First came the fabric, soft pink polka-dot flannel. Next came the pattern, M-107 from MPL (m-pattern).
I can’t count the ways I love the children’s patterns from MPL! A few days ago, three new adult patterns were added to the “Sun Planning” page, which means that they are available at fabric stores that carry them. MPL patterns are made with such an eye for the tiniest detail, even on the very simple-looking clothes. Especially on the very simple-looking clothes.
The pattern instructions are wordier than most other Japanese patterns in books, but the results are great, and I learn something every time I sew with them. There are a lot of options for variations on this dress, in terms of sewing, and also layering. I am also looking forward to making more dresses from my first MPL pattern, too.
More MPL inspiration on Japanese blogs:
culotte pants, yoke tunic, more yoke tunic blouses, another yoke tunic blouse)…can you tell what pattern I might like to try next?
11 responses so far ↓
Lulu // January 26, 2009 at 2:04 am |
Oh Wow! I love it! What a cute little model you have also.
The material is great- I wish my sewing skills were better but hopefully they will improve.
kathie // January 26, 2009 at 9:24 am |
oh she looks so cute, love those tights!!!! Really cute fabric, wish they had that when my girls were little.
Great jumper my girls loved when I made them jumpers..had to wear them as soon as I finished it no matter what time of day it was, they wanted to try them on.
can’t wait to see what you chose to make next.
Kathie
Jennifer // January 27, 2009 at 4:37 pm |
What cute clothes and patterns! I’m in love! How on earth do you get these in the states?! I would love to get a copy of these patterns. Thanks!
movinghands // January 28, 2009 at 10:48 pm |
I don’t know of any shop that sells these patterns outside of Japan. The ones in the “Sun Planning” category are in fabric stores here.
scruples // January 29, 2009 at 8:16 am |
Love your blog and sewing projects for your girls. It’s inspired me to get my sewing machine out of the box again and make things for my daughter (she’s 13 months). Do you ever make your own patterns?
pratima // January 30, 2009 at 1:04 am |
Cute dress and cute model. Those tights look so great with the dress.
movinghands // January 30, 2009 at 11:04 am |
Scruples, I don’t make my own patterns. Maybe for simple elastic skirts, or adding pockets here and there, or changing hem lengths and such. It would be fun to learn how to draft patterns, I think.
May // February 5, 2009 at 7:49 pm |
So pretty!! I love the cut and the fabric (and your model is seriously sweet too!)
Marianne // April 10, 2009 at 6:44 pm |
Hi. I just purchased this pattern on ebay. Are the instructions easy to follow? I have made a few dresses from Japanese books where the diagrams were quite easy to follow. I hope this is the same as I don’t understand a word of Japanese :)
movinghands // April 10, 2009 at 8:59 pm |
Marianne, if you have sewing experience, it should come together just fine. But this brand of pattern is very wordy (a lot of writing that goes along with the diagrams), and some of the tips to get the dress to look right are only written out. But the design of the dress is so well thought out, for something that looks so simple, that if you sew it correctly, you will probably notice a different in how it hangs and looks overall. m-pattern is great. Let me know how the sewing goes!
Marianne // April 11, 2009 at 8:22 am |
Thank you. I am looking forward to having a go! In case anyone else is interested, the patterns can be ordered in English here on ebay:
http://stores.ebay.com/Simply-Pretty-Japanese-Beads-Books