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Quilting: the Final Frontier

Posted on October 3, 2016January 6, 2017by Sheila

What new hobby does one learn when working full time, making costumes for fun, DIY around the house, and travelling like a rock star?  Oh I know: quilting.  Said no one…except me!  I knew it would be a huge undertaking, even for the smallest of baby quilts.  Thankfully I have a friend who sews like […]

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Camera Strap Cover (DIY)

Posted on April 26, 2016January 6, 2017by Sheila

Off the rack camera straps are so last year.  When I got a new camera and couldn’t find a Coach or Vera Bradley strap cover for the Nikon, I was inspired by Pinterest to make my own moderately fashionable camera strap cover.  I have plenty of scrap fabrics from previous projects (GoT dress and dog Derby […]

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Costuming Artemisia from 300: Rise of an Empire

Posted on November 26, 2015January 26, 2018by Sheila

About a year ago I joined a fitness group (well…a fitness group with an interest in cosplay) that gets together once a year for DragonCon in Atlanta.  When I joined I just wanted to stay on the perimeter and be the introvert that I am.  As a newer member of the Spartans (300dc), I thought […]

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