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Main parts done

I’m done with the clothing part of Sakura’s costume!

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The sleeves took me a while. I messed up 3 times just trying to get them in. I did try to make them poofy with darts, but maybe I didn’t do enough or the fabric just doesn’t hold up.

The yellow scarf took more fabric than I thought it would. I measured it to be 46in at first, but I ended up needing almost 60in to get that length. There are just 2 small stitches where the 2 sides meet near the shirt opening, just to keep it there. Other than that, it’s not really sewed to the shirt.

The red shirt is a turtleneck crop top which was originally long sleeves and the collar folded over the front. I cut the sleeves short, and I also cut open the collar and folded it inwards instead. I might expand the elastic at the bottom since it feels a little tight.

Left to do!
– make fighting gloves
– style wig

Sakura’s sailor collar

I’m almost done with Sakura’s shirt! The sleeves are giving me trouble though. I’m at my 3rd attempt now to get them on correctly ^^;; But, in the mean time, here’s how I made her sailor collar.

I started by drafting a pattern…

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Then tracing it on two layers of fabric.

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Cut it out, leaving seam allowance. Took the 2 layers and sewed them together where the line is drawn. (I didn’t sew the inner part though. You need to leave an opening.)

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Flipped the collar inside out and added white bias tape.

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Sewed it to the shirt, and that was it! I still need to add the yellow scarf, but I’ll worry about that last.

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Sakura progress

So far, I’ve finished Sakura’s skirt, bought her shoes, and have started on her top. I actually had to do her skirt twice due to a mess up on my part. The first time around, I didn’t gather the waist, so the skirt didn’t have enough room for hips. Instead of trying to fix it by adding more fabric, I just redid it.

On my 2nd attempt, I made sure to added little pleats to the waist, turning the skirt into a half circle:

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That did the trick! I then cut off any extra, added a band at the top, sewed it together, and added 2 buttons to close it in the back. Here is the finished skirt with converse sneakers.

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The converse sneakers I ordered are their Chuck Taylor All Star ones.

I’ll make another post about the sailor collar later, which I just finished last night.