{"id":10622,"date":"2014-07-09T17:00:58","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T00:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=10622"},"modified":"2014-07-19T15:50:39","modified_gmt":"2014-07-19T22:50:39","slug":"sewing-for-me-camouflaged-coastal-breeze-dress-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=10622","title":{"rendered":"Sewing for Me: Camouflaged Coastal Breeze Dress + Giveaway! [CLOSED]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hey, it’s my turn for the Make It Perfect<\/a> tour! Toni designs comfortable and good-lookin’ styles, and I was so excited to try out her patterns. She sent me the paper version of the Coastal Breeze dress<\/a>, and oh, I love not having to piece together PDF sheets. I seem to always screw up when aligning PDF patterns and various sheets wind up completely off-kilter. Does that ever happen to you?<\/p>\n

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Anyway, I’m a fan of Toni and Make It Perfect! This dress is fantastic. Really, I’m already planning on making several more because this is exactly the kind of dress I reach for time and time again. You just can’t go wrong with knit (this is a cotton\/spandex blend from here<\/a>), and the deeper scoop neck, wider waist band and subtle pleating and gathering makes this a very flattering silhouette, I’m of the opinion.<\/p>\n

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So the thing about this fabric is that I had no idea it would look like camouflage. This, despite the fact that it said “camo” on the bolt. I just thought they were cool, variegated stripes.<\/p>\n

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But I love it! I think the camo effect is unexpected and slightly edgy.<\/p>\n

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Full disclosure: I didn’t follow the instructions. I did glance at them, and they looked straightforward enough, but I decided to use my now go-to method of attaching neckbands flat (so much nicer), and because I was serging the edges, I opted to baste together the waistband pieces wrong-side together and treated them as one piece. I did make a quick muslin vaguely following Toni’s instructions and decided my methods would be faster and the end result looks good.<\/p>\n

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This came together quickly, though it didn’t feel like it in my 100-degree sewing room. It doesn’t normally get this hot in Seattle so early in July, and it makes sewing in an upstairs room challenging. Still, through oceans of sweat, I did my usual “Oh!!!!! It’s SO cuuuute!!!” proclamations to no one in particular. The only change I would make is to sew a small next time. This thin knit in a medium is a little too loose on me, but better loose than straitjacket, I say.<\/p>\n

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So lucky you, my dear readers, Toni is offering a free giveaway of a Make It Perfect PDF pattern of your choice<\/a>! To enter the giveaway, please leave a comment with…hmmmm….how about your summer uniform? Are you a strictly tank top and shorts person? A flirty maxi dress gal? A cardi and jeans down-under sort? I myself am all about the knit dress…I will leave the giveaway open until next Friday, July 18th and will contact the winner that weekend. Good luck!<\/p>\n

And don’t forget to peruse the other gorgeous makes below. Thanks for letting me take part in the tour, Toni!<\/p>\n

UPDATE: Congrats to Sandra<\/a>, the winner!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Make It Perfect Pattern Parade Virtual Catwalk introduces…<\/b> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
A Happy Stitch<\/a> \/\/ A Lemon Squeezy Home<\/a><\/span> \/\/ Behind the Hedgerow<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Craftiness is not Optional<\/a><\/span> \/\/ Craftstorming<\/a><\/span> \/\/ Cut Cut Sew <\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
DoGuincho<\/a><\/span> \/\/ <\/span>Film in the Fridge<\/a><\/span> \/\/ Girl Like the Sea <\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Horris & Deedle<\/a><\/span> \/\/ Glitter + Wit<\/a><\/span> \/\/ Imagine Gnats <\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Janelle Wind<\/a><\/span> \/\/ Made with Moxie<\/a><\/span> \/\/ Miss Matatabi <\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
No Big Dill<\/a><\/span> \/\/ Noodlehead<\/a><\/span> \/\/ Probably Actually<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Sanae Ishida<\/a><\/span> \/\/ Sew Charleston<\/a><\/span> \/\/ Sewing in No Man’s Land <\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Skirt as Top<\/a><\/span> \/\/ Stitched Together<\/a><\/span> \/\/ The Drapery\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Things for Boys<\/a><\/span> \/\/ Zaaberry<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hey, it’s my turn for the Make It Perfect tour! Toni designs comfortable and good-lookin’ styles, and I was so excited to try out her patterns. She sent me the paper version of the Coastal Breeze dress, and oh, I love not having to piece together PDF sheets. I seem to always screw up when aligning PDF patterns and various sheets wind up completely off-kilter. Does that ever happen to you? Anyway, I’m a fan of Toni and Make It Perfect! This dress is fantastic. Really, I’m already planning on making several more because this is exactly the kind of dress I reach for time and time again. You just can’t go wrong with knit (this is a cotton\/spandex blend from here), and the deeper scoop neck, wider waist band and subtle pleating and gathering makes this a very flattering silhouette, I’m of the opinion. So the thing about this fabric is that I had no idea it would look like camouflage. This, despite the fact that it said “camo” on the bolt. I just thought they were cool, variegated stripes. But I love it! I think the camo effect is unexpected and slightly edgy. Full disclosure: I didn’t follow the instructions. I did glance at them, and they looked straightforward enough, but I decided to use my now go-to method of attaching neckbands flat (so much nicer), and because I was serging the edges, I opted to baste together the waistband pieces wrong-side together and treated them as one piece. I did make a quick muslin vaguely following Toni’s instructions and decided my methods would be faster and the end result looks good. This came together quickly, though it didn’t feel like it in my 100-degree sewing room. It doesn’t normally get this hot in Seattle so early in July, and it makes sewing in an upstairs room challenging. Still, through oceans of sweat, I did my usual “Oh!!!!! It’s SO cuuuute!!!” proclamations to no one in particular. The only change I would make is to sew a small next time. This thin knit in a medium is a little too loose on me, but better loose than straitjacket, I say. So lucky you, my dear readers, Toni is offering a free giveaway of a Make It Perfect PDF pattern of your choice! To enter the giveaway, please leave a comment with…hmmmm….how about your summer uniform? Are you a strictly tank top and shorts person? A flirty maxi dress gal? A cardi and jeans down-under sort? I myself am all about the knit dress…I will leave the giveaway open until next Friday, July 18th and will contact the winner that weekend. Good luck! And don’t forget to peruse the other gorgeous makes below. Thanks for letting me take part in the tour, Toni! UPDATE: Congrats to Sandra, the winner!   The Make It Perfect Pattern Parade Virtual Catwalk introduces… A Happy Stitch \/\/ A Lemon Squeezy Home \/\/ Behind the Hedgerow Craftiness is not Optional \/\/ Craftstorming \/\/ Cut Cut Sew DoGuincho \/\/ Film in the Fridge \/\/ Girl Like the Sea Horris & Deedle \/\/ Glitter + Wit \/\/ Imagine Gnats Janelle Wind \/\/ Made with Moxie \/\/ Miss Matatabi No Big Dill \/\/ Noodlehead \/\/ Probably Actually Sanae Ishida \/\/ Sew Charleston \/\/ Sewing in No Man’s Land Skirt as Top \/\/ Stitched Together \/\/ The Drapery\u00a0 Things for Boys \/\/ Zaaberry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,35],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10622","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sewing","7":"category-sewing-for-me","8":"entry","9":"has-post-thumbnail"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10622"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10646,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10622\/revisions\/10646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}