{"id":12760,"date":"2015-03-16T05:00:49","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=12760"},"modified":"2015-03-21T12:37:07","modified_gmt":"2015-03-21T19:37:07","slug":"monday-outfit-sailor-dress-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=12760","title":{"rendered":"Monday Outfit: Sailor Dress + Giveaway! [CLOSED]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Good morning! One of the unexpected perks of starting this little online documentation of sewing and whatnot has been the relationship I’ve developed with Tuttle Publishing<\/a>. Considered the largest\u00a0publisher of “Asian-interest” books, they’ve recently been adding a slew of translated Japanese sewing books to their catalog. It’s been such a thrill to receive books before they’re let loose into the big world, especially when they’re the type of books I’ve adored and sewn from for years. Like this beauty<\/a>\"\"\u00a0by Yoshiko Tsukiori, who is one of the top designers of Japanese sewing patterns:<\/p>\n

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What makes this book especially appealing to me\u00a0is that the sizing goes up to 140cm (roughly equivalent to sizes 8-10). For K, this means\u00a0I could sew outfits from this book for another couple of years (she’s currently a perfect 130cm, and each size seems to last over a year with their generous proportions). I’ve gotten emails asking if I know of any teen-sized Japanese sewing books, and so far I haven’t been very successful in hunting down any. Then again, the smallest size from the women’s Japanese sewing books will probably be up to the task.<\/p>\n

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But back to this lovely book. This one takes the approach of offering up eight basic patterns, and each pattern can be modified in several ways (the modified patterns are called “Applied” in the book). I counted 18 variations, but the possibilities are limitless.<\/p>\n

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Here are a\u00a0couple of spreads that I really liked:<\/p>\n

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And when I saw the sailor dress, I was all over it. Anything nautical or sailor-themed makes me weak at the knees.<\/p>\n

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I had just the fabric<\/a>, and though it’s described as midweight quilting cotton, it’s actually quite fluid in its drape.<\/p>\n

\"dotted-sailor-dress6\"<\/a>This book requires a lot of flipping back and forth to look for the illustrated or photographic step-by-step instructions, but it wasn’t too bad. In fact, the step-by-step photos were excellent, and as a visual learner, I appreciated them immensely. Also included are basic sewing tutorials that are heavily photo-based as well, and overall, this is my kind of book.<\/p>\n

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The trickiest bit for this dress was the front placket, and I had to put my full body weight onto the iron to get the bottom of the placket to lay flat because I managed to sew it all puckered. Looks nice and flat now, right?<\/p>\n

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As for changes I made to the pattern…I don’t like armhole facings, so I created my own bias tape instead. Appears much cleaner that way to me, and I imagine it’s more comfortable for K.<\/p>\n

I love this dress! And I love this book!<\/p>\n

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You, my lucky readers, can win your very own copy since Tuttle generously\u00a0sent me two. And if you don’t want to leave things to chance, the\u00a0book<\/a>\u00a0is available for pre-order now and will be officially launching\u00a0in a mere two days on March 17th!<\/p>\n

If you’d like to enter the giveaway, please leave me a comment with…let’s see…Okay, I have spring break on my mind, so how about a dream spring break location? If you could go anywhere in the world for spring break, where would you like to jet (or sail) to? Italy is sounding really good to me right now. Or perhaps New Zealand, because the season would be completely opposite and that would be fun.<\/p>\n

The giveaway will be open until this Friday, March 20th, and I’ll announce the winner on the following Monday. International entries welcome as always! Good luck!<\/p>\n

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Good morning! One of the unexpected perks of starting this little online documentation of sewing and whatnot has been the relationship I’ve developed with Tuttle Publishing. Considered the largest\u00a0publisher of “Asian-interest” books, they’ve recently been adding a slew of translated Japanese sewing books to their catalog. It’s been such a thrill to receive books before they’re let loose into the big world, especially when they’re the type of books I’ve adored and sewn from for years. Like this beauty\u00a0by Yoshiko Tsukiori, who is one of the top designers of Japanese sewing patterns: What makes this book especially appealing to me\u00a0is that the sizing goes up to 140cm (roughly equivalent to sizes 8-10). For K, this means\u00a0I could sew outfits from this book for another couple of years (she’s currently a perfect 130cm, and each size seems to last over a year with their generous proportions). I’ve gotten emails asking if I know of any teen-sized Japanese sewing books, and so far I haven’t been very successful in hunting down any. Then again, the smallest size from the women’s Japanese sewing books will probably be up to the task. But back to this lovely book. This one takes the approach of offering up eight basic patterns, and each pattern can be modified in several ways (the modified patterns are called “Applied” in the book). I counted 18 variations, but the possibilities are limitless. Here are a\u00a0couple of spreads that I really liked: And when I saw the sailor dress, I was all over it. Anything nautical or sailor-themed makes me weak at the knees. I had just the fabric, and though it’s described as midweight quilting cotton, it’s actually quite fluid in its drape. This book requires a lot of flipping back and forth to look for the illustrated or photographic step-by-step instructions, but it wasn’t too bad. In fact, the step-by-step photos were excellent, and as a visual learner, I appreciated them immensely. Also included are basic sewing tutorials that are heavily photo-based as well, and overall, this is my kind of book. The trickiest bit for this dress was the front placket, and I had to put my full body weight onto the iron to get the bottom of the placket to lay flat because I managed to sew it all puckered. Looks nice and flat now, right? As for changes I made to the pattern…I don’t like armhole facings, so I created my own bias tape instead. Appears much cleaner that way to me, and I imagine it’s more comfortable for K. I love this dress! And I love this book! You, my lucky readers, can win your very own copy since Tuttle generously\u00a0sent me two. And if you don’t want to leave things to chance, the\u00a0book\u00a0is available for pre-order now and will be officially launching\u00a0in a mere two days on March 17th! If you’d like to enter the giveaway, please leave me a comment with…let’s see…Okay, I have spring break on my mind, so how about a dream spring break location? If you could go anywhere in the world for spring break, where would you like to jet (or sail) to? Italy is sounding really good to me right now. Or perhaps New Zealand, because the season would be completely opposite and that would be fun. The giveaway will be open until this Friday, March 20th, and I’ll announce the winner on the following Monday. International entries welcome as always! 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