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Mini Sailor Collection

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I just realized I made these clothes before the new year but never got around to posting it here. I got this cute sailor fabric, with helm print on ivory-ish white background in Nippori a while ago. I know it’s winter now, but I wanted to forget about the cold weather and skipped Spring, and made a small collection with this summery print. It’s so cold here, (well, not as cold as Philly, so I should not whine about it) and I can’t wait for the warmer weather.

☆Sailor mini skirt☆
For this, I wanted to show the uniqueness of the print, so I decided to go for a simple pattern.
Pockets on the side, and the sash comes from the side as well, which can be tied both front and back. Elastic waist – I love elastic waist! So easy and comfy to put on. And again, my sister criticized my creation and said it looks like an apron. I’m slowly getting used to her insults:p
☆Sailor dress☆
I really like the two tone + cross over details, and will be making more dresses like this with different fabric combination!

Dear fellow sewers, any of you participating the Coats & Clark Pink & Red fashion contest? I’d love to enter, but I can’t come up with any good combination of red and pink. Those are the colors that I tend to combine with… I’m kind of stuck and the time is running out. ;(

Some sewing & knitting tutorials to share:
* Great tutorial of crochet hat from Vallieskids. Love the bow on the side.
* Head band tutorial from UCreate. An awesome way to use left over fabrics!

Mom’s closet

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Before the craziness of Christmas and Holiday had started, I had a chance to sneak into my mother’s room to go through her closet. I just wanted to borrow some interfacing, but ended up finding more fun stuff than that in her closet. A few of them are the old patterns above. They look like they are from the early 90’s or something.

The one on the left is a blouse pattern with cute sleeves. I’m not a big blouse person, and I don’t wear them except I wear a suit, but I really like the sleeves and the sash around the waist. When I get a chance, I want to make one for myself and pair it with shorts or something in the summer.

My mother called the pattern on the right “pregnant dress”, and I think it’s perfect! Perhaps I will make one for my best friend, who is now 6 month pregnant.

I also found these fabrics along with the patterns. Mint green hound tooth print and brown polka dot! These are something that I would not be the first one to buy at the fabric shop (since I always go for florals), it’s good, gives me some varieties. I only had a little over 1 meter of them, so I decided to make the following clothes…

♡Mint chocolate chip skirt♡
I used the same pattern as this leopard skirt I made for Tokyo Made Market.
I like this pattern since it only needs 1 meter to make, and I love pockets.
♡Polka dot dolly dress♡

Same pattern as this dress I made before. Just omitted the pockets. Since this fabric does not have stretch, I cut back in half and added an invisible zipper for a closure.
Both my husband and my sister tells me either I look like a nun or a little child with this dress. But I’m fully satisfied with the result, and most of all, happy to be able to use the fabric that had been sleeping in my mom’s closet for more than 10 years!

Done!

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I’m done! I’m all done with making clothes for Tokyo Made Market. yay!
Sorry for the not-so-exciting background of the photos… I wanted to get a photographer and shoot mood shots of the collection with my sister as a model, but I just ran out of time. Besides, my sister was being a bit uncooperative, so I just had to do it myself. So today I had to run around the house and the back yard trying to get these photos taken before sunset. I feel like the sun goes down so quickly, and by little after 4pm, it already looks like midnight.

Do you see that I cheated a bit though? I did not make all 9, I only made 8.. the bubble sleeve cardigan was borrowed from my etsy shop.. but I just thought it goes well with the rest of the clothes, color wise.

My favorite is the top right corner, two-tone dress with criss cross detail in the front. I would have worn it to work everyday if I still work at the office! My second favorite is the middle in the second row, high waisted skirt. It is quite comfortable and warm, since this thick fabric has some stretch.

These will be available at Tokyo Made Market, and they are all one of a kind!