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Mommy’s Diary: DIY Lace Garland

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Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. Since I had some time off from work, I worked on some craft projects during the holiday. One of them was this lace garland. It’s easy to make, and is a great addition to a nursery. I made one with cotton lace, a left over fabric of makingthis casual wedding dress. I decoarated Kiko’s ceiling with it.

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step one of making lace garland by vivat veritas 630step two of making lace garland by vivat veritas 630Depending on the length of the garland, cut as many triangle pieces as you want. I cut 12 to make a little over a meter of the garland.
needle foot by vivat veritas 630sewing the lace triangle by vivat veritas 630Now you attach the triangles pieces to the string. If you don’t have a sewing machine, you can handsew each triangle. If you are using a sewing machine, use the piping foot.

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Chunky 100 Yen Sweater to Knit Camisole

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DIY knit camisole by Vivat VeritasHere is my latest DIY project – Too bad I forgot to take the “before” picture of the ugly sweater I recycled. I found the sweater for 100 yen at a nearby thrift shop last year. I bought it to chop up and remake something completely different, but didn’t get to it last winter. This sweater was so chunky and taking too much space my tiny closet and it started to get on my nerves. So putting other projects aside, I tackled the big sweater remake last week.

To be honest, the outcome of this knit camisole is not my most favorite. It was hard to sew this thick knit and it created a lot of fuzz around my sewing machine. I could not really decide on the length of this top, so I went for a bit longer than this bustier length, which made it hard to find a bottom to pair with..Only super high waisted pants or skirts can be worn with this top without showing my belly button.

I used the same pattern as this bustier, and eliminated the back button closure because the knit has a lot of stretch. I lined the entire thing with a cotton jersey. The knit is 100% wool and it scratches my skin, so the lining was a necessity. I added an elastic band all around the hem because the knit stretched out a bit while I was sewing.

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Mommy’s Diary: DIY Little Girl’s Skirt

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I love, how little fabric, it takes to make small kids’ clothes. With less than half a yard, you can make an adorable little skirt! I sew clothes for adults for Vivat Veritas, but sometimes I like to take a break and sew for Kiko. It takes much less time , and gives me some instant gratification.

I had an wool plaid wrap skirt that I was going to take to a thrift store, but decided to try and reuse it. The construction of the original skirt was very simple so it made it very easy to deconstruct and remake. I wrote up a little diagram below to show how to make this simple square elastic waist skirt.

You will need to measure your child’s hip and waist measurements. Cut two square fabric sections with the width of half of your child’s hip multiplied by 1.5. The length can be however you want the skirt to be plus 2″ for seam allowances (1″ on top and 1″ on bottom). Then sew the side seams, and hem the skirt. For top, fold once and sew to make a loop to insert an elastic band. Make sure to leave 1-2″ space so you can insert the elastic. After inserting the elastic (the length of the elastic should be your child’s waist measurement), sew the space you left.

With the left over fabric, I made Christmas stockings too.