tomigaya

Documenting your outfits—even beyond Me Made May—can help you define your personal style, see what you actually wear, plan future sewing projects, and pack smarter for trips. It’s a simple habit that brings a lot of clarity to your wardrobe.

Shelley sewed both our Tomigaya Shirt Dress and our Northbridge Jumpsuit. Then she put them together, as they are designed to be, and sewed her go-to outfit for the season!

A quick post featuring some of our testers’ versions of the newest patterns, with apologies to the other testers who I missed in my haste! Didn’t they all do a wonderful job?

Six ways (and counting!) to wear the Tomigaya Shirt Dress, for every season and occasion.

Here’s just the skirt from our Tomigaya Shirt Dress sewing pattern. The smocking effect at the waist makes a great detail for an easy skirt.

Liesl sewed our new Tomigaya Shirt Dress in black linen and wore it to the Guggenheim Bilbao on a recent trip. It goes well with giant floral puppies!

Let’s talk about Tomigaya fabric and styling ideas! Here are some photos and fabrics to inspire you can get you started with this sewing pattern.

Introducing the Tomigaya Shirt Dress, based on our immensely popular Classic Shirt pattern, with the same great details but with a smocked elastic waistband and gently flared skirt!