{"id":6521,"date":"2013-09-19T05:00:43","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T12:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=6521"},"modified":"2013-09-18T20:39:05","modified_gmt":"2013-09-19T03:39:05","slug":"sewing-for-me-a-muumuu-by-any-other-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=6521","title":{"rendered":"Sewing for Me: A Muumuu by any other name…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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…is still a muumuu. But this knit tunic top is so comfortable, it’s bound to be in high rotation. As much as I love clothes that fit me perfectly (that one day I will finally be able to make), oftentimes I just want to roll around in loose, stretchy garb that require no effort.<\/p>\n

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I used <\/span>Butterick 5855<\/a>\u00a0View A to make this tunic, and the sizing is beyond generous. I cut the medium and took in about three inches on each side. Look at it! I could fit almost two of me in there. If you click on that pattern link, it takes you to a crazy-looking photo with a woman in a lacy-sheer top…this is what the actual pattern envelope looks like:<\/span><\/p>\n

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I thought the black and grey stripes with a bit of denim black color-blocking would be chic, and I daresay it is — in an over-sized, easy-to-hide-a-Siamese-twin kind of way. Sewing it together was a breeze, although I managed to cut the top front and top back pieces incorrectly, so I had to piece them together. This resulted in a center seam that I actually love. You can see it slightly better here:<\/p>\n

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This is the kind of top I would reach for on days I’m feeling bloated and a bit unmotivated, but still want to look somewhat presentable.<\/p>\n

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Oh, and I tried something new, and broke out my twin needles! The hemming of the sleeves went beautifully. And then I botched the actual hem with loops and tangled masses of thread everywhere, and bleakly started to rip the stitches out when I allowed myself to acknowledge that the straight hem was way too dowdy even for me.<\/p>\n

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I took my scissors and carefully snipped out an arc in the front and cut off the messed up stitched bits in the back. Instantly, the high-low hem gave the caftan-esque top more visual interest. I debated sewing up the hem a different way or trying the twin needles again, but though it’s a touch jagged-y I think leaving it raw looks fine for now. I may bias bind it later, we’ll see.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Yes, it’s basically a muumuu, but with some skinny jeans and silver shoes, I personally find it cute and comfy. This outfit feels<\/em> very me. And when the temperature dips into cooler ranges, I see myself wearing a long-sleeved black tee underneath with a chunky wool scarf and boots. I just might have to make a few more of these tunics!<\/p>\n

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…is still a muumuu. But this knit tunic top is so comfortable, it’s bound to be in high rotation. As much as I love clothes that fit me perfectly (that one day I will finally be able to make), oftentimes I just want to roll around in loose, stretchy garb that require no effort.   I used Butterick 5855\u00a0View A to make this tunic, and the sizing is beyond generous. I cut the medium and took in about three inches on each side. Look at it! I could fit almost two of me in there. If you click on that pattern link, it takes you to a crazy-looking photo with a woman in a lacy-sheer top…this is what the actual pattern envelope looks like: I thought the black and grey stripes with a bit of denim black color-blocking would be chic, and I daresay it is — in an over-sized, easy-to-hide-a-Siamese-twin kind of way. Sewing it together was a breeze, although I managed to cut the top front and top back pieces incorrectly, so I had to piece them together. This resulted in a center seam that I actually love. You can see it slightly better here:   This is the kind of top I would reach for on days I’m feeling bloated and a bit unmotivated, but still want to look somewhat presentable. Oh, and I tried something new, and broke out my twin needles! The hemming of the sleeves went beautifully. And then I botched the actual hem with loops and tangled masses of thread everywhere, and bleakly started to rip the stitches out when I allowed myself to acknowledge that the straight hem was way too dowdy even for me. I took my scissors and carefully snipped out an arc in the front and cut off the messed up stitched bits in the back. Instantly, the high-low hem gave the caftan-esque top more visual interest. I debated sewing up the hem a different way or trying the twin needles again, but though it’s a touch jagged-y I think leaving it raw looks fine for now. I may bias bind it later, we’ll see. Yes, it’s basically a muumuu, but with some skinny jeans and silver shoes, I personally find it cute and comfy. This outfit feels very me. And when the temperature dips into cooler ranges, I see myself wearing a long-sleeved black tee underneath with a chunky wool scarf and boots. I just might have to make a few more of these tunics!  <\/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":[15,35],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6521","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sewing","7":"category-sewing-for-me","8":"entry","9":"has-post-thumbnail"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6521","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=6521"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6554,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6521\/revisions\/6554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}