I once mentioned in an earlier post that I wanted to get hold of this book but it was out of stock. I finally managed to get my hands on it, and it’s good! I bought this book because I was venturing into the…
Today’s book review is a very cute book on make-believe felt toys for kids. The title is フエルトのごっこあそび。I went through a period of making felt food quite some time ago, as I can’t really keep my hands still even when I’m watching TV and…
I was asked by my cousin to sew 4 flower girls dresses for her wedding (2 are for my girls ;P). Well, the date was actually set early in the year, and she even passed me the fabric a few months ago, but I…
Here’s a book title that requires no translation. Simple Chic. It’s not a very new book, but I’ve been buying mostly books for girls, so it’s only lately that I started sewing for myself and started buying more adult pattern books. Today was one…
I received this book together with the More! Handmade Wallets a couple of weeks ago, and I could not wait to share! This is a very new book also published by Nihon Vogue. I check their site out too often and I keep seeing…
Is it Autumn yet? Being here in Singapore it’s hot all year round, so it’s hard to tell when the seasons change in other parts of the world. I rely on the publishing dates of my favourite sewing magazines like Cotton Friend and Cucito…
Hot off the press! This book is kind of a “sequel” to an earlier book called ハンドメイドのお財布 . The book is appropriately titled : もっと！ハンドメイドのお財布 which means “More! Handmade wallets”. I just saw this book listed a few weeks ago and decided I liked the…
Today’s book review is “a sunny spot 女の子のまいにちの服（Heart warming life series, or Everyday clothes for girls. This book is relatively new as it was only published this year in April, I’ve already used two patterns for this book, and there are still a couple…
One of my new books, and quite a recent release as well as it was just released on July 24th. I have a weakness for bag pattern books. I first saw this under the new books listed in nihon-vogue’s website. The patterns are very…
So glad it’s Friday at last. Do you look forward to book reviews on Fridays? Today’s title is シンプル＆デサイン おんなの子服 おとこの子服。Directly translated it’s Simple & Design Girls and Boys clothes. I am guessing the “&” is redundant here. Simple Design clothes for Girls and Boys? This…