Incremental Progress
Had a board meeting, so only got a tiny bit more done — upper big teeth and building out the lower jaw a little.
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Progress on the coat!
Modifying the neckline and lapels. The new closure works well, but the result still looked like a (cheap) tailcoat. After a bit of soul searching, I cut off the lapels and reseamed the edges to a smooth line, and trimmed the top of the “waistcoat” down to a square line (at the top of the…
On-stage Photos of “Pinky Pie Pony Club”
Just a few snaps from the audience from my performance of “Pink Pony Club” in my Pinky-Pie inspired wardrobe.I’m hoping for some with better white balance in the near future. My friend Christine also recorded a video, but I haven’t processed and uploaded it yet.
The Paws That Refreshes
While waiting for the zippers to arrive for the body, I started working on Rocky’s paws. I used as a reference Matrices’ excellent tutorial and pattern for basic paws. Of course, Rocky has only 3 fingers, so I had to modify the pattern for my purposes. After some dexterity tests I decided to group my…
Building a Jacket for Pinky Pie
Part of the Pinky Pie street wardrobe is this wonderful fringed short jacket. It’s based on the Simplicity 8441 Men’s Cowboy Shirt pattern, which I’d altered and fit last summer for a pair of rainbow shirts. I could use my already altered (and transferred to quilters grid) pattern pieces so I knew it would fit.
Goggle-y Eyes! (Goggle Snaps)
The last detail for the goggles was to attach them to the cap. It turned out I had some pale blue plastic snaps which were an almost perfect snap. A little bit of finesse in placing them, and Rocky can now wear his goggles on top of his head (as he is always drawn in…
Chunking the foam for cutting
Before the foam can be cut with my Dremel coping saw, I have to make sure the pieces will *fit* in the arm of the saw, so I chunked it up