Jennink Arts, Crafts, and Cosplay

1: What was your first cosplay?

2: Favorite thing to cosplay?

3: Have you ever been in a panel at a convention?

4: How many people do you think you met because of cosplaying?

5: What do you think makes a 'good cosplay'?

6: Have a cosplay blog?

7: Ever done a group cosplay?

8: Couple's cosplay?

9: When did you start cosplaying?

10: Would you consider yourself good at cosplaying?

11: Which cosplay took you the longest time to make?

12: Shortest time to make?

13: Do you like Genderbent/AU cosplays?

14: List all of your cosplays.

15: Are you currently working on something?

16: Would you, if given the chance, cosplay at school/work?

17: Do any of your IRL friends cosplay?

18: What does your family think of it?

19: Do you consider cosplay an art?

20: Have you ever had to get help with a cosplay?

21: Least favorite thing to cosplay?

22: Ever been in a cosplay contest?

23: First con that you cosplayed at?

24: What's your definition of 'cosplay'?

25: Favorite tumblr cosplay ask blog?

26: Ever cosplay an inanimate object?

27: Who is your cosplay headcanon of your favorite character?

28: What is your 'Cosplay First Aid Kit' (what you use to repair a cosplay)?

29: Would you go pro?

I think what you are describing is an applique? I could be wrong here, but that’s the same difference. 

What I did with the Homura diamonds is this: 

added 1/4″ on each side to the diamond shape I wanted

cut them out

folded over and ironed the 1/4″ over

fused wonder under (double sided fusible interfacing) to the underside of the diamonds, overtop that 1/4″ foldover

and they need fused like that to the pants but I never did do that. =P After that they’re to be handstitched down because fusing is not as permanent as it should be. 

The Sayaka skirt adventures (with saphirenote and background assistance from wanderingfate) finally are progressing. It's sure taken long enough. This is the result of about 5 hours of pleating and repleating. After we put the zipper in, then we will cut the bottom edge on an angle (and add the white bias tape edging). I’m hopeful that this was the worst part.  

The fabric is a $1.50/yd poly cotton I got from the fabric district in LA. If it holds up well I'm going to get more for more skirts. I need some schoolgirl skirts of my own and they absolutely have to go faster the more experience I have doing them. 

Got the tutorial from YouTube here. 

Put on hold until I come back from sister's wedding because we won't have another day to work on it until then. In the meantime I'm working on the diamonds for the male!Homura pants. Eyeballing the hem is harder than it looks with a big iron. Need to invest in a mini.