It is the third day of the 1^st Japanese Sewing Week organised by Sara from “Made by Sara” and there have been only amazing outfits so far! I’m truly impressed, although I know I shouldn’t because the line-up is full with talented ladies 😉

It is no news that I like Japanese patterns and I’ve made a few already here, here and here to name a few and even made a dress for myself!! For that reason I was really looking forward for this week to see what is going to be shown, get to know new books and of course get some more inspiration!

My initial idea was to make two dresses for the girls as it will be their Birthday soon, but for some reason I only was able to make one for this week!

The book I’ve chosen was the “Girly Style Wardrobe” by Yoshiko Tsukiori that I bought some time ago and although I like it a lot and have a few items that I really wanted to make, it never happened until now (you may be familiar with such phenomenon) so, I thought this was a pretty good time to make something from it 😉

The pattern is the “j” in size B (110 cm), I made it with no major alterations and I would not make any as I really like it as it is.

The fabric is a light twill from here, which was picked by F. The reason why she picked this fabric is obvious as she loves squirrels, but unfortunately the dress was too short for her and will be used by M! For the next dress I will have to make it longer as the width is perfect for her.

My favourite part of the dress is, obviously (for those familiar with my preferences) the lace. The lace was bought in Portugal and I deeply regret not having bought more and I will try to find some more next time I go there 😉

Another thing I liked is the way it closes in the back, with snaps in the inside.

Apart from the fact that it is necessary to add seam allowances there is nothing that I didn’t like in this pattern. I even think the extra work of adding the seam allowances is totally worth it and by now I’m getting used to it 😉

Now the fun part, the giveaway 🙂

There is a giveaway running along with this tour thanks to our amazing sponsors!

There will be three lucky winners among all of our lovely readers. Each winner will win one of the following prizes:

– One pack of 2 two Japanese Sewing books from Tuttle Publishing

– One pack of 2 two Japanese Sewing books from Tuttle Publishing

– A $40 fabric voucher from Urban Sew

All you have to do is to try your chances by entering the Rafflecopter bellow. The more entries you validate the more chances you have to win! The giveaway will be open from Nov. 16th to the 25th.

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There is also a link up, so that all can be part of the fun. To know more about it just visit Sara’s Blog where you can find all the information about it 😉

Don’t forget to check daily what is being made as you can see the line-up is nothing short of amazing talented ladies.

In a Manner of Sewing  |  Conversas de Hermanas  |  Pequenos e Verdes  |  Climbing the Willow
Bartracks and Singletrack  |  S is for Sewing  |  Sew Happy  |  Mamacosesola
Fairies, Bubbles & Co.  |  Sewing Like Mad  |  As it Seams  |  Sewing For Mini Me
La Folie Sewing Booth  |  Just Add Fabric  |  Blogless Anna  |  Sweeter Than Cupcakes  |  Needle and Ted
Miss Castelinhos  |  Made by Toya  |  Lil Luxe Collection  |  House of Estrela
Patty Made It  |  Paisley Roots  |  Rita Pirolita  |  Call Ajaire
So-cal Sewing Mom  |  Kiwi Crafty Chemist  |  Sew Shelly Sew  |  Made by Sara

Thank you Sara for organising such an amazing tour 🙂

Hope you are enjoying this week as much as I am 🙂