Now here is a little interview with Cherie about when she was young...


Where were you born/where did you spend your childhood?
I was born in Anchorage, Alaska, but only lived there until I was 3 years old.  I spent the rest of my childhood in the Bay Area, in a suburb of San Francisco, California.

Who did you grow up with?
I grew up with my parents and 3 siblings.  I have two older brothers and one younger sister.

Did you have a childhood ambition?
I wanted to be an Olympic gymnast.

What did you like doing when you were little?
I loved dancing, doing gymnastics, drawing, reading, and torturing my little sister.

Do you see any similarities between yourself and your child/children?
My daughter (almost 3) certainly shares my love of dancing and gymnastics, as well as singing and performing.  I have a feeling she'll be equally as good at bossing her future sibling around too.

Do you live far from where you grew up?
Nope, about a 35 minute drive.

Where do you live now and who with?
I live in San Francisco with my amazing partner and our almost 3 year old daughter, Yuki.  And we have another one on the way (due in September)!


Hello!  I'm Cherie from you & mie and I'm so thrilled to be part of this awesome series.  When Suz emailed me about the idea, I loved it from the start - I thought it was brilliant!  I knew it'd be fun to go through old photos and find a fun outfit to recreate.  I didn't realize, however, how difficult it would be  to find a good picture of me wearing a cute outfit!  There are tons of pictures of me as a kid, but in most of them you either can't see what I'm wearing or you wish you couldn't see it, because it's hideous!  Oh, to be a child of the eighties!

I feel like I should mention, since every other guest so far has apparently had prolific seamstresses for mothers, that my mother did sew too, but not nearly as much.  Though she did sew some of our clothes, including lots of Halloween costumes and 2 of my high school formal dresses, and she did inspire me to sew as well, she didn't make most of our clothes, and she didn't make the dress I decided to recreate for my daughter.

I chose a dress that neither I, nor my mom, remember very well, but she thinks it was a hand-me-down originally purchased in Japan.

I just thought it was adorable and perfect for the summer.  Yuki is starting to show an interest in pink and dresses, and since I've never made her a pink dress before, I figure I'd try it out and see if she wears it!



The most unique characteristics about this pinafore are the notched collar on the bodice, the lace detailed pocket and the open back with the crossed straps.  I drafted the pattern myself and since I couldn't see how the actual bodice was shaped or constructed, I had to do a bit of guess work, but overall, the whole thing came together rather simply.