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Tutorial | How to Make a Poncho Top

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Hi! As I promised, here is the tutorial on how to make a poncho top from a rectangle fabric! 

how to make a poncho top diagram

I made some diagrams to show how to cut the fabric and where to sew. You can click the image above to enlarge.

Material needed:
❤ 1-2 yards or fabric, depending on the length of the top/dress. I recommend fabrics that flows well, and avoid stiff fabrics, such as denim, 100% cotton, linen or wool. I used very light weight polyester fabrics for my top and dress. I recommend light weight poly or rayon blend. Fabric that drapes well would work well.
❤ Thread
❤ Elastic band. This is what you use to cinch the waist part. Cut two pieces of elastic bands, in length that’s half of your waist. For instance, if your waist measurement is 28″ around, cut two 14″ elastic bands.

If you have any questions, please leave a comment! I will try to answer as much as I can.
Hope you enjoy this and please do share some photos if you make one! (Instagram: @vivatveritas)

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Little girl’s sun dress

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This is something I worked on yesterday – little girl’s sun dress! I used a pattern from Japanese website, called “Handmade no kokoro“. The website has a bunch of free PDF downloadable patterns for babies and kids. The dresses are for “Pay it Forward 2011” participants, for those who requested to receive kid’s handmade clothes…my apologies for taking forever to do this!

The dress has only two pattern pieces: bust part and skirt part. It’s really easy to make, and you can make it in so many different variations by using different fabrics or lace trims at the bottom of the skirt. The pattern is for 6 month to 2 year old, and depending on the size of a child, you can adjust the tightness of the elastic band that goes under bust.

Mommy’s diary 2

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Thank you for all your advice and encouragement on breast feeding last week! I thought I was the rare one who was having the engorgement problem, so it was comforting to know that other people face the same problem as well. You are right, it DID get better. Although it is not completely pain free, I can see the improvement I made in a week. I think my body is adjusting the milk production to the baby’s needs, and also the baby is drinking more, which helps a lot. I read about the cabbage leaf thing for engorgement help while I was doing some research online. I’ve never tried it since it sounds like a lot of work to prepare, but I read about it all over the place. It sounds like of strange to me that such an ancient method helps!

So here is one of my favorite outfits for Sophia from my father-in-law – lion suit! The suit has a tail as well:p
I can’t believe how much she’s grown in the past two weeks. I can see her getting bigger by the day.

I gained total of 10kg through out my pregnancy. Two days after the delivery, I stepped on a scale at the hospital, and almost screamed, since I only lost 2kg! It was mathematically incorrect – the baby weighted 3.6kg, plus water and placenta (I’m assuming it to be 2-3kg), and I lost twice as much blood than normal during delivery. I was expecting to see 5-7kg weight loss.
But a week after the delivery, I ended up loosing 8kg without doing much – no change in eating or no exercise. Now it’s been two weeks, the last 2kg hasn’t come out yet. Once I get the doctor’s go-ahead, I’m going back to doing a hard work out, so I can fit in to the dress I made for my self for the 1940’s swing dress sew-along!