{"id":15163,"date":"2016-04-04T05:00:54","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T12:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=15163"},"modified":"2016-04-03T10:46:09","modified_gmt":"2016-04-03T17:46:09","slug":"monday-outfit-the-thea-dress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=15163","title":{"rendered":"Monday Outfit! The Spring Thea Dress"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"thea-dress1\"<\/p>\n

K must be reading this blog, because after I posted about the dearth of kid-sewing<\/a> around here, she began to pepper\u00a0me with requests for handmade clothes.<\/p>\n

As luck would have it, Mel<\/a> commented on that post and introduced me to Blaverry<\/a>\u00a0(I’m salivating over\u00a0Mel’s denim Decklyn jacket<\/a>, by the way). K and I browsed through the site and she chose the Thea Dress<\/a>. “Make it tight, Mama,” she instructed. She’s really into tight clothes.<\/p>\n

\"thea-dress2\"<\/p>\n

I branched out and used a floral print knit. Isn’t it pretty? This here is an Art Gallery knit designed by my friend Frances Newcombe<\/a>\u00a0and it\u00a0goes by the name Tree Fleur Blanc<\/a>. I think I bought it some time last year? The minimal, modern dress pattern with the feminine, vintage-y print, it’s a winning combo. If this doesn’t say, Spring is here<\/em>, I don’t know what does.<\/p>\n

\"thea-dress5\"<\/p>\n

Well, it’s not quite as form-fitting as K would normally like, even though I went down to a size 6 based on the finished measurements, but the fashionista’s\u00a0declared the dress spectacular. “It looks extra good with blue tights, right?” she asked.<\/p>\n

I added 2 inches to the skirt hem, and I’m glad I remembered to do that or else this would have been a tunic.<\/p>\n

\"thea-dress4\"<\/p>\n

I like the binding method of the neckline and how clean it looks. This is a thin, 95% cotton + 5% Spandex blend that’s so easy to sew — hardly curls, presses beautifully, drapes like a champ.<\/p>\n

\"thea-dress3\"<\/p>\n

The key to the Thea dress, which is easy to construct,\u00a0is in the pleats. I’m trying to remember if I’ve ever pleated a knit fabric before and I don’t think I have. It upgrades the style factor and K enjoys how swingy the skirt is.<\/p>\n

\"thea-dress7\"<\/p>\n

Yep. We’re in love.<\/p>\n

\"thea-dress6\"<\/p>\n

K loves this style so much, I’m going to make a couple more in different colors\/prints. Thank you for directing me to Blaverry, Mel! I ordered a few more patterns and I can’t wait to try them out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

K must be reading this blog, because after I posted about the dearth of kid-sewing around here, she began to pepper\u00a0me with requests for handmade clothes. As luck would have it, Mel commented on that post and introduced me to Blaverry\u00a0(I’m salivating over\u00a0Mel’s denim Decklyn jacket, by the way). K and I browsed through the site and she chose the Thea Dress. “Make it tight, Mama,” she instructed. She’s really into tight clothes. I branched out and used a floral print knit. Isn’t it pretty? This here is an Art Gallery knit designed by my friend Frances Newcombe\u00a0and it\u00a0goes by the name Tree Fleur Blanc. I think I bought it some time last year? The minimal, modern dress pattern with the feminine, vintage-y print, it’s a winning combo. If this doesn’t say, Spring is here, I don’t know what does. Well, it’s not quite as form-fitting as K would normally like, even though I went down to a size 6 based on the finished measurements, but the fashionista’s\u00a0declared the dress spectacular. “It looks extra good with blue tights, right?” she asked. I added 2 inches to the skirt hem, and I’m glad I remembered to do that or else this would have been a tunic. I like the binding method of the neckline and how clean it looks. This is a thin, 95% cotton + 5% Spandex blend that’s so easy to sew — hardly curls, presses beautifully, drapes like a champ. The key to the Thea dress, which is easy to construct,\u00a0is in the pleats. I’m trying to remember if I’ve ever pleated a knit fabric before and I don’t think I have. It upgrades the style factor and K enjoys how swingy the skirt is. Yep. We’re in love. K loves this style so much, I’m going to make a couple more in different colors\/prints. Thank you for directing me to Blaverry, Mel! I ordered a few more patterns and I can’t wait to try them out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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":[15,40],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-15163","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sewing","7":"category-sewing-for-k","8":"entry","9":"has-post-thumbnail"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15163","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=15163"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15181,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15163\/revisions\/15181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}