tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66085693875686301722024-02-19T10:40:00.847-05:00Jillian SewsJillianSewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09969035613938719892noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608569387568630172.post-42887910153031647232014-09-16T15:54:00.001-04:002014-09-16T15:54:09.446-04:00Rainbow so Bright!I'm finally back to share something 80's cartoon inspired for Project Run and Play Season 10 Week 1 Sew Along. This is my Rainbow so Bright skirt! Its a bit obvious, rainbow skirt, Rainbow Bright, but I get that Rainbow Bright song stuck in my head every time I look at it, so I think its fitting. "Starlite, Rainbow Bright, a little wish in the moonlight, sunbeam sparkle and shine you'll always be a friend of mine." <br />
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I added extra pink to our rainbow for two reasons, it is my girl's favorite color, and I needed 8 colors to complete the circle easily. <br />
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To make this colorful circle skirt, I cut 8 pattern pieces from a modified circle skirt pattern. Instead of using 1/4 of a circle for my pattern, I used 1/8. I added seam allowances to both sides of my pizza slice and was done. The 8 pieces were sewn together to make a full circle. To make a circle skirt, Dana from Made has an easy to follow tutorial found <a href="http://www.danamadeit.com/2010/09/the-circle-skirt-tutorial.html" target="_blank">here. </a></div>
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Once I had the basic skirt constructed, I couldn't decide how I wanted to finish the bottom. I have seen people add bias tape or simply hem, but I wasn't happy with either of these methods for the variety of colors I would be sewing through. Since my fabric was a very cheap broadcloth, I wanted to line it with a nice white cotton. Finally, my solution to finishing the bottom! I cut a full white circle skirt and sewed it to the rainbow circle right sides together along the outermost circle. TADA! I took the time to clip triangles out of the seam allowance, turn with a chop stick, and press crisp. Then, I basted the tops together before adding the elastic; done with a nice clean finish! </div>
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The fabric I used is a purple crepe found in the special occasion section of JoAnn. I used a basic peasant shirt pattern that I embellished with purple cording and small white pompom trim. I made the skirt portion of the dress separate and then attached it to the top. I used 1/2 inch elastic in a casing on the inside of the waist to bring the middle of the dress in. </div>
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To make the waist more comfortable for my little princess, I hand stitched the casing flat on the inside of the skirt. </div>
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The skirt is made from 6 petal pieces. Individually, I appliqued the white symbol to the bottom of each petal and added large ball trim to the hem. Then I sewed the six petals together to form the skirt. Once together, I topstitched the hem to secure the ball trim. </div>
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I added the peplums made of a sheer sparkly purple material with small ball trim. I basted these to the bottom of the skirt before attaching it to the top. </div>
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The underskirt is white broadcloth with purple ribbon sewed along the bottom. This is not attached to the dress. I hope you enjoyed looking at our Sofia the First Dress. I've also made a Princess Amber dress that I'm hoping to post soon. </div>
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Update: It washes really well! My daughter got grass and ketchup stains all over it and it came out of the washing machine good as new. I used Clorox 2 on a gentle cycle and hung to dry.</div>
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A few weeks ago I took my almost 4 year old to an art class at <a href="http://www.abingtonartstudio.com/" target="_blank">Abington Art Studio</a>. My daughter made an amazing piece of art using liquid watercolors. The teacher told me that I could get these bottles of liquid watercolor online or from a fine art retailer. I figured I could make some out of the regular watercolors we already had in the house and it worked! I mixed pieces of hard watercolor paint with warm water in containers and let my daughter paint. She liked using droppers that I saved from old baby vitamins to paint and to mix colors. Then I realized that I could use the bottle to store the paint and kicked myself for throwing so many away. <br />
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If you would like to make your own liquid watercolor, here is what I did. <br />
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Use the back of a paint brush or something hard to hammer at the paint. Then pop out the crumbled up paint chips. </div>
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Put the crumbly paint chips into an empty container or baby vitamin bottle with dropper lid. Fill the container with hot tap water. Screw the lid on tight and shake.</div>
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I set up a few drops of colors for her to mix. </div>
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Here is how it looked as she was blending them together. </div>
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The first time I made these I used small containers. These allow for easy spills, we had a few. However, the paint didn't dry out at all. </div>
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She covered another paper in all red and yellow drops. </div>
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Then she got out a paint brush and spread it all together. The entire page was different shades of orange. It made a really neat effect. </div>
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Thank you so much to everyone who <a href="http://www.projectsewn.com/2013/05/week-four-signature-looks-and-sew-long.html" target="_blank">voted </a> for <a href="http://jilliansewsstuff.blogspot.com/2013/05/it-starts-project-sewn-your-signature.html" target="_blank">my signature look</a> at <a href="http://www.projectsewn.com/" target="_blank">Project Sewn</a> over the weekend. I also want to give a special thank you to all of my family and friends who dove into sewing blog land to vote for me. I can't believe how many of you actually voted. I'm shocked and elated. Thank you, thank you, thank you!JillianSewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09969035613938719892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608569387568630172.post-18319371935398659892013-05-30T19:55:00.001-04:002013-05-30T20:17:25.951-04:00It starts! Project Sewn Your Signature StyleWell here it is. Blog entry number 1. I'm posting this outfit as a sew along for <a href="http://www.projectsewn.com/2013/05/week-four-signature-looks-and-sew-long.html" target="_blank">Project Sewn Season 1 Week 4</a>. <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">Your Signature Style. My signature style is comfortable and kid friendly. I really like knits and the comfort they offer! I also appreciate easy laundering as I have two small children who love to give the best hugs at the messiest times. I try to embrace these moments and try hard not to cringe at the spots left on my clothing. So when I saw this fabric, soft, machine washable and super good at hiding stains with the shades of gray, I had to make it into something for me! I made this dress using Simplicity Pattern 2219.</span><br />
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