Still Working on Sleepwear

My sis's bday is Valentine's Day and so she came down to spend her birthday with the family. I put family first, so I didn't get to finish the sleepwear outfits as I had planned.

I didn't start on the sleepwear right away after she went back up either because there was a Leeke Illustration contest deadline coming up. I decided to do that and now that I'm done with it, I went back to sewing the Valentine sleepwear clothes.

I wonder if people will buy it now that Valentine's Day is over? XD; Well, now that I have the time, I will not make the shop commission based and go with my original "ready-made-to-sell" idea. I did an official "trial"using one of the actual print and the clothes turned out slightly larger than the muslin version. Hm...I guess I miscalculated somewhere, so I'll have to go back and make another muslin. The trial also gave me a good idea of how many quantities to make. I've decided to go with 2 outfits for the guys (possibly just one clothes per size) and probably 2 outfits for the girls (I'm not sure about quantity as I haven't drafted the patterns for her yet). The 2 outfit per gender reduces some outfits I had planned. It's okay tho cuz I'll just use those idea for future clothes. ^^

And since Valentine's Day is over, I'm going to incorporate the sleepwear into Triple S Fashion. In other words, I'll be opening Triple S Fashion soon! :) Triple S Fashion clothes are still under construction though. It's mostly menswear like collar tops, dress tops, slacks, dress pants, blazers, ties plus some casual wears like sweaters and jeans. I've thought of some "creative" styles too. As of now, I'm coming close to perfecting the short sleeved collar shirt as a good fit for Iplehouse YID boys (which thankfully fits my other 60cm boys and to some extent my 70cm boys). So short sleeved collar tops will be sold along the Valentine Sleepwear clothes. I had wanted pants and blazers too, but I think those will have to come later. ^^;

Now back to sewing and drafting... XD;

Valentine Sleepwear for Him and Her Progress

You know, I should update here more often now that I have free time. I guess we shall see :)

Well, I changed the splash page back to Touji. ^^

As of now, I'm currently working on "Valentine Sleepwear for Him and for Her". Drafting patterns and testing them have been challenging so far. I just finished with pj bottoms for Super Senior Delf and Hound the other day and yesterday, I started on the tank top pattern for Iplehouse YID. My sister gave me a better idea for the design, so I redrafted the pattern and pattern tested the top yesterday. I started at 6PM and didn't finish until 10PM... Most of the time, I was just undoing stitches and restitching and rethreading my serger...I am slow, so doing all that ate up a lot of time. However, I am learning a lot of things about sewing, so that was a very good experience. :)

Today, I shall be fixing up the tank top pattern. I plan to start sewing a couple Iplehouse YID pj bottoms so they will be ready for the photoshoot tomorrow. I still have to draft patterns "For Her" and I want to atleast finish a set so she can also be ready for the photoshoot tomorrow. I'm a bit behind schedule because I didn't expect to be that slow. haha *sweat*

I had planned to make my clothes already-mad- to-sell, but if I want to open by Valentine, at this rate, I will have to make a couple samples and open it up for commissions, which I don't want to do, but is the best option as of now.

Lets hope I am more productive today since I will not have time tomorrow. *crossesfingers*

Anyway, here's a peek at the materials/prints that will be available on Valentine's Day~ :)


Now, I'm off to work~ XD