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ents email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels boys childrens costume diy halloween holidays kiki minions quick project thrifted friday july 15 2016 well hello there tank skirt dress combo let me get this out of the way it s been a while clearly i have not been blogging but i m trying not to let that bug me so what if i only blog every once in a while now just because i have ignored the blog for the last 5 months or so doesn t mean that i m not allowed to post when i do feel like it right it s just that i ve been using instagram i m bkcav if you want to follow me there to share my sewing lately which has been more satisfying and engaging i can immediately see what others are sewing and there s such a huge active sewing community there but this project requires a few more words than what fits on an instagram photo so i thought i d accompany my instagram pic with an actual blog post to show off what i did here i m pretty pleased with myself first of all i ordered a yard of this great rayon challis print with the intention of making a loose tank top i ve been perfecting my pattern for a while now i started with the free sorbetto tank from colette patterns and have tweaked and shifted and adjusted so many times that i m not sure you can even count it any more i was pleasantly surprised to get a bonus in the mail i got the end of the bolt so i got almost 2 yards of it instead of just one but that meant i was faced with a dilemma use the extra fabric to make a dress instead of a tank or make the tank i originally had in mind and see what was left over i couldn t really let go of the tank since that was what i pictured when i saw the fabric and i was anxious to use the tank pattern now that it was just how i wanted it but i hated to waste the rest i have been doing a curved hemline on this tank pattern but this time i wanted to try a vented side with straight hems on the front and back it was a nice break from the curves i have been using bias tape to get curved hemlines to lay flat and this time i could just fold press and hem the old fashioned way well it turned out there was just enough to eke out a simple gathered skirt i did a rolled hem on my serger to avoid using fabric in the hem and gave it an elastic waistband both for ease and again to save fabric i was able to make pockets of course from the scraps around the tank top pieces i was always going to give it pockets and now for the cool part when i put the two together it totally looks like a dress the skirt s elastic waistband gives it a belted dress look and not only that i have dress options depending on where i put the waistband i can also get a dropped waist more slouchy style honestly this is less my style but it s still nice to play around with it and i could wear the top out over the skirt as well giving it a layered look although one that i probably won t wear maybe with a belt a sort of peplum idea who can resist this kind of variety and i love the way it plays with my totinette necklace too anyway i have been sewing with rayon challis a lot this summer it s so nice and soft and drapey and easy to sew with but it definitely wrinkles which means a lot more ironing that i am used to but i think it s worth it so far posted by bethanycavanaugh gmail com at 2 49 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels dresses ideas inspiration pattern hack quick project rayon challis selfish sewing skirt top use those scraps womens thursday february 18 2016 shiny pink norah dress well little sister has been a very cooperative girl with all of the project run and play themes some of which are things she would have never picked out on her own although she did end up loving them anyway so when i saw the all that glitters theme i knew i would make something pink and sparkly that little sister would love no matter what she has earned it i don t normally go in for something so fancy but i figured she could wear it for her birthday easter dress a few days apart she was so excited when i showed her the fabrics both the satiny slightly crinkly pink and the fun geometric ish silver lace i saw that it was called giraffe on the bolt were in the clearance fabrics at joanns with an extra 50 off you know i can t resist that kind of a deal even the piping was a bargain from the clearance trims at fabric depot love that place love it with her silver boots it was pretty cold out today hence the tights this is the second time i ve sewn the norah dress from mouse house creations last time was also for a project run and play challenge i made a double gauze norah tunic with sashiko embroidery for the embellishment challenge last year and it and the matching one for her brother are probably some of my favorite pieces to date in my mind i envisioned a super cool mod style button on the back something like this rhinestone covered dome but alas i didn t have a button like that so you ll just have to squint and use your imagination since i had to use this one instead a cool button in its own right but not what i had in mind i figured out a new to me technique for the sleeve maybe this tutorial already exists out there but i hadn t seen it before and i loved the way it turned out and it was super simple so i thought i d share it i wanted to add the silver piping to the sleeve to echo the collar but the overlay is sheer so if i just sewed the piping on between the two layers you would have seen the seam allowance showing through luckily though my pink satiny layer was the same on both sides so i had the idea of rolling the sleeve hem out instead of in and attaching the piping there i think it looks great first i basted the overlay to the sleeve piece so it was like working with one piece of fabric this would work without the overlay by the way just as long as the back side of your sleeve fabric looks as nice as the front side then i pinned the piping to the bottom edge of the sleeve on the wrong side crappy iphone photos ahoy impromptu tutorial sew the piping on with the raw edges together then turn the piping to the right side of the sleeve fold the bottom edge up again so that the piping is at the top of your cuff i used the edge of the piping as a guide for the width of my cuff but you could make it wider if you wanted as you can see i actually basted my layers together after i sewed the cuff pin the piping in place then stitch in the ditch right along the line where the piping meets the cuff fabric along the length of the bottom of the sleeve pinned and ready to sew you can use a piping or zipper foot to sew right up next to the piping but here s a confession i was too lazy to trade out my foot so i just plopped my regular sewing foot right down on top of the piping and it worked fine obviously this will depend on how thick your piping is that s it when i sewed the sleeve together i did do an extra seam to press the seam allowance down on the inside since it s a little thick where the piping comes together all in all my finished product came pretty close to my design yet again when i showed little sister this photo she said hey it s got hair like mine i was like um yeah i did that on purpose she even wanted to wear her silver boots since that s what was in my picture she did request that i leave the pockets out i had planned to do a couple of welt pockets with the silver piping for trim is she crazy doesn t she know that all the best dresses have pockets but i wouldn t have had enough piping for the sleeve detail and the pockets so it all worked out for the best posted by bethanycavanaugh gmail com at 10 18 pm 6 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels bargains dresses girls norah patterns project run and play sewing for kindergarten tutorials monday february 8 2016 queen of hearts it s week 2 of project run and play and the theme is cosplay you would think that after a year in japan i would have some great anime manga inspiration here but for some reason i just couldn t get into that whole thing i was thinking of sitting this week out but then i realized that this week is leading up to valentine s day and i was hit with the idea to make an outfit inspired by disney s queen of hearts little sister had fun getting into character even though she s typically sweeter than the inspirational queen aww that s my girl when i started looking at pictures of the queen of hearts s outfit for inspiration the collar made me think of loubee clothing s awesome bimaa sweater i have sewn this pattern a few times for both of my kids i used the shawl collar and made a slightly larger size to allow for the thicker fabric i used a light french terry sweatshirt fabric that i got in japan for 100 yen per meter about 80 cents i miss the fabric shopping in tokyo so much i also extended the length into a tunic angling out slightly for some extra room so i made the band at the bottom larger to accommodate i want the roses to be red i love these little half circle pockets that allow for a pop of color i ve added them to quite a few things i ve made t he tutorial is from anu miki found here i had to add in the yellow not only based on the inspiration outfit but also because otherwise i would have ended up with two weeks in a row of red black and white all knit outfits multiple personalities the fabric for the leggings was another 100 yen per meter find i swear the knits floor at tomato in nippori is a magical place i have a cardigan that i made for myself from this fabric it is a soft and snuggly double knit you can sort of see the dots joining the two layers in the pic below i sort of guessed on the knee patch placement and i nailed it while i was getting ideas for this outfit i tried out one of my christmas gifts this awesome design notebook is really fun for getting the creative juices flowing the body outlines are all grown women so i had to shift the proportions to give myself an idea does anybody know if they make one of these for children s designs anyway i was pretty pleased at how close my outfit came to my original design i had to switch the direction of the stripes due to the stretch but otherwise pretty spot on so i found out today that project run and play changed the method of determining the winner of the sew along from being chosen by judges to random drawing hmm i have to say i m not excited about that it s still fun to check out all of the contributors here they are for this week s theme but something about having a competitive aspect really inspired me to take my designs to the next level i love having the theme and the community to motivate me to sew and get stuff up on my blog have totally lapsed on that lately while i ve been working on getting my business up and running but winning or losing via random number generator rather than showcasing someone s skill is not very inspiring and i hope this doesn t mean people will just start searching their archives and uploading any old thing that might fit the theme just to get extra entries edited i ve been thinking about this statement more and it s not that i really think people would try to get extra entries it s more that i really want people to link up as much stuff as possible because i love seeing all of the entries regardless of skill and or effort level but now every entry is equal competition i d rather see the people who really put amazing thought into the theme be rewarded it was fun for me when i started sewing along with really no thought or chance of winning to see what the winners were doing and after doing it for a few years i felt ready to put in that level of effort i have won a couple of sew along challenges over the years and it felt really really good to be recognized and i also typically have some weeks where i m inspired and other weeks where i phone it in because i still want to participate even if i m not going all out and i tell you if i won a drawing on a week where i didn t give it much effort i would feel so bad to beat out the other amazing sew along competitors but based on what i m seeing i m feeling a little guilty that i m sounding like it s all about winning to me it s not really but as i said before the competitive aspect helps motivate me anyway blah blah blah sorry it just feels very anticlimactic to me wah waaahhhhhh and i m not sure why the switch was made was it so that the ladies behind prp didn t have to worry about finding judges if so i totally get it it s a lot to organize um what didn t there used to be voting on sewalong contestants that could be one way to eliminate the need for judges although it can be unfair when some people have lots more followers than others what if there was a method for voting similar to the real contestants method that in order to vote on the sewalong you have to upload something and then you can t vote for your own anyway i think it was more fun for me to have the chance to be recognized for designs and to see what kinds of things turned out to be winners posted by bethanycavanaugh gmail com at 10 35 am 19 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels bimaa costume dresses girls ideas inspiration japanese fabric knits project run and play sewing for kindergarten monday february 1 2016 strawberry tap dance togs you guys project run and play is back i get so inspired by sewing with a group of people and seeing everyone s take on a theme and frankly having a specific project that i know will end up in front of more than my average number of eyeballs is very motivational to me when i saw that the theme of the first week was knitwear i knew immediately what i wanted to make little sister just started a fun tap dance class at a community center and although there is nothing strict about it we did notice that there was a dress code sign hanging up that specified tights and a leotard well little sister didn t have a leotard but i thought it would be fun to make one my first try was an awkward fit in pale pink stripes that gave me enough information to draw a new pattern and start designing a full knitwear look for project run and play i m getting down to the last bit of the awesome realistic strawberry print knit that i bought in japan for less than 2 yard i made this newborn set using it and this tee for myself and i instantly knew it would be a perfect leotard i could picture black and white accents for a graphic pop and once i got started i couldn t stop the leotard was the no brainer i started with the free 24 month pattern from shwin and shwin and adapted it added sleeves and made it fit an almost 6 year old and i wanted to make a cardigan inspired by ballet wrap tops to go over it but with a bit funkier vibe i love the black and white stripes against the strawberries so fun actually all of the fabrics i used except for the black ponte knit in the cardi came from the fantastic knits floor of tomato fabrics in 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