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18 November, 2009

• 05:35 PM

  ziancabug’s status has been updated to:
  Drafting a cocoon coat and a sweet lil' dress for draping final.

  

2 November, 2009

• 04:24 PM

  ziancabug added the project called Pigs in Space- Luke Hogthrob

  

  I made a tunic based on the Pete T-Shirt pattern for my boyfriend’s Pigs in Space (from the Muppet Show) costume. I lengthened and flared it a bit and drafting facings for the neckline instead of …

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• 04:23 PM

  ziancabug added the project called Pigs in Space- First Mate Piggy

  

  I made this dress for my first mate piggy costume from the Pigs in Space sketch from the Muppet Show. I used a vintage house dress pattern as a guide, but I made this 3 years ago when I didn’t kno…

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15 October, 2009

• 03:18 AM

  ziancabug added the project called Shimmery Poplin Plaid A-Plus A-Line

  

  The skirt is made of a shimmery plaid poplin with a magenta acetate lining. The lining actually matches the magenta in the skirt (as you can see in the skirt on the hanger picture), but photos were…

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5 October, 2009

• 04:12 PM

  ziancabug favorited the project kachi-kochi

  

• 03:45 PM

  ziancabug favorited the project Sugar and spice and all things nice

  

30 September, 2009

• 03:17 PM

  ziancabug favorited the project the little black one

  

• 03:16 PM

  ziancabug commented on the project 70s Short Shorts

  I totally just googled gams and “A nice, long pair of female legs.” popped up in the urban dictio…

  

• 03:37 AM

  ziancabug added the project called 70s Short Shorts

  

  I wanted to try a hand at a quick and easy vintage pattern. Just check out the pattern package- so cool!
  I’m not sure I’m made for high-waisted shorts, but I decided to give it a go to practice s…

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23 September, 2009

• 09:56 PM

  ziancabug added the project called The Technicolor Dream Scarf Dress

  

  2 squares of silk were used as the body of the dress and sized down to fit me. I originally planned to make this a short dress, but the fabric just screamed to me that it wanted to be LONG; I used…

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18 September, 2009

• 05:19 PM

  ziancabug added the project called Coffee OR Cocktail Date Dress

  

  Another version of the popular pattern by elainemay. I had to take in the side seams a bit and took away some of the flare. I may have shortened it a little too much, and that’s where the cocktai…

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