- Kids skirt with embroidery
I upcycled a dress to kids skirt for a friend who has twin girls. Underneath the skirts, I added bloomers and connected the skirt and bloomer at waist. I also made embroidery fish and bird at hem so they can figure out which one is theirs. As I wrote before, I am into hand embroidery now.
- Closet Case Files Carolyn Pajamas
I recently made this pink & ivory version as a friend’s birthday gift. It is fun to make and fairly quick to sew (it takes me about five hours from start to finish) which makes it a good handmade gift. This time I bought piping at Nakamura online shop since I thought it would save me some time. But I wished I made my own piping that fits the seam allowances. In this particular patterns, 1.5cm seam allowances are already included. My store-bought piping width was 0.8cm. It was hard to sew at curves when then seam allowances and piping width don’t match. Overall I am happy with the end result and my friend seemed to have liked it. My Aztec Carolyn here and silk satin here. For more ideas, here (black one with white piping), here (navy blue and white piping) and here (pancake print!!).
- Teapot Cozy
I had an opportunity to make teapot cozies for a tea shop in Takasaki this month. I made sure to make a few extra so I can gift them to my friends and family. I made my own pattern based on the instructions from the tea shop owner, but you can find many different versions for free online. The floral print fabric and the beige cotton lining sandwitches the thick quilt batting. Inside, the seams are finished with bias strips. It would be fun to give with teapot and delicious smelling loose tea.
Woven labels from Dutch Labels Shop
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MADE | Aztec Print Carolyn PJ
I bought this bright aztec print cotton lawn fabric back in the summer. I had something like this in mind to make, but the summer ended before making it or having a chance to go to a beach with it. So I decided to make Carolyn pajama by Closet Case Files. This was my second time with the patterns. I made the first one in silk satin. The sewing went smooth as the instructions were clear. I love the pipping details. It is fun to sew and I enjoy thinking about different possibilities for the color combinations. I made this as a Christmas gift for my sister-in-law. I’ll be making a few more as gifts before Christmas comes!
My new labels came from the Dutch Label Shop. They are an online custom woven label company based in Philadelphia, where I lived five years in the past. I like the fact you can make a small order starting from 30 labels. They also offer care labels and hang tags.
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Five White Jeans Inspiration
I’ve had a few white jeans in the past but they last only for a year and a half or so and I have to replace them with frequency. The most recent pair came from Uniqulo which my sister got for free (great thing about working at PR company!)and handed down to me but after a year, the color turned gray and the stretch jeans became too much like sweatpants. Since then I’ve been looking for a replacement pair. Thankfully, I found the perfect skinny jeans pattern so I can make them myself! I will be using the Ginger Skinny Jeans patterns from Closet Case Files for the second time to make a white pair of high waisted skinny jeans. You can see my very first try on making jeans here. There were some hurdles to jump (I hated having to change the thread all the time) but I am happy that they are wearable and the fit is pretty good for the first try.
I want this pair to be a bit shorter than the last pair and 5% stretch will be more comfortable to wear than 2% stretch denim I used last time. The back pocket placement should be a bit higher and I might even shorten the back pocket length by 1cm.
In the meantime, here are my white jeans inspirations! Some kind of frayed look at knee might be cute. I’d love to pair with clean button down shirts (maybe one of these Archer shirts) or pair them with chunky Vince high top sneakers I bought recently.
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