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OMG! Can cosplays bite? Because Meryl's cape TOTALLY DID!

Never again will I deal with that cape. It was extremely hard because the cape is gigantic, and it's all one piece, so I couldn't sew the gun holders in pieces and then sew the cape together because it's all one piece. ANYWAYS!

So I started by figuring out that Meryl's cape pans out into a whole circle, and seeing that I couldn't get fabric the width and length that I needed (which was 80x80inches). So I ended up buying Full sized sheets. 2 in white, and 1 in navy blue. I doubled up the white because just using one layer of white on the blue, the blue would have been showing through.

Before sewing it all together, I needed to sew the brown gun holders onto the navy blue piece first. I cut 20 brown pieces of fabric 21x7inches. I then sewed them together (2 pieces at a time) and then flipped them inside out. For where the gun gets held into place, the brown I used there is ribbon. There was no need to cut that small of pieces so I just used ribbon. I still need to place small metal studs on the ends, but that's easy enough.

As you can see though, the "bib" part, or whatever you want to call the front of her outfit, is the last thing I have to sew. I seriously battled this cape today, so I'm relaxing my fingers and my brain. I know how I want to sew it, so once tomorrow rolls around, hopefully it will get done. Then after that, I simply have the 50 derringers to make. My main problem is finding a derringer, I just need one to make the other molds, and then I'll use that one when walking around to have out in the open. I may get a small photo shoot, like, in my backyard when her costume is done minus the derringers.

As for patterns, I can't help you there. I don't use them. 1, I'm too lazy to for patterns, and 2, I honestly like figuring out how to make my costumes without them. But her cape, as shown in the picture, is simply a circle.

If you have any questions, simply ask! I promise I don't bite!

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OMG! Can cosplays bite? Because Meryl's cape TOTALLY DID!

Never again will I deal with that cape. It was extremely hard because the cape is gigantic, and it's all one piece, so I couldn't sew the gun holders in pieces and then sew the cape together because it's all one piece. ANYWAYS!

So I started by figuring out that Meryl's cape pans out into a whole circle, and seeing that I couldn't get fabric the width and length that I needed (which was 80x80inches). So I ended up buying Full sized sheets. 2 in white, and 1 in navy blue. I doubled up the white because just using one layer of white on the blue, the blue would have been showing through.

Before sewing it all together, I needed to sew the brown gun holders onto the navy blue piece first. I cut 20 brown pieces of fabric 21x7inches. I then sewed them together (2 pieces at a time) and then flipped them inside out. For where the gun gets held into place, the brown I used there is ribbon. There was no need to cut that small of pieces so I just used ribbon. I still need to place small metal studs on the ends, but that's easy enough.

As you can see though, the "bib" part, or whatever you want to call the front of her outfit, is the last thing I have to sew. I seriously battled this cape today, so I'm relaxing my fingers and my brain. I know how I want to sew it, so once tomorrow rolls around, hopefully it will get done. Then after that, I simply have the 50 derringers to make. My main problem is finding a derringer, I just need one to make the other molds, and then I'll use that one when walking around to have out in the open. I may get a small photo shoot, like, in my backyard when her costume is done minus the derringers.

As for patterns, I can't help you there. I don't use them. 1, I'm too lazy to for patterns, and 2, I honestly like figuring out how to make my costumes without them. But her cape, as shown in the picture, is simply a circle.

If you have any questions, simply ask! I promise I don't bite!