For Sewcialist tribute month, Gillian asked me to contribute to the blog. I knew immediately who I was going to make a tribute to: Tanya from Mrs. Hughes. I’ve been following Tanya since 2012. She is one of the reasons I got back into sewing in 2013 along with the other editors at the Curvy … More Decades Everyday ESP Dress (Tribute Sewing)
This past weekend, my improv troupe, the Dandies, headed to C4: Central Canadian Comic Con in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to open for William Shatner with Star Trek improv. In true Andie fashion, I had to make some new Star Trek costumes for the event. My inspiration for my costume was the dress uniforms from Star Trek: … More C4 Winnipeg, Shatner, and Star Trek Costumes
Last night I finished the most involved project I’ve ever made in a short space of time. About a year ago, my husband and I were watching Star Trek: Insurrection. Occasionally, my husband points out costumes or items of clothing that he wants me to make him. This time, he happened to point out one … More Star Trek Insurrection Captain’s dress uniform
This past week was a wild ride. Other than our regular monthly show, Holodeck Follies, on Wednesday, we also performed at FanExpo on Thursday night, the opening night of the convention. My husband wrote a wonderful entry that recaps the whole affair. So this entry is about sewing, since that is the theme of my … More Star Trek Uniforms: Tahoe Tee pattern
I had the theme song in my head the entire time I made my outfit. In actuality, I never watched the show. I was born in 1980 and didn’t even get to see it in reruns. I saw the original Batman series with Adam West in reruns, though, and grew up on other DC Comics. … More Wonder Woman!!!
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Foam core board is a great thing for creating props and you can buy it at the dollar store. So I said to myself: “Self, what can I make with this?” And my self answered: “I could make a portable tribble containment unit, but I need some flexible plexiglass.” So…
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No Star Trek show would be complete without communicator badges? (that’s right, I basically said the Original Series is incomplete. 😛 TNG FOR-EVAH!) While we may not appear on stage in full costume, we do have communicator badges. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? I…
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Sometimes I do some pretty wacky things for our show. Dale comes up with fun ideas and I supply neat props. We’re a good team that way. In case you missed our show on Wednesday (shame! 😛 ), here are some highlights of my creations for the show Dale titled…
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This week I am highlighting our tribbles. I started making them a year ago and they’ve joined us in countless shows, as well as at our first con, Ad Astra. Happy 1st Birthday, Tribbles! It’s been quite the year! Holodeck Tribble multiplication Holodeck Tribble selfie Holodeck Tribble party The tribbles…
I mentioned this before and I will mention this again: I am a Star Trek nerd. Along with my wonderful partner in life, the Dandies produce a monthly Star Trek-inspired comedy variety show here in Toronto. It’s called Holodeck Follies. I started making tribbles for it and have about 38. I haggled for amazing prices on … More Tribbles
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