Kid’s Dress

Size: 110cm (dress length)  

Today’s project is a dress for a child made with a whimsical patchwork-style print fabric filled with round flower motifs and geometric patterns. The charm of this napped and airy 20 double gauze fabric is its softness to your skin. A belt using a bias strip adds a nice accent to this high-waist dress.

Design & work: KOKKA Fabric


Fabric shown for this sample:
Joielinne P29900-900 (B)


材料:
□ Fabric: 80cm (108cm width)
□ Bias binding tape – for edge trim (Color A): 135cm x 1.1cm wide
□ Bias binding tape – double folded (Color B): 85cm x 1.27cm wide
□ Button: One piece (1cm diameter)

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Click here for Sewing Instructions (PDF format / A4 size)
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numbers

Numbers are a universal motif!

Numbers are a common language wherever you go. This universal motif is enlarged and turned into a simple textile. A solid #10 canvas fabric is perfect for an everyday item like a bag. A hanging charm using a cutout of the same fabric will make the bag original. A café apron with the border design will also look stylish. A bicolor scheme can create a fun color combination.

Calendar P29500-500 #10 Canvas
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What is a collection of numbers that is so universal? – That would be a calendar. This thicker fabric is perfect for a large-sized bag. Of course a simple cutout as a fabric board calendar adds a nice accent to your room as an interior décor item.

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Geometry of the Nordic 2

interesting repeated motifs create a fun element

With a theme, “Putting on a simple Scandinavian design,” this is a second series of the Geometry of the Nordic. While the first series mainly featured such geometric motifs as dots and triangles, this new series pays extra attention to individual motifs. These motifs are expressed in an interesting fashion as repeated elements. Glossy sateen fabric drapes beautifully and is perfect for creating dresses and blouses. Interior décor items and everyday reusable bags in different colors will also look stylish in this fabric.

flower P30300ー300  60sateen
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Roses and poppies are drawn with a touch of paper cutouts. Any clothing, especially a dress, will look so cute in this fabric! Of course, this is a perfect fabric for creating a simple interior accent item like a throw pillow.

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Nijipp

Colorful animals are all gathered here!

Today’s fabric is by Niji$uke, the artist featured in KOKKA Fabric’s recent Inspiration column. The overall theme is colorful with animals as design motifs.

“The underlying theme is to create something for people of all ages and both sexes without being too childish or cutesy. Rather than repeating small motifs, the design consists of one big motif, spread fully over one meter. You can simply cut the fabric to frame and make a fabric board, or turn it into an oversized pillow. I hope you will challenge yourself to create something bold that you have never tried before.” (by Niji$uke)

Rainbow and Animals(Almost all collection)JG46000-1 Oxford (Ox)
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Niji$uke says, “The animals are placed in a cheerful atmosphere with a backdrop of a sky at different times, like night and day or sunrise and sunset. The overall tone is colorful. The animals are placed at the top and the bottom in an inverted position with a background of the skies in various colors. It is great that you get two different patterns in one fabric.”
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Tsumami-zaiku accessories

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At the end of April there was a hobby show in Tokyo, where various handicraft artists exhibited their creations. I bumped into a lovely accessory brand called ‘Tsumami –zaiku’ made by Tsuyutsuki.

‘tsumami-zaiku’ is a kind of Japanese traditional craft. The method of production is to pinch the fabrics with tweezers, and fold the fabrics into shape without using needles or threads. The name Tsumami is derived from this process.
This is the technique used to make Kanzashi, a Japanese hairpin.
Tsuyutsuki makes necklaces, corsages and hair pieces using cotton and linen instead of silk. Her concept is ‘tsumami-saiku suitable for daily wear’.

The above photo is her major masterpiece, a natural corsage.
‘I intend to choose chic colors which mature women can use. This is one of them. I use various shades of pink.’(Tsuyutsuki)
She sent several photos so let’s introduce them one by one.

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This is an example how to wear the natural corsage. If we use it with a pearl necklace, even a simple dress could become gorgeous.

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A white natural corsage. ‘This is one of my popular series as well as pink one. This is perfect for a children’s entrance ceremony. It works well for any style of dress.’(Tsuyutsuki)

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A single-flower corsage. ‘Since it uses a two way pin: hair pin and safety pin, we can use in various situations such as bags, hats, and hair accessories’(Tsuyutsuki)

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A flower clip. ‘Originally I made them for kids but they gained popularity among ladies as well. So, I began to make a chic color version.’(Tsuyutsuki)

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Daisy necklaces. ‘These are inspired from lily daisies. They could be suitable as a first accessory for girls.’(Tsuyutsuki)

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A mustard colored decorative flower ball half. ‘The height of this round shaped tsunami-zaiku brings a sense of glamour. As it has a two-way pin, you can put behind your ears casually if you have a short cut hair style’(Tsuyutsuki)

You can enjoy her various masterpieces at her HP ‘Tsumami-zaiku Tsuyutsuki’:
http://tsuyutsuki.jimdo.com