Making a Salopette: Tutorial

Hey guys, so I have been looking into some more sewing projects I could do to advance my style since it is hard shopping for cutesy things at the moment. In the next week or two there is going to be a lolita swap meet again and I haven't been to one since the end of last summer so I'm really excited. This is the moment I realized that I don't wear lolita for anything but conventions and special occasions which is sad but I don't have the wardrobe for it. The dresses I do have are for the winter so I wanted to make something for the summer like A SALOPETTE! lol so I started to sketch out my idea on my sketchbook. 

I started off with this sketch and tried to figure out the measurements and how I wanted it to look on me and then got to making the patterns on some gift wrap. Once that was all done I made sure to go around and mark the seam allowance and where I wanted to cut my fabric on the fold. 

After I cut out all of my pieces I placed it on my mannaquin so I could see how it would fit and it was a little too big so I took 3inchs off the straps and the back panel. 

I decided that I wouldn't use the waist band I had draw in the picture. I started sewing the top first under the arm holes and the sides of the skirt. I actually played with the straps a bit since it was going to be plain straps but I used old belt parts to make the straps adjustable. Then I cut out the patterns and started sewing.

I attached the top to the bottom and then it was basically done! I made some bias tape out of the fabric that was leftover and went around the top portion because I didn't want to hem it.

Originally I wanted more ruffles but I realized that might mean having to unstitch the top and skirt to make the ruffles look better and start higher + it couldn't have pockets! So I chose to leave it as is

And it's done! I hope you enjoyed watching me make this cute pinnafore / salopette <3

♡Sewing: Pink Gingham Dress♡

Hey cuties! Lately as you know I have been trying to transition out of my mostly black closet and into a cuter more pastel oriented style. Because I'm so afraid of committing to it I have been making a lot of the clothes and gathering inspiration. I took another visit to fabric store close by (on a horrible day of my choosing because it down poured and hailed on me with no umbrella or protective gear) and I bought 4 yards of white stretch knit and 3 yards of pink gingham fabric.

These were the sketches I had for a dress that I could use for Lolita or Gyaru depending on how I dress it up. 

So I decided to go with the alternative pleated skirt version. So I started getting some of the patterns done on my dress form in gift rap. 

  

Next I started cutting out the patterned on my cotton lining and the pink print. I had 5 pieces for the bodice, pockets, the 3 piece skirt and the waistband. You can barely see the lines cause I do my patterns in eyeliner since I don't have chalk xD

Sorry that I didn't take pictures of me sewing each of the parts together but I sew the panels together and created the 2 bodices and attached them at the top. This is when I made sure it would fit the form/me and added the lace on the sweetheart neckline. 

After this I started in the skirt which took a bit of time considering the pleats and some of them are still a bit wobbly. But I ironed it first and pinned each in place then made a stitch across the top and then sew the waistband on. 

Now that I think about it I could have just made 2 seperate dresses and then done the embellishments. Lol well whatever, I made the lining dress and hemmed it which looks great and makes me wish I had a reversible zipper for this dress. 

Anyway I placed the zipper in it and added a petticoat and a stitch in the waistband to keep the dresses together and it is finished! I might add detachable straps later on but I genuinely love how it looks as is without he "button up" look

Lastly, I added pockets! I might shorten it or at least make a fuller petticoat to go underneath. And that was it!

 I will have more sewing stuff that I will be doing in the future. Comment and tell me if you like it or leave links to things you would love to see me recreate!

I hope you enjoyed the making of this dress! See you soon with some exciting news!

New Video: Simple Cute Makeup + Outfit

Hey guys! I have a new video on my channel so please check it out and tell me what you think!

Thanks for watching!

Sewing, future projects

Hey guys! I'v been really into my designing and sewing projects lately since school has ended. I made this really cute Crop top from The Felted Fox that I've had saved in my bookmarked for like a year! I made 2 of these but I like the rainbow one a lot better than the pale pink and white striped one.

 I wore it out to school a month or so ago and got a lot of compliments on it and I ended up wearing to Boston's Pride Parade where I found JuJuBee walking around downtown <3 total sweetie

I started making more sketches for what I could do with the leftover fabric since I still had another yard or so left over. I ended up with 2 really cute looks but only enough fabric for 2 more pieces. I went with the shorts and I'm thinking about making the triangle top or maybe even a halter top instead. This was my first time making a garment with a hidden zipper like this so I got to learn a little bit and it came out pretty good! I just have to practice about making sure my fabrics have a bit more stretch since it can be hard to get in and out of sometimes even though it fits perfect.

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After my interview the other day I went to my favorite fabric store because I wanted some new stuff to play with so I got some really cute blue cotton heart fabric and some light blue chiffon. I'm not totally sure what this will turn into yet but I got a small zipper and some matching thread for when I decide.  I drew another 2 designs based on other clothing I've seen and it's very feminine, cute and little flirty.I will most likely make something very "Sweet Gyaru" himekaji type something like this since I'm not super into pink.

(TaoBao- BOBON21)

I finished making the skirt yesterday but I might make another in a different patter and with a slightly different order of operations since I had a hard time putting it together. I finally learned how to do elastic better so next is to figure out how to use elastic thread and do some shirring!

Talk to you soon with some more projects!

Third Annual Kodona & Ouji Picnic OOTD

Earlier this month,  I went to another Lolita meet up at the park. It was super nice and by the Science Museum! It was sort of a pot luck so we all brought in something for the event. I'm lame and brought in apples but everyone brought in cute stuff like cake, lemon bars, cupcakes with lemon frosting, and lemonade! lol yeah we had a lot of lemon flavored stuff xD 

It was really nice because every time I go to a Lolita meetup I see COMPLETELY different people. It's fun though making more friends in Boston who are interested in the same fashions and culture as me. I don't know man, having a community that is close by and there for you is always a nice thing. Anyway we hung out for a bit talking about the latest collections from BBTSSB and AP as well as a mirage of other random topics.

We take hella cute group photos kay? >u<

Mary 

Darcy

Peach Tee

Avery aka the life of the party

Katie

  

...and then there's me with my fishie xD  My entire outfit run-down in detail is here ^^

So my ENTIRE outfit was thrifted from a goodwill close by. The jacket has a baroque style to it that I see is coming back into style which I thought looked extravagant! The blouse is a simple ruffly top around the boobage (I wish I had binded my chest for this but hey, it still looked alright and I didn't die of heat stroke). The pants were long men's pants but I cut them at the knee since a lot of bloomers and pantaloons end around that length. I tried to gather the hem so that it puffed out but there wasn't much extra room of it around my leg and I didn't want to completely destroy the pants. I bought special trim from the fabric store so the trim would go this the jacket and make it all come together. The shoes are also thrifted but I usually only were them if I have a presentation or an interview and the hat too! The socks are from eBay, glasses Forever21... i think, and the chain is also from Forever21 I believe but i'm not totally sure because it's actually a hair chain! lol

I hope you enjoyed my OOTD! Have a beautiful day!