Dress with Pale Blue Chestnut Branches

I'm addicted. I can't stop sewing. It's like a really intense crush. I think about sewing projects non-stop and get fluttery at the thought of setting up my work area to rev up the cheapo Singer I bought at Target (we live in a small place and space is an issue so I have to put away everything each night). Kumi is starting to run away from me when I approach her with an outfit in one hand and the camera in the other...

Here she is blowing bubbles at me.

And then she was in a better mood after I gave her the new Ugly Doll from obachan (Grandma). The front and back waist bands are totally off on this dress, which is a bummer. Kumi will just have to make sure no one looks at her from the sides.

This dress and the shirt from the other day are from this book:

This one is harder to figure out due to less illustrations and more written instructions. I guess the book is part of "Vogue Japan" and has really amazing clothes. There's an adorable skirt that I want to try next. Buttons and zippers and seam allowances, oh my!