{"id":16271,"date":"2017-03-24T05:00:07","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=16271"},"modified":"2017-03-23T18:39:39","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T01:39:39","slug":"happy-friday-simplicity-tween-patterns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=16271","title":{"rendered":"Happy Friday + Simplicity Tween Patterns"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"simplicity1510-outfit2\"<\/p>\n

Happy Friday, my friends!<\/p>\n

A little while ago, it occurred to me that K has officially outgrown the largest size (130cm) for most of the Japanese sewing books that I own. This was a momentous\u00a0and startling occurrence. I’ve been sewing from these books for five years, which means I haven’t bought her (or me!) any clothes for 60 months. Wait, that’s not true. I did buy the first day of school outfit here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Okay, K has\u00a0<\/em>received an embarrassment of riches in terms of hand-me-downs from neighbors and she’s\u00a0worn the ready-to-wear\u00a0outfits exclusively and exuberantly for the last couple of years. Mildly discouraged but also relieved that it gave me more time to work on books, I had stopped sewing for her.<\/p>\n

But joy! K has a sudden renewed interest in handmade clothes and has been squeezing herself into the garb I stitched up years and years ago. It was time to get the sewing machine cranked up again.<\/p>\n

\"simplicity1025-1510\"<\/p>\n

So we hightailed it to the nearest JoAnn’s and found a bevy of tween patterns. I already had a few tween patterns on hand, but we were looking specifically for cardigan patterns. She has big, big love for cardis. And shrugs. And boleros. I’ll do another post on the New Look patterns that was part of the same haul, but these were the two Simplicity ones she liked: 1025<\/a> and 1510<\/a> — see what I mean about the cardis and boleros?<\/p>\n

\"simplicity1025-fauxcardi1\"<\/p>\n

The funny thing about this view C of Simplicity 1025<\/a> is that it’s actually a faux<\/em> cardi. The shirt portion is cleverly stitched as part of the cardigan. I didn’t realize this until I started sewing and was perplexed by the instructions and stared at them for a while. Once I figured it out, it was easy to assemble. K loves it. Size 8 seems to be spot on for my petite, almost 11-year-old in all the Big 4 patterns.<\/p>\n

\"simplicity1025-skirt\"<\/p>\n

She also begged for the knit skirt, and chose all the fabrics from my stash. That’s my ironclad new rule: no new fabrics. Both were quick to sew, and though my stitches got a little weird around the neckline of the faux cardigan, I’m pretty sure that no one would actually notice.<\/p>\n

\"simplicity1025-outfit1\" \"simplicity1025-outfit3\" \"simplicity1025-outfit2\"<\/p>\n

It looks sort of business-casual to me, but hey, she adores the outfit. That darn skirt hem keeps flipping up…<\/p>\n

\"simplicity1510-bolero2\"<\/p>\n

By now, I’ve quietly surrendered all creative decisions to my budding fashionista, and her next request was for a “musical” outfit. For those of you that may not know, K is a musician. She plays the piano, guitar and cello and she also takes voice lessons. All by her own request. As a totally non-musical person who is tone-deaf myself, what she can do with all her instruments is miraculous to me.<\/p>\n

\"simplicity1510-dressandbolero1\" \"simplicity1510-bolero\"<\/p>\n

I actually made three boleros total from Simplicity 1510<\/a> (the other two disappeared in her laundry basket and I haven’t been able to get photos). The pattern is meant for wovens, but I used a sweater knit, and as per her instructions, I ironed on a big ole gold treble clef. It’s become a fave.<\/p>\n

\"simplicity1510-outfit1\"<\/p>\n

The dress is made out of quilting cotton and isn’t the best in terms of drape. The pleats don’t really show up much with dancing\u00a0musical notes everywhere, but it’s a nice detail.<\/p>\n

\"simplicity1510-dresspleats\"<\/p>\n

Speaking of dancing, apparently this is the new “it” dance move called The Dab<\/em>:<\/p>\n

\"simplicity1510-outfit5\"<\/p>\n

The Dab<\/em> from behind:<\/p>\n

\"simplicity1510-outfit6\"<\/p>\n

It’s all the rage at K’s school. My invisible zipper insertion technique needs some work, and I couldn’t get the waist seams to line up but again, chance of anyone noticing are slim.<\/p>\n

\"simplicity1510-outfit4\"<\/p>\n

I’ve noticed that the dress isn’t getting much wear compared to the boleros, but maybe it’s because she had wanted the maxi version and I just didn’t have enough fabric. She’s talking to M here and making him pinky promise something, but I can’t remember what it was about.<\/p>\n

\"simplicity1510-outfit3\"<\/p>\n

Alright, I feel like I’ve assailed you with enough photos for now. As you can see,\u00a0I’ve been sewing fairly frequently. And I am LOVING it.<\/p>\n

I’m not ready to figure out what to do with all the Japanese sewing books, but I will get around to it when the time is right. Baby girls seem to be popping up around me a lot lately,\u00a0and I do get an outsized amount of pleasure from sewing itty-bitty clothes…<\/p>\n

I’m off to sew some more! Have a delightful weekend everyone!<\/p>\n

Tween sewing is good<\/em>
\nThough our tastes aren’t quite the same<\/em>
\nWe connect through it<\/em><\/p>\n

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Happy Friday, my friends! A little while ago, it occurred to me that K has officially outgrown the largest size (130cm) for most of the Japanese sewing books that I own. This was a momentous\u00a0and startling occurrence. I’ve been sewing from these books for five years, which means I haven’t bought her (or me!) any clothes for 60 months. Wait, that’s not true. I did buy the first day of school outfit here. Okay, K has\u00a0received an embarrassment of riches in terms of hand-me-downs from neighbors and she’s\u00a0worn the ready-to-wear\u00a0outfits exclusively and exuberantly for the last couple of years. Mildly discouraged but also relieved that it gave me more time to work on books, I had stopped sewing for her. But joy! K has a sudden renewed interest in handmade clothes and has been squeezing herself into the garb I stitched up years and years ago. It was time to get the sewing machine cranked up again. So we hightailed it to the nearest JoAnn’s and found a bevy of tween patterns. I already had a few tween patterns on hand, but we were looking specifically for cardigan patterns. She has big, big love for cardis. And shrugs. And boleros. I’ll do another post on the New Look patterns that was part of the same haul, but these were the two Simplicity ones she liked: 1025 and 1510 — see what I mean about the cardis and boleros? The funny thing about this view C of Simplicity 1025 is that it’s actually a faux cardi. The shirt portion is cleverly stitched as part of the cardigan. I didn’t realize this until I started sewing and was perplexed by the instructions and stared at them for a while. Once I figured it out, it was easy to assemble. K loves it. Size 8 seems to be spot on for my petite, almost 11-year-old in all the Big 4 patterns. She also begged for the knit skirt, and chose all the fabrics from my stash. That’s my ironclad new rule: no new fabrics. Both were quick to sew, and though my stitches got a little weird around the neckline of the faux cardigan, I’m pretty sure that no one would actually notice. It looks sort of business-casual to me, but hey, she adores the outfit. That darn skirt hem keeps flipping up… By now, I’ve quietly surrendered all creative decisions to my budding fashionista, and her next request was for a “musical” outfit. For those of you that may not know, K is a musician. She plays the piano, guitar and cello and she also takes voice lessons. All by her own request. As a totally non-musical person who is tone-deaf myself, what she can do with all her instruments is miraculous to me. I actually made three boleros total from Simplicity 1510 (the other two disappeared in her laundry basket and I haven’t been able to get photos). The pattern is meant for wovens, but I used a sweater knit, and as per her instructions, I ironed on a big ole gold treble clef. It’s become a fave. The dress is made out of quilting cotton and isn’t the best in terms of drape. The pleats don’t really show up much with dancing\u00a0musical notes everywhere, but it’s a nice detail. Speaking of dancing, apparently this is the new “it” dance move called The Dab: The Dab from behind: It’s all the rage at K’s school. My invisible zipper insertion technique needs some work, and I couldn’t get the waist seams to line up but again, chance of anyone noticing are slim. I’ve noticed that the dress isn’t getting much wear compared to the boleros, but maybe it’s because she had wanted the maxi version and I just didn’t have enough fabric. She’s talking to M here and making him pinky promise something, but I can’t remember what it was about. Alright, I feel like I’ve assailed you with enough photos for now. As you can see,\u00a0I’ve been sewing fairly frequently. And I am LOVING it. I’m not ready to figure out what to do with all the Japanese sewing books, but I will get around to it when the time is right. Baby girls seem to be popping up around me a lot lately,\u00a0and I do get an outsized amount of pleasure from sewing itty-bitty clothes… I’m off to sew some more! Have a delightful weekend everyone! Tween sewing is good Though our tastes aren’t quite the same We connect through it  <\/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-16271","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\/16271","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=16271"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16297,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16271\/revisions\/16297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}