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lly 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 nippori fabric town in tokyo i decided to add a little accent on the waistband well rib cage band i guess since it s well above her waist a bit of the black stripe gathering the band up a bit sorry for the washed out photo it s hard to get the details to show up in black knit but the strawberry leotard is definitely the star of this look the fabric is a 4 way stretch and the legs and neck are bound with foldover elastic the back of the leotard dips down a bit and i cut the legs pretty low to avoid that awkward underwear under the tights bunching and then of course we needed leg warmers essential for dance class and while i was at it a headband too why not i mean when you start with that strawberry fabric you go big or you go home this hairstyle cracks me up next i added a pull on french terry skirt to throw on after class the pattern is free from craftiness is not optional wonder where i got the idea to use this fabric is it a bit much when you put everything together i don t know i just can t get enough of it little sister prefers to wear just a few of the pieces at a time but so far she has been excited about mixing and matching them i love all of the options and now i want to go eat a strawberry posted by bethanycavanaugh gmail com at 11 33 pm 7 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels accessories childrens costume girls japanese fabric knits project run and play sewing for kindergarten skirt use those scraps tuesday january 19 2016 new website is live oh boy i am seriously having doubts about publishing this here but i figure if i keep trying to get it just right before i move forward i will end up going in circles for a long time so here goes i published a website for my new business i m not ready to sell things yet but at least now i have a web presence here it is www chikuchikupdx com it is completely a work in progress first up is replacing the photos with the newer version of my product but i d love to hear from you about which things should stay what i need to add and what stuff can go eventually there will be a shop page where i plan to sell the product in limited edition prints and a where to buy page once i have retailers by the way this is my product a portable art kit featuring the fabrics i fell in love with while living in japan last year we used these things non stop in tokyo while trying to keep my gaijin children in line without handing them the phone or ipad on the train in a restaurant the doctor s waiting room seriously they were a lifesaver but maybe my favorite part is that i just had to grab one item on my way out the door and i knew my kids would be entertained wherever we ended up seriously getting out the door takes long enough i don t need one more thing to think about i m taking a branding class right now and many of the students are the same women who were in my marketing class last term at last night s class a couple of these awesome ladies called me out asking me why the heck i was sitting around asking questions when i should be out selling my product their confidence in me and what i have to offer really woke me up i know i have been dragging my feet because i don t feel like i know what to do as far as running a business goes but the fact is i won t know what all is involved until i m doing it so rather than stick in the safe zone of sewing more sample product i am trying to take their advice and jump in i sent an inquiry to a manufacturer today and published my website two huge steps i ll post progress over here when it seems relevant and oh i guess i should put a link to my new site in my sidebar by the way if you re wondering where the name chiku chiku came from you can find the whole story on the my story page of my new website posted by bethanycavanaugh gmail com at 4 10 pm 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels chiku chiku japanese fabric kids crafts 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 owl sweatshirt tunic 2016 6 october 1 july 1 february 3 january 1 2015 41 december 1 october 2 september 3 august 2 july 4 june 4 may 5 april 8 march 6 february 4 january 2 2014 32 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