{"id":9993,"date":"2014-05-28T05:00:07","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=9993"},"modified":"2014-05-30T17:56:58","modified_gmt":"2014-05-31T00:56:58","slug":"2014-summer-sewing-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=9993","title":{"rendered":"2014 Summer Sewing Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"2014-summer-sewing-plans\"<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s another installment of unrealistic sewing planning — one of my favorite activities!<\/p>\n

Over the last year or so of sewing for myself, I’ve become enamored with dresses. I just love the ease of slipping a dress on, ready for the day in an instant. And now that I’ve survived looking through thousands of images of myself and have become truly and deeply okay with my “giant squash legs” as K likes to call them, I’m intent on adding a lot more frocks to my wardrobe. I lean toward simple lines and loose silhouettes, but I also want to try some waist-cinching styles in the coming weeks. I also can’t have enough tops, and if I’m feeling adventurous, I might give a pair of shorts and pants a go.<\/p>\n

It’s always so fun to sketch clothes, and I get such a kick out of the possibilities of sewing for myself. If I can make even half of what I plan, I’ll consider it an excellent yield. How about you? If you dabble in sewing, do you have summer stitching plans? Or maybe you’re like me and make a boatload of plans but actually wait for inspiration to strike in the moment?<\/p>\n

[UPDATED] Since a few of you asked for specific pattern information, here they are from approximately left to right by garment type:<\/p>\n

DRESSES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Butterick 5886: Hi Low Dress
\n<\/a>April Rhodes:\u00a0The Staple Dress
\n<\/a>Simplicity 2443: Cynthia Rowley Knit Tank Dress
\n<\/a>Simplicity 2550: Cynthia Rowley\u00a0Spaghetti Strap Dress (modify for knit)
\n<\/a>Sew Chic: Dress with Front Tuck (Pattern C)
\n<\/a>Vogue 1225: Knit Gathered Dress
\n<\/a>Butterick 5612: Long-Sleeved Dress
\n<\/a>Simplicity 0403: Yoke Dress
\n<\/a>Simplicity 2246: Lisette Traveler Dress (without sleeves)<\/a><\/p>\n

TOPS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Modified Tova
\n<\/a>Wiksten Tank
\n<\/a>Japanese Sewing Book Tank with Tucks (Style 26)
\n<\/a>Vogue 1357 Tank
\n<\/a>Butterick 5610: Pleated Top
\n<\/a>McCall’s 6510: Flutter Sleeve Caftan Top
\n<\/a>Simplicity 1463: Dolman Sleeves Top<\/a><\/p>\n

SHORTS\/PANTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

McCall’s 5663: Shorts
\n<\/a>French Style Book Loose Pants<\/a><\/p>\n

Also, I didn’t sketch this, but I just found this tunic pattern<\/a> and love it! Must buy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s another installment of unrealistic sewing planning — one of my favorite activities! Over the last year or so of sewing for myself, I’ve become enamored with dresses. I just love the ease of slipping a dress on, ready for the day in an instant. And now that I’ve survived looking through thousands of images of myself and have become truly and deeply okay with my “giant squash legs” as K likes to call them, I’m intent on adding a lot more frocks to my wardrobe. I lean toward simple lines and loose silhouettes, but I also want to try some waist-cinching styles in the coming weeks. I also can’t have enough tops, and if I’m feeling adventurous, I might give a pair of shorts and pants a go. It’s always so fun to sketch clothes, and I get such a kick out of the possibilities of sewing for myself. If I can make even half of what I plan, I’ll consider it an excellent yield. How about you? If you dabble in sewing, do you have summer stitching plans? Or maybe you’re like me and make a boatload of plans but actually wait for inspiration to strike in the moment? [UPDATED] Since a few of you asked for specific pattern information, here they are from approximately left to right by garment type: DRESSES Butterick 5886: Hi Low Dress April Rhodes:\u00a0The Staple Dress Simplicity 2443: Cynthia Rowley Knit Tank Dress Simplicity 2550: Cynthia Rowley\u00a0Spaghetti Strap Dress (modify for knit) Sew Chic: Dress with Front Tuck (Pattern C) Vogue 1225: Knit Gathered Dress Butterick 5612: Long-Sleeved Dress Simplicity 0403: Yoke Dress Simplicity 2246: Lisette Traveler Dress (without sleeves) TOPS Modified Tova Wiksten Tank Japanese Sewing Book Tank with Tucks (Style 26) Vogue 1357 Tank Butterick 5610: Pleated Top McCall’s 6510: Flutter Sleeve Caftan Top Simplicity 1463: Dolman Sleeves Top SHORTS\/PANTS McCall’s 5663: Shorts French Style Book Loose Pants Also, I didn’t sketch this, but I just found this tunic pattern and love it! Must buy!<\/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":[8,12,15,13],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9993","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-gouache","7":"category-illustration","8":"category-sewing","9":"category-watercolor","10":"entry","11":"has-post-thumbnail"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9993","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=9993"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10038,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9993\/revisions\/10038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}