Not much to say–but that hardly ever stops me from talking anyway

Last night, after getting home from work, eating, and getting my workout done, there was just a bit of time to work on my modified shirt pattern for the costume. The details aren’t super exciting, but the tricky part has been the arm seams that angle from the base of the neck to under the arm front and back (like the cut of a typical “three-quarters length” t-shirt). But I think I’m almost there. Seems to involve having two “total” lengths for the torso, one on the side from underarm to the hem of the torso piece, and one from the base of the neck (where the angled sleeve hem intersects) to the torso hem. That corresponds with a “top” and “bottom” length for the sleeves (folded in half and viewed frontwise). I’m hoping to put together a “mini” version of the shirt this morning since today is my day to go in a bit later to work.

Also, my fresh batch of spandex is scheduled for delivery today, which is much earlier than I expected! I stuck with the cheapest shipping option, since I won’t really have a ton of time to sew until the first full weekend in June. But it’ll be nice to have the fabric on hand for when I’m ready.

I’m also making progress on a more “traditional” costume design for the Photoshop template. That’s fun to play around with. That is one nice thing about digital design and art, being able to edit and change and undo so easily before committing to a design. But of course there is such great satisfaction in a true physical act of creation like sewing, where you put something real together with your brain and hands. Well, and a sewing machine and stuff. But you know what I mean.

Well, that’s it for today. Now, let’s see if I can wrangle that shirt pattern into shape.