Dress Making Report: Halloween Addition

It has been a little while since I have posted, life has happened and I am only now able to post some projects that I have been working on.  

As Halloween was a pretty busy time for me this year I was able to create a couple fun of costumes.  One was this amazing Harley Quinn for a client! Never having made a jump suit, other then the 'Jumper', I was very excited to try something new. It turned out really well and fit my client perfectly. The best part of finishing a project is seeing the clients face, when wearing the finished piece. She jumped up and down, and hugged me, I knew then she loved it!

There were two events for me this year, one was a Gotham Banquet at the Oasis in Port Credit. What an fabulous time we had! Those of you who know me, know how much I love Batman, see 'The Batman Dress'. For this event I created a Bat Woman costume with somethings I had around the house, it's a good thing I don't throw away everything. This costume turned out really well. My friend and I even ended up in one the local papers, along with some other awesome people in their costumes. (Page 31)

http://issuu.com/thehomenews/docs/community_captured_nov15_misssouth_?e=13522551%2F31157187 (page31)

The second event was a friend of a friend's Stag and Doe, which was a lot of fun! I made a very simple Cave Woman costume, consisting of a leopard print dress, bones and some furry knee highs. I had a great time creating this one.

Photo Shoot: The Batman Dress

I am so very excited to present these photographs to you all, 'The Batman Dress' was created for a client in 2013, she did a shoot wearing it and the photographer sent me some amazing pictures!

This is one of my favouite pieces that I have created thus far ! It fit her perfectly and was exactly what she wanted the dress to be. Those are the two main goals I have when creating any piece. 

Batman is my very favouite super hero and it is also my clients, both of us having that in common made this dress so much more fun to make. This was the first time I used a patterned fabric, I loved placing the joker in the middle of the bodice piece and making sure all of the characters were seen. She fell in love instantly when she first saw it, as it was a surprise gift from her friends for her birthday, she was so happy!

I am so glad to present these photos and hope you enjoy!!

The Batman Dress Photoshoot

I'd like to share a sneak peek with you of the photoshoot that was done for the 'Batman Dress'. Enjoy!

The comic book effect is so wonderful! I can't wait to see how that rest turn out!

Another wonderful photo from the shoot!

Facebook: Dress of the Week

Dress of the Week:

I am so in love with patterned fabric, especially since I made ‘The Batman Dress’, and this I think is so perfect.  The ruched top with sweat-heart neckline is so classic and adds a nice twist to this simple style. This dress could be worn in a wedding, to a wedding, to prom, or any other wonderful night where you need to look elegant and flawless.

Check out my Facebook page 'A.M.E.G. Designs' to see what this amazing dress looks like and enjoy!

The Batman Dress

Here is 'The Batman Dress' complete with alterations done, I am waiting on a photo shoot to get some shots of the client in this awesome dress. But for now, enjoy this awesome picture :).

Drawings

Here are a few drawings I did.  Hope you enjoy! 

Inspired by 'The Batman Dress'

Love a sweet-heart neckline!

Elegant and flowing are a perfect combination.

I feel this would be a perfect summer dress.

Love coral and turquoise.

A dress for a client.

Deconstructing a wedding dress from the 90's to look like this.

Dress Making Report: The Batman Dress

A few friends of mine decided to get this dress for a friends birthday.  I am totally in love with batman and had to accept! This fabric is amazing, and was totally wonderful to work with (100% Cotton, Batman pattern, perfect!). Also, with this one I got to put the images together as best I could to make it look like a comic, which was awesome.  Maria loves the joker so I put him right in the middle of it all.  Happy Birthday Maria!! I hope it is everything you wanted and more!

Fabric

Cutting Pattern

Pinning Pattern to fabric

Cutting Fabric

Front and Side pieces

Sewing the top together

Pleats

Neck ties

Sewing back bodice to side sections

Sewing bodice front to midriff  

Pinning lining to fabric

Sewing lining to fabric

Finished top

Pinning skirt together

Sewing Skirt

Adding darts to skirt lining

Sewing Darts

Pinning lining to skirt

Pinned for hemming

Final pictures for this dress will be professionally done, stay tuned!

Fabrics: Cotton

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in bolls. It is almost pure cellulose and when the bolls get blown in the wind the seeds disperse more so then when done manually. Cotton is spun into yarn or thread to make a soft, breathable fabric.  It goes back to prehistoric times about 7000 yrs ago, which is just incredible, but I wouldn't expect anything less from this fantastic natural fiber.  Since Cotton Gin was created in 1793, the price was lowered and it became the most widely used natural fiber and still is today.  

I chose Cotton because I have recently been working on a dress(batman dress below), using this fabric and must say it is wonderful to work with.  It doesn't have too much stretch, so it is great for pinning, cutting and it moves easily through the presser foot on the sewing machine.  Cotton creates a great structure for dresses and is great for anytime of year.  I love working with this fabric, as you can create so many pieces with it.  I am looking forward to using it in my many upcoming household projects, such as; pillow coverings and in the making a an ottoman cushion.

Super Girl Purse
Super Hero Shoes
Vintage Wedding Dress
Batman Dress
Super Hero Doll Dress
Batman Pillow
Ninja Turtle Nunchuks