{"id":14669,"date":"2016-01-25T05:00:05","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T13:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=14669"},"modified":"2016-01-25T05:58:11","modified_gmt":"2016-01-25T13:58:11","slug":"gingers-in-indigo-and-a-shakespearean-valley-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=14669","title":{"rendered":"Gingers in Indigo and a Shakespearean Valley Top"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So my right calf is slightly bigger than my left calf. These are the things you learn when you make your own clothes. I’m on a sewing roll, and I pumped out not only my second pair of Ginger skinnies<\/a>, but also the Cali Faye Valley Blouse<\/a>. It was a good week.<\/p>\n

Look at me, trying to mix things up with some props:<\/p>\n

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Yes. A little cornball. You can’t help but imagine\u00a0muzak accompanying this.<\/p>\n

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Shall we start with what I’m calling my Shakespearean Valley top? It looks pretty awesome on the hanger, and though the top has grown on me now that I’ve worn it for an entire day and now that the cashier at Jo-Ann’s complimented me on it — she called it my “over-shirt”– I have to admit I feel like I’m billowing all over the place in this blouse. I could probably be airborne if I jumped off of a roof.<\/p>\n

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I saw the top featured on the Sewing Rabbit<\/a> via Pinterest, and loved the way it looked so I immediately purchased the pattern. It’s\u00a0pretty easy to construct, but I noticed that it was labeled “intermediate”.\u00a0Had I read that first, I probably wouldn’t have attempted the top because I wanted a quick and easy project of the flow-y variety. I’m guessing it’s\u00a0the fabric recommendation of very light wovens that makes this garment slightly trickier to sew up\u00a0since I’d made similar types of tunics<\/a> that were considered beginner-friendly. I used a double-gauze (I can’t remember from where, sorry), which made it even fiddlier. I like the keyhole feature, and I opted to\u00a0go the non-functional button route. I lined it with a cream voile, and this is what the inside looks like:<\/p>\n

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The sleeves are what make this top especially Shakespearean, or of that era if you know what I mean. If I’d sewn it in white linen, I would be spouting sonnets. Such full, gathered sleeves! And more gathers at the front and back yokes…all of this makes for a very cute design, but I think the issue is that I should have gone down one size. According to the sizing chart, I should have been an XL, but when I looked at the pattern pieces, I was certain a large would fit me.\u00a0Sizing is always such a conundrum. At least too big is better than too small!<\/p>\n

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As for my indigo Gingers — I’m a proud, proud jeans-making mama. I made these out of Selvage denim, which wasn’t quite as stretchy as the black denim I used for my first pair<\/a>, but with a little tweak here and there (letting out the seam 1\/4 inch along the sides and 1\/2 inch around my calves), the fit of these indigos are almost better than the black ones. I also made these a smidgen longer.<\/p>\n

\"gingersandvalley8\"Excuse my exposed belly there and hey, you can see a little of the zipper. Also, I know it’s pure vanity that makes me even mention this, but the fly guard is sticking out in the middle image, making me look like I’ve got a bit of a pouchy stomach. Not that it matters since my Valley blouse leaves everyone wondering when I’m popping out the triplets (what else is new, right? I say this about virtually all my tops).\u00a0It was significantly easier and faster to sew my second pair of jeans, though I ran into a major problemo:<\/p>\n

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Ugh. That there is a hole inelegantly patched near the crotch. The lesson here is not<\/em> to multi-task when serging the fly seam allowance. K was chattering about this cool restaurant she went to with a friend where robots serve sushi, and my hand slipped in astonishment. “Are you okay, Mama? Are you going to cry?” K asked me when she saw my expression as I put my eye to the hole.<\/p>\n

Luckily, it is just where no one can\/should see unless the person happens to be pervy. Moving along, I used this beautiful striped cotton for the pocket lining. Ditto for the black Gingers.<\/p>\n

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The only other issue I ran into was my inability to hammer in the rivets to the back pockets. In a display of foresight I’m not usually known for, I had purchased several Thread Theory jeans notions packets<\/a>. After\u00a0destroying 12 rivets, I conceded defeat. I’m all out of rivets now, so I’ll have to order some more.\u00a0I tried to steam close the pocket corner holes, but no go.<\/p>\n

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I tried this outfit with different shoes, and I can’t decide which I like best. That’s the great thing about skinny jeans – so so versatile. I love that I can slip on boots without all the bunching that happens with my bootcut jeans.<\/p>\n

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It’s official: my sewing energy is back!
\n\"gingersandvalley13\"P.S. The winner of the giveaway<\/a> is Jeannie, congrats!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So my right calf is slightly bigger than my left calf. These are the things you learn when you make your own clothes. I’m on a sewing roll, and I pumped out not only my second pair of Ginger skinnies, but also the Cali Faye Valley Blouse. It was a good week. Look at me, trying to mix things up with some props: Yes. A little cornball. You can’t help but imagine\u00a0muzak accompanying this. Shall we start with what I’m calling my Shakespearean Valley top? It looks pretty awesome on the hanger, and though the top has grown on me now that I’ve worn it for an entire day and now that the cashier at Jo-Ann’s complimented me on it — she called it my “over-shirt”– I have to admit I feel like I’m billowing all over the place in this blouse. I could probably be airborne if I jumped off of a roof. I saw the top featured on the Sewing Rabbit via Pinterest, and loved the way it looked so I immediately purchased the pattern. It’s\u00a0pretty easy to construct, but I noticed that it was labeled “intermediate”.\u00a0Had I read that first, I probably wouldn’t have attempted the top because I wanted a quick and easy project of the flow-y variety. I’m guessing it’s\u00a0the fabric recommendation of very light wovens that makes this garment slightly trickier to sew up\u00a0since I’d made similar types of tunics that were considered beginner-friendly. I used a double-gauze (I can’t remember from where, sorry), which made it even fiddlier. I like the keyhole feature, and I opted to\u00a0go the non-functional button route. I lined it with a cream voile, and this is what the inside looks like: The sleeves are what make this top especially Shakespearean, or of that era if you know what I mean. If I’d sewn it in white linen, I would be spouting sonnets. Such full, gathered sleeves! And more gathers at the front and back yokes…all of this makes for a very cute design, but I think the issue is that I should have gone down one size. According to the sizing chart, I should have been an XL, but when I looked at the pattern pieces, I was certain a large would fit me.\u00a0Sizing is always such a conundrum. At least too big is better than too small! As for my indigo Gingers — I’m a proud, proud jeans-making mama. I made these out of Selvage denim, which wasn’t quite as stretchy as the black denim I used for my first pair, but with a little tweak here and there (letting out the seam 1\/4 inch along the sides and 1\/2 inch around my calves), the fit of these indigos are almost better than the black ones. I also made these a smidgen longer. Excuse my exposed belly there and hey, you can see a little of the zipper. Also, I know it’s pure vanity that makes me even mention this, but the fly guard is sticking out in the middle image, making me look like I’ve got a bit of a pouchy stomach. Not that it matters since my Valley blouse leaves everyone wondering when I’m popping out the triplets (what else is new, right? I say this about virtually all my tops).\u00a0It was significantly easier and faster to sew my second pair of jeans, though I ran into a major problemo: Ugh. That there is a hole inelegantly patched near the crotch. The lesson here is not to multi-task when serging the fly seam allowance. K was chattering about this cool restaurant she went to with a friend where robots serve sushi, and my hand slipped in astonishment. “Are you okay, Mama? Are you going to cry?” K asked me when she saw my expression as I put my eye to the hole. Luckily, it is just where no one can\/should see unless the person happens to be pervy. Moving along, I used this beautiful striped cotton for the pocket lining. Ditto for the black Gingers. The only other issue I ran into was my inability to hammer in the rivets to the back pockets. In a display of foresight I’m not usually known for, I had purchased several Thread Theory jeans notions packets. After\u00a0destroying 12 rivets, I conceded defeat. I’m all out of rivets now, so I’ll have to order some more.\u00a0I tried to steam close the pocket corner holes, but no go. I tried this outfit with different shoes, and I can’t decide which I like best. That’s the great thing about skinny jeans – so so versatile. I love that I can slip on boots without all the bunching that happens with my bootcut jeans. It’s official: my sewing energy is back! P.S. 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