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Welcome beings of all sorts! Somehow, you have found this blog. :D I congratulate you on that whether it was through success or failure! My name is Madeleine Schmuch aka MadDog and I am an amateur cosplayer. I will also be your guide here. This blog came to be because I needed to organize my cosplays and constantly work on them so that I would finish them. I thought that if I had a commitment to post I would work more often and would not forget important things. This blog started off as being called "MadDog's Sewing" but has since then turned into a guide to cosplay and has taken on the new name "MadDog's Wicked Guide to Wicked Cosplay." That being said, I'm terrible with names. This blog should really be called "MadDog's Tips That She's Found to be Useful and is now Sharing on a Blog in Hopes That They Might Help Somebody Else in Their Efforts to Cosplay." That name fits this blog much better however, it was a little bit too long. Moving on, I've added new sections to make this blog more informative but they are almost all ongoing sections. (If you need information on certain things now, please shoot me an email. Email: wickedcosplay@yahoo.com) Whether you just want to follow my projects or learn how to start cosplaying, I'm hoping that this blog will be a help. MadDog out! :)

Monday, August 12, 2013

Alois Trancy Cosplay Part Three: Jacket (In Progress)

For those of you that have been waiting for an Alois update, here you are! I know, I know... That was a horrific wait and I'm very, very sorry but I'm still not quite done. Sorry. I did work for six hours yesterday though so I wanted to show you all what I have done.
To start off, this is where I was before my work yesterday:


I know, pretty pathetic. In my defense, I had to rip out tons of stitches cause I sewed the wrong pieces together and this fabric really is just a pain in the butt to sew. It has also died my ironing board purple. :(


I basically ended up sewing all those strips on the floor into the thing above. Below is what it looks like on me so far. Please don't mind all of the crap on the mirror (my family hardly uses this bathroom so it's not really that clean). My summary of this project so far, I hate sewing this fabric but it looks really good. The 99 cent pattern I got at Joann's is really working for this cosplay and giving it the nice flare at the bottom that I thought would be a problem. Off topic: now you all know what I look like after six hours of sewing. I call it the, "I don't give a crap," look. Note the messy hair, nail polish on one hand but not the other, and men's Jurassic Park t-shirt. To completely match this look however, you must strive for the look of happy annoyance and utter not-caring also known as the, "I don't give a crap smile." Moving on, to finish this jacket, I need to a) attach the collar and sleeves, and then b) sew all of the lining into it. Should be fun. (Ha! Hurts so good.) That's about it! Hope you all enjoyed this bizarre post. MadDog out!

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6 comments:

  1. dreamcatcherMarch 3, 2015 at 10:19 AM

    Hello, please can you tell me, how much fabric did you need for the coat? Im going to cosplay as Alois in September and I dont know how much fabric do I need. Thank you for your respond. :)

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    1. telekineticManiacMarch 3, 2015 at 10:29 PM

      Hi! If I remember correctly I got three yards (of I think 45'' although it's been a while, I'm sorry) mostly because of the length. Keep in mind that my pattern (and similar ones) called for about two and a half yards but if I hadn't modified the pattern it would have been much shorter. I hope that this helps and good luck on Alois! :D

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    2. dreamcatcherMarch 4, 2015 at 6:27 AM

      Thank you. :)

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    3. telekineticManiacMarch 4, 2015 at 10:33 PM

      No problem!

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  2. UnknownMarch 9, 2015 at 3:38 AM

    Hello! May I ask what pattern you used? I have been searching for ages and your coat looks so good. Thank you :D

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    1. telekineticManiacMarch 14, 2015 at 11:31 AM

      Hey, Makayla! The patttern I used was Butterick's B4954. (Although I did modify it a little as mentioned in the above comments.) And thank you so much. I hope this will end your search! :)

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