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beth being crafty july 2015 pages home about me kids clothing women s clothing accessories alterations fun stuff and costumes home gifts recipes family thrifty things sewbaby crafts saturday july 25 2015 double gauze desert rose dress i love this new dress i made for little sister so much i don t have a lot of time left for sewing projects while i m here in tokyo we move back to the us in less than 2 weeks but i knew i wanted to get this one done so that she could wear it in this hot humid summer climate this dress is the desert rose pattern from caila made and i just loved it from the first time i saw the pattern of course i am a cheapskate so i just admired the pattern without buying it in this case though it paid off because eventually this pattern was featured as a friday fiver and i was able to snap it up for just 5 however this was months ago and although i printed the pattern out right away it still took me ages to get going on it the main fabric for the skirt is a beautiful double gauze by nani iro called fuccra when i lucked into finding a 2 meter cut for less than 10 because of a small print error i knew it was perfect for my desert rose dress see that little white stripe that was the only error in the whole 2 meter cut and i had a lovely lightweight coral batiste that matched perfectly that i could use for the bodice i wanted the whole thing to be floaty and light and comfortable for the humid heat of a tokyo summer the breeze really does pick it up it s a good twirler too i wanted to make sure the bodice didn t gape so i made a size 3 bodice based on little sister s measurements her chest measurement matched the size 3 exactly on the chart even though she s 5 years old and it fits perfectly since my bodice fabric was so lightweight semi sheer actually so it s nice that it s lined and i used the same fabric for the lining i interfaced the button placket on both sides and it feels secure i thought i would be clever on the skirt i used the angled tunic skirt with a size 3 at the top but a size 8 in length thinking that would get me to dress length without printing the dress skirt pattern pages but i wasn t thinking about the fact that the size 3 bodice is shorter than the size 5 so my dress was shorter than i wanted next time i ll go ahead and assemble the skirt pattern pages to make sure i get the length i want however i was able to cut it perfectly to avoid the print error fortunately i really like the look of the 4 panel of the bodice fabric at the hem how pretty is that nani iro fabric i really liked the way this pattern came together it all looks so professional inside i used french seams on the skirt since double gauze frays pretty easily so there are no raw edges on the inside anywhere and no hand sewing on the bodice lining since you topstitch the outside of the bodice instead i loved that also this pattern has pockets i can t believe i forgot to take a picture of them since pockets are usually my favorite feature i guess it speaks to how much i love this dress overall that the pockets are practically an afterthought although they came in handy yesterday when my daughter had some drawings she wanted to carry around now i ve got to see if i can squeak a top for myself out of the remaining meter of that nani iro fuccra double gauze posted by bethanycavanaugh gmail com at 4 29 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels baby dress childrens clothing double gauze dresses girls japanese fabric nani iro patterns tokyo sunday july 19 2015 skirting the issue 2015 my contribution hi this is a quick post to show you a couple of quick skirts that i made and tell you about a really cool project going on this month skirting the issue simple simon and company host this event in order to inspire sewists to donate skirts to kids in foster care just in time for the start of the new school year and they are collaborating with several sewing bloggers this month to provide lots of free skirt patterns and tutorials the goal is to collect 1000 skirts this year and if you d like to participate the details are in the link i provided above the basics are that you sew a skirt or several by august 15th and donate it to an organization in your area that provides clothing to foster kids then you let the ladies at simple simon know how many skirts you made so that they can keep track i made this simple elastic waist full skirt from some fun melody miller rubystar fabric size 3t and this knit a line skirt with a yoga waistband using this tutorial from craftiness is not optional this one is a size 5 but was totally too big for my skinny 5 year old i ll be mailing my skirts to with love oregon an awesome organization that helps set up foster parents with great quality clothing and other supplies they need to help them successfully bring a foster child into their family i d be happy to provide you with a mailing address for your donations if you d like to participate posted by bethanycavanaugh gmail com at 11 44 pm 6 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels donations free patterns japanese fabric knits links quick project skirt friday july 17 2015 summer outfit from free patterns i have been struggling with getting decent pictures lately which makes me less motivated to get new things up on my blog for some reason i just could not get the photos of this outfit in focus my least favorite thing about doing this blog is getting photos of myself sometimes using the remote is easy but more often than not i just can t get the focus or exposure right when i don t have anything to focus on as i was going through these photos i can see my facial expression getting more and more strained as i failed to get the shots i wanted and of course i feel weird whenever people walk by but i will still share the outfit because these are good patterns and you should try them out you get the idea first the skirt this is the free simple summer pleated skirt pattern from sew so easy and here are my thoughts about it 1 the pattern goes together easily and looks really professional here s my back zip i really liked putting it together pattern matching what 2 the pattern suggests using a lightweight drapey fabric and i concur i used a stiffer japanese linen cotton blend and i m not in love with the way it falls this pattern is not meant for a structured skirt you could however use a more structured fabric for the waistband but something with drape for the skirt i was thinking the structured fabric would give the skirt more of a pencil look but it doesn t i m thinking of trying delia s pleated pencil skirt to get the effect i was going for here 3 the pattern runs big i cut out the appropriate waistband based on my measurements and had to cut out over 3 inches altogether be sure to test your waistband size before you attach it to the skirt 4 there are pockets yay the top is the free perfect cap sleeve tee from icandy homemade i have made this top a few times before and i love its simplicity the free pattern is a size medium and it works well for a loose top on me this time though i was going for a more fitted look so i tried cutting this one smaller just by placing the pattern off the fold a little bit that was not the best way to do the fit adjustment because now i don t like the neckline quite as much and the sleeves fit a little weird i added the sleeve bands but that s not the problem but it s still baggier than i want in the torso i will have to play around with resizing this pattern differently to get the fit i want this fabric is a slub knit from girl charlee it s almost see through but not quite i can get away with it if i wear a nude bra anyway i like this outfit better with the shirt tucked in not my usual m o but in this case anyway there s an outfit i made lately and am moderately happy with but not excited it can t all be perfect posted by bethanycavanaugh gmail com at 7 50 pm 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels free patterns japanese fabric knits links patterns skirt womens thursday july 2 2015 sleeveless out and about dress another dress my favorite thing to make this dress is a sleeveless version of the out and about dress from sew caroline i sewed up a 3 4 sleeve one from a thick knit a few months back and knew i would need a sleeveless one for summer when i found this lightweight knit for 100 yen per meter it was time to give it a try i struggled a little bit with the sizing on this dress as a matter of fact it was an issue the last time i made it as well but in that case i was using a more unfamiliar fabric and thought that was where the problems came from according to my measurements i am between a medium and large for this pattern leaning to the large i cut out the medium but used slightly smaller seam allowances than the 1 2 inch the pattern calls for and it was really too big frump a dump first i thought i would try adding elastic to the waistline on the inside maybe giving the top a loose blousy look but it didn t really work the whole bodice just seemed to pull to the back well hello there munchkin i actually wore it out like this with a belt but decided by the end of the day that it was a no go in the end i had to remove the elastic and re sew the side seams an inch further in on both sides so removing almost 4 full inches from the bodice also and this actually made the biggest difference i think i shortened the bodice by about 2 inches that s better this was a problem i had the last time i made this dress too the bodice just looks too long on me it doesn t look that way in the pattern photos so i don t know why mine keeps coming out wrong it s also strange because i have a long torso i am typically lengthening things not shortening them but i guess when it comes to a bodice seam line i just like mine a little north of the natural waist looks like it s time to slice the bottom of off my bodice pattern pieces other modifications surprise surprise i made the neckline a little bigger as usual i also made the skirt panels about 3 narrower so that i could just use the whole width of my fabric the pattern calls for the skirt panels to be 30 wide but my fabric was 54 wide so i just cut two 27 panels all that said i really do like this dress and this pattern now that i think i ve got the fit dialed in this dress should go together really quickly it s comfy and it s got great pockets and lots of sleeve and length options so i m glad it s a pattern that s in my repertoire oh i also wanted to show you a close up of this fabric it s really light and soft with a neat diagonal texture to it and i like the way it looks on the neck and arm binding i m sure that part of my fit problem was because the fabric is verrrrry stretchy so i should have cut it smaller to account for that ah well you live you learn it s pretty great to be able to buy fabric so cheaply so i m not afraid to just mess around and try new patterns if it didn t work out i would only have been out about 2 plus my time of course posted by bethanycavanaugh gmail com at 6 25 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels dresses knits patterns selfish sewing week womens newer posts older posts home subscribe to posts atom search this blog i m on instagram profile view my complete profile my shop chiku chiku portable art kits my expat adventure tokyo cavanaughs blog archive 2018 1 october 1 2016 6 october 1 july 1 february 3 january 1 2015 41 december 1 october 2 september 3 august 2 july 4 double gauze desert rose dress skirting the issue 2015 my contribution summer outfit from free patterns sleeveless out and about dress june 4 may 5 april 8 march 6 february 4 january 2 2014 32 december 1 november 3 october 3 september 6 august 3 july 4 may 3 april 2 february 3 january 4 2013 62 december 4 november 4 october 4 september 5 august 2 july 5 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