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Pink grapefruit camisole

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I can’t believe the move to Japan is coming up in a month! I have a mixed feeling about this. I am nervous, very nervous. But I’m hoping that something good will come through this. 
Anyways, I really have to go through my fabric stash. I have too much.. most of them are less than a yard, and I can’t really make much with a less than a yard fabric. However, if you connect two less than a yard fabric, you can make a top or camisole! 
So here is what I made last night:) 

As you can see above, I literally have only a scrap of fabric left. I cut out some pieces without pattern, and made a camisole.
The strip of flower fabric on the bottom is more from a practical reason – I did not have long enough fabric for the camisole, that’s why I added the flower fabric:p
I’m pretty satisfy with the result, and happy that I didn’t have to waist the fabric! 

Grandma Apron

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Here is the apron for grandma that I was talking about the other day. I used Layla apron pattern from Burdastyle. It’s so easy to make and so basic. It took me 30 min from cutting the fabric to wrapping as a gift! I used green floral fabric because green is grandma’s favorite color. I use paper weight (actually, coasters for me) to hold pattern when I cut out fabric. It is less time consuming than pinning a pattern to fabric. 
This was my second time using Layla pattern, and I think it is great for a gift. First time, I used the pattern, I made an apron for my coworker as a bridal shower gift, and she loved it! The pattern is only for a dollar at Burdastyle site.  


Speaking of patterns, I would like to share this free patterns from TexStyle.
They have a camisole, shorts and maxi dress patterns for free to download. It is in Japanese though. For non-Japanese speakers, you can click the icon that says “パターンのダウンロードはこちら”, and it will start downloading a zip file. Enjoy! 

flowers, babydoll and water ice..

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I made this baby doll dress last night. (see it bigger here).I think I’m into using different fabric, different material to make a dress now. Not only it makes it more interesting than using one fabric, but also it helps me to go through my fabric stash! I have tons of fabric which I might have to get rid of when I move to Japan in a month and a half. Some fabrics from my stash are too small to make a whole dress. This flower fabric is one of them. I made a dress, and another dress, and a skirt out of a thrifted flower sheet. So I only have a little bit of the flower fabric left, but the fabric was too cute to just throw away. Then I decided to put together with black. The back of it is shirred for easy fitting..

I had a water ice today! I love water ice in the summer. It is so soothing and summery!