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My name is Mary Blanche and I’m a blogger that focuses on illustration, sewing, and nature photography. I live in Arizona with my dog.

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    New McCall’s Costume Sewing Patterns for Spring/Summer 2020

    Hi everyone! After talking about the new costume sewing patterns from McCall’s patterns, I wanted to talk about the costume patterns that were new for the Spring and Summer 2020. I didn’t talk about them earlier because I didn’t have…

    By essieofwho August 26, 2020
  • Costume,  My Blog,  Patterns,  Sewing

    New McCall’s Costume Sewing Patterns for August 2020

    Hi everyone! After my last sewing pattern themed post about the new rebranding of The McCall Pattern Company, I wanted to talk about something less investigative: McCall’s has new costume patterns. This collection of sewing patterns include two new Angela…

    By essieofwho August 20, 2020
  • Costume,  My Blog,  Personal,  Sewing

    2020 Renaissance Festival Costume Update- Festival Update and Future Costume Sewing and Blog Plans

    On Sunday, March 15, 2020, the Governor of Arizona announced a mandate that required there be no gathering over 50 people within the state of Arizona for eight weeks. This was done to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. This…

    By essieofwho March 18, 2020
  • Costume,  Historical Fashion,  My Blog,  Orignal Costume,  Renaissance Festival Costume,  Sewing

    The Quest to Find Fabric for a 2020 Renaissance Festival Costume

    It’s mid February and that means so many things, including the Arizona Renaissance Festival is open! I plan on going this year, but after years of illness and body weight/shape/size problems, none of my beloved costumes will fit me. I’m…

    By essieofwho February 27, 2020
  • Belle,  Costume,  Day of the Moon,  Disney,  Historical Fashion,  My Blog,  Orignal Costume,  Outlander,  Renaissance Festival Costume,  River Song,  Sewing

    Costuming Sewing Plans for 2020

    It’s almost 2020 and it’s time to start planning for new sewing projects. I’m not sure what kind of general sewing projects I want to work on, but I already have an idea of what kind of costumes I would…

    By essieofwho December 26, 2019
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    Thoughts on McCall’s M7965- Potential Fit Issues, Underthings, & More

    Hi everyone! It’s been way too long since I talked about sewing anything. I talked about my sewing break in my post here, but since that post the only thing I had time to make was a scarf I’m knitting.…

    By essieofwho September 6, 2019
  • Costume,  Daenerys Targaryen,  Game of Thrones,  My Blog,  Sewing

    Daenerys Targaryen Wedding Dress

    While going through my old rough draft post here on my blog, I found this post from 2015 that I never got around to post. Looking back on 2015, I can honestly say that year was not a very good…

    By essieofwho October 2, 2018
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    Costumes I Want to Remake- Spring 2018

    Hi everyone! I’m slowly finishing all the sewing projects I want to write posts about, so as a sewing post filler, I decided to talk about which costumes I made in the past and want to remake in the future.…

    By essieofwho May 16, 2018
  • Clara Oswald,  Cold War,  Costume,  Doctor Who,  My Blog,  Sewing

    Clara’s Cold War Dress- Second Version Part 1

    A few years ago, I made my own version of Clara Oswald’s dress in the Doctor Who episode, Cold War. While I made it, I hated how it was turning out and, after completing it, I hated the way it…

    By essieofwho March 1, 2018
  • Costume,  Doctor Who,  My Blog,  Orignal Costume,  Renaissance Festival Costume,  Sewing

    Elizabethan Whovian Hat

    It’s been a year since I started working on my Elizabethan Whovian costume. During that time I’ve worked on it on and off, but progress on it has been slow partly because I ran into more problems with the bodice…

    By essieofwho February 8, 2018
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