{"id":13530,"date":"2015-06-26T05:00:33","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T12:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=13530"},"modified":"2015-06-26T07:53:35","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T14:53:35","slug":"nani-iro-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=13530","title":{"rendered":"Nani IRO Month!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s that time of the year when Frances<\/a> of Miss Matatabi<\/a>\u00a0stocks her shop with the dreamiest, newest season of the Nani Iro fabric line designed by the one and only Naomi Ito. If you haven’t already, do\u00a0check out the\u00a0interview<\/a> Frances posted with Naomi’s thoughtful and inspiring responses.<\/p>\n

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It’s my second year participating in Nani Iro Month, and the 2015 designs may be my favorite. I selected two to showcase, and the first one is called Free Way – hitoiki<\/a>. Hitoiki<\/em>, means a single breath, or taking a quick breather. A rather appropriate name for this billowy top I made that feels like a summery respite.<\/p>\n

The pattern is from this book<\/a>\"\", which was yet another generous gift from lovely Karen F. (she of the bestower of the cute French beads).<\/p>\n

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Although I thought the sheer black of pattern G was lovely, with the temperatures skyrocketing these days, I decided to omit the sleeves. I cut out the size 9, which is supposed to be the equivalent of a small, but it’s so roomy, I could have easily gone down one more size.<\/p>\n

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Double gauze feels like clouds against my skin. So luscious.<\/p>\n

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Feeling that one top that makes me look preggo isn’t sufficient, I proceeded to fashion another maternity top out of the gorgeous Jewel Song Metallic Pocho Yozora (Yozora <\/em>means “night sky”)<\/em>. Miss Matatabi appears to be out of this colorway, but I also have the fabric in a refreshing minty-aqua, and I’m still pondering what to make. In actuality, I’d purchased the indigo prior to Nani Iro Month and received the minty-aqua<\/a> for free from Frances, but I felt strongly that the top looked better in a darker color. Sorry for the switch-a-roo, Frances! I should let you know that some fabrics that have been featured as part of Nani Iro month may be out of stock at this time as they sell like hotcakes, but Frances is diligently re-ordering so they will be back in the shop!<\/p>\n

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The pattern is from this book<\/a>\"\", and the only change I made was to shorten the length by about 7 inches because I didn’t have enough fabric. I love the tie-back feature, and this too is a great summer top, especially for the Fourth of July barbecue that’s coming up — I always eat way too much.<\/p>\n

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I now have two solidly wearable and comfortable tops that will get sleepily tugged on many, many mornings. Awesome sauce<\/em>, as K would say.<\/p>\n

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So! There’s also a fantastic giveaway going on — it’s a must-enter! The giveaway is 20m of fabric, 6 x bias tapes, two books signed by Naomi, and two sewing patterns. Also, Naomi has generously offered to contribute a personal gift from her. As Frances wrote, “I don’t know what it is yet but I’m sure it will be lovely!” Here’s the Rafflecopter for ya:<\/p>\n

a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a>
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