Patterns from the Land of the Rising Sun
All the patterns used in the PatternReview.com Mini-Wardrobe contest came from the following two pattern books:
Basics for Girls and Girly Style Wardrobe
Regrettably, I am unable to credit the designer, as 99% of the text, including the instructions (!!) are in Japanese.
I chose option 3 for the wardrobe contest, which was a bottom (I made a skirt), a dress, and two tops, one of which could be a jacket (I made a top and a hooded jacket).
To form cohesion with such a small wardrobe collection, I relied on a small color palatte (pink and brown) and specific design details (gathers, trim). Although I did use four fabrics, two are solids, one is a neutral solid (dark brown) and the two printed fabrics from the same Joel Dewberry Aviary fabric collection - “sparrows” and “sunburst.”
The dress was based on this pattern:
In order to form cohesion in such a small wardrobe collection, I omitted the ruffled placket and added gathers, which can be found in both the skirt and the top. In the dress, this detail can be found in the neckline (front) and the pockets. The pockets were taken from this “apron style dress”:
The skirt pattern, for which there were no actual pattern pieces, just a chart with measurements - was also from this same book.
Top:
Hoodie:
Here is a typical pattern sheet:
