Need correction help with run-on sentences, comma structure and such for my blog.

Can someone correct my blog post for me, and explain what I did wrong? Grammerly says I had very poor grammar and sentence structure, and it wanted money for the answers. I tried using Whitesmoke, and it made some correction that I do not understand. I asked Whitesmoke for help, but all they did was transfer me to another person who never picked up the call. I think I need a real person to look over my writing, not a computer software program.

For example, here's the problem I had with Whitesmoke:

My submission was: ...two nights straight to help me fix the gown.

The Whitesmoke correction was: ...two night's straight with helping me fix the gown.

I don't think that sounds right, and my use of 'nights' is plural, not possessive. Yes, I'm confused.

Anywho, here is the entire essay that needs correction. Again, there are many run-on sentences and incorrect use of commas. I really need help with this. I write a sewing/costume blog and am studying for my MBA. I really need help with my grammar. Please note the words "anglaise" and "francais" are correct costuming terms.

Any help will be greatly appreciated. If this isn't the correct forum, can you please direct me to a website that can help me. Thank you.

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After the Con: Robe Francais

I arrived for Costume Con 29 in Hasbrouck Heights NJ with my francais, or with what I thought was a francais. I was informed it was basically a bastardized mix of a robe anglaise and a francais. My talented friends - The Wench Posse of MN - helped me with some serious tweaking to turn it into a true francais-style gown.

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These generous souls, who I only knew through Facebook and the diary, stayed up until 3 a.m. for two night's straight to help me fix the gown. Laura of The Eleonora Project miraculously had an extra stomacher, and it perfectly suited the green silk – after the gown was cut up the center front! The RH pattern sleeves were redrafted and cut to less than 1/2” of their original size to make the sleeves you see in the picture.

Another friend, also by the name of Laura, hand-pleated and sewed the trim. The skirt fabric was found in town atBroadway Fabrics. It was turned into an underskirt by Yours Truly with the help of “Laura Eleanora”. My straight wig was turned into an 18th century updo with the help of a third costumer (Saharazara) and a curly wig extension.

As if all this wasn’t enough, the stomacher and trim were given to me as gifts. Thanks again Lauras.

Thankfully, I did something right. My friends loved how I constructed the back pleating, even though it wasn’t properly tacked down:

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We had a few other themes going on that weekend. We had 1950's Glam Night on Friday. I wore my Butterick B4790 retro wrap dress.

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The Sound of Music, and Wonderland Night was on Saturday. For Maria, (I just met a girl named Mariaaaa…oh yeah, wrong movie) I used the dirndl dress pattern from the book, “Built by Wendy Dresses: The Sew U Guide to Making a Girl's Best Frock (missing image) .” The bodice was custom-fit on my dressform, using the pattern as a start point. The gathered skirt was slashed to make it a bit fuller, since I didn’t have enough fabric for a full circle skirt. The Steampunk Mad Hatter was constructed last year.

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Here we are rockin’ out our gowns all day Monday.

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More highlights of the Con were meeting Tiki Dalek, Isabella of Isabella’s Project Diary, and Maggie of The Costumer’s Guide to Movies.

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So what did I learn?
The moral of the story is that Reconstructing History patterns are not for beginners creating 18th century gowns. Even after consulting with these costumers, I couldn’t understand the pattern directions. It seems to me that RH patterns require a lot of patience and experience to achieve a proper fit. I had neither. Thankfully, my friends did. They are made of Awesome and Win.

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Now head on over to The Eleonora Project for another write-up on the Con, which includes a trip to the garment district in NYC, and a write-up on her amazing White Queen gown.