I’ve already mentioned my goal to make myself a party dress for the beginning of May. But I figured I could squeeze another clothing project in between then and now. (Oh, so ambitious!) Besides I got myself a Japanese Beginner Dress and Tunic book back in December and have yet to make anything from it.
However, I am a bit worried. I have already cut the fabric pieces and they look…small. I forgot that a Japanese Large is not a US Large. And I was too lazy to do the cm to inches math. So I am going to go ahead sewing it up and hope it fits. *fingers crossed* If it doesn’t fit at all, guess who will get a chance to win it! Yes! You!
I’ll be using a vintage cotton/poly fabric I received from a family member back in December.
To join the Pattern Challenge, head over to Sarah’s blog.
About
A lifestyle blog for the sewing and knitting projects, photography, homemaking adventures, gardening, inspirations and other ramblings of a 20-something artist. (more...)
Liesl Made 
This is adorable!! I think it could be really cute fitted also, in case it ends up tight. Can’t wait to see which fabric you chose!!!
Sarah
those japanese sizes! they seriously gave me some issues when i’d go clothes shopping in japan. plus there’s a really big push to fight metabolic syndrome (which i thought was a culture bound disease until just recently…we just call it pre-diabetes) and they instituted waist measurement as part of the yearly physical. um, their idea of a normal waist size is so not comparable to a normal american waist! issues…
my fingers are crossed that the lovely tunic you make will fit!
Would you mind sharing the ISBN for this book? It looks lovely. I adore the Machiko Kayaki books… and this one looks similar. I just adore the aesthetic. And boy will that make a cute party dress :)
Ironically… the first pattern I made from a Japanese pattern book turned out way too big! I have started keeping a metric pattern making book on hand, along with a copy of my measurements… when preparing the pattern pieces. Sometimes a little alteration of the pattern in is order!
Hello Jenn, Sure thing. The ISBN is 978-4-8347-2836-1. I got mine from Pomadour24on Etsy. I finished the top and will be blogging about it today. :) -Liesl