Japanese sewing book review: Summer clothes in 1 day – １日あれば作れちゃう夏の服

With the weather warming up, I’ve started to plan what I will make to wear in summer. This Japanese sewing book is called “Summer clothes in 1 day” and is perfect for a fast sewing projects using light and airy cotton fabrics.

暖かくなってきたのでどんな夏服を今年作るか考え始めています。「一日あれば作れちゃう夏の服」は素早く軽いコットン系の記事でできちゃう型紙でいっぱいです。

White seems to be the colour of Summer 2013? I’m not one to follow the latest fashion trends, but I would most certainly wear this white maxi dress! You can also make the floral camisole on the right based on the same pattern.

今年の夏は白が流行るみたいですね。トレンドとかは苦手なんですけどこの白いマキシなら絶対着れそうです！同じ型紙で花柄のキャミソールも作れます。

I’ve wanted ruffled shorts like this for so long, so I’m going to have to make a pair now!

こうゆうフリル付きショートパンツずっと欲しかったんです。作らなきゃ！

This top looks very easy but the detail on the back makes it a bit unique. Perfect to wear with skinny jeans.

このキャミは簡単そうなんですけど後ろ姿がユニークで気に入ってます。スキニーデニムと合いそう。

This dress on the right is actually made of four pieces; one big back piece, one front piece in the centre and two side pieces. It might be fun to make a colour-block dress using different colours for the front pieces.

右のワンピースは４枚のパーツで出来ています。後ろ、前中心一枚、前右と前左、違う色を組み合わせてカラーブロックのワンピースが出来そうです。

This book also includes easy accessories too. I think this is a great way to use up those fabric remnants.

In total there are more 28 clothing patterns to make, as well as accessories such as headbands, bags and scarves. This book is full of illustrations, so it would suit absolute beginners to sewing Japanese patterns. It is only available from Amazon Japan (link above). Check out this blog post on how to buy books from Amazon Japan if you need help.

この本はアクセサリーの作り方もあります。残り物の布を使うのにいいですね。

全部で28の作品の型紙の上にバッグ、ヘアアクセ、などの作り方も入ってるこの本はとってもお買い得だと思います。初心者の方にぴったりです。