like I wanted to. It's depressing but not much I can do. We just recently booked our room for Kumori-con and will be buying the tickets soon as well. I love the hotel we're staying at but am sort of sad we wont have roomies but oh well. More room for our cosplay stuff I guess. I have to say I've learned a lot the last few cons and made some huge mistakes, friend wise. I've realized cosplay is a lot more fun with friends to hang out with and when your alone it's...well. Lonely. I'm glad I have my fiance but I will miss having friends with us 24/7. Especially at night. Oh the laughs we had. Great fun.

I am still very excited for this con. I'm trying to focus on the good, the panel (hopefully it gets accepted) and our new costumes. I'm really looking forward to Yuuko's costume. It's going to be very comfy. I'm going to get a clip so I can just clip the wig up when I'm walking around so it wont tangle. Hopefully I have fun and enjoy the con to the fullest. I can't wait to see my friend and walk around in our matching outfits. It'll be a lot of fun.