Meet Fitzwilliam

Last week, I brought home a new friend! Meet my second bunny: Fitzwilliam.

Making a 1950s Cocktail Dress: The Skirt

So I haven’t gotten the fabric for the lining of the dress quite yet, which means that after making the bodice shell, I decided to sew the skirt shell.

I made the pattern for the circle skirt, which was actually very simple. Here’s what I did and how the dress looks so far:

Making a 1950s Cocktail Dress: Part 4

Once I was totally confident that my pattern would work (I tested it out in the last post), I finally got to cut my lovely black lace. In fact, I even finished stitching the bodice shell today – I’d say I’ve been pretty productive!

Making a 1950s Cocktail Dress Part 3: Trial Run

Because this dress is the first time I’m making my own pattern, I want to be sure I do it right – perfectionist tendencies and all. After my last post, I mocked up the pattern I’d made to see what the bodice would actually look like.

I Changed the Name of My Blog!

What? Why did I do this thing? Well, if you’ve been following me for any length of time, you may have noticed that the content I create has changed. Originally, I meant this blog to be a writing outlet, and at the time, I was focusing on that craft. As such, I called the blog “A Writer’s World.”

However, I’ve lately been focusing solely on sewing, so placing those projects on a site about writing seemed odd to me.

In order to reflect my love for writing and passion for sewing, and show how I and my blog have grown, I’ve changed the name. Now called “The Pen and Needle,” this blog will continue to carry my thoughts as a writer, artist and seamstress. Change can be good, after all.

Thanks to all of you who have been reading my site. I hope you like the new name as much as I do!

Making a 1950s Cocktail Dress Part 2: The Pattern

I haven’t posted any updates in a while, as I’ve been busy (applying for a costuming internship, might I add). But, I finally found some time to get back at that cocktail dress. It’s taken priority over my Impa cosplay for now, as I have only two months to complete it, and I have to make the pattern. And it just so happens that this post is about the creation of the pattern.