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Hacking the Ladies Qipao to a 2 piece set

For this year, in the spirit of reducing my cluttered wardrobe with pieces that can only be worn once, I’ve decided make a more versatile and multitasking outfit, by using the same pattern, but hacked into a 2pc set. I’ll wear them both together…

January 3, 2023

The Short Sleeve Work Dress from Nani IRO Sewing Studio

I have been quiet… quietly obsessing with this fabric from nani IRO’s beau yin yang collection from 2 years ago. It is one of my favorite collections since the whole collection is in my favorite monochromatic palette.…

August 30, 2019

New Pattern Release – Ladies Qipao (New and improved!)

New pattern release in my Porcupine patterns store! Ok at first glance it doesn’t seem like a new release since I’ve had a free pattern for quite a while, but let me take the opportunity, since this is a blog post, to explain the…

November 3, 2018

Book Review – Handmade Dresses I want to Brag About

Today’s book review was the second most popular book chosen by you from my IG and FB poll a few weeks ago. I can totally understand why because I actually bought this book blind…. all for that dress on the cover! It looks like…

August 20, 2018

Frill sleeve blouse from Dresses and Coordinates Lesson

Remember the book review I wrote a couple of weeks ago? I made one of the tops and wanted to show you the results. The book I am talking about is this one. This book is all about dresses and coordinates that can make…

May 12, 2017

Book Review – Dresses and Coordinates Lesson

Today’s book review is about a book that was published in October last year. Not exactly new but I’ve been sitting on it for a while since I got distracted by other projects. I bought this book almost as soon as I saw it…

April 7, 2017

Book Review – Couturier Sewing Class 2

These photos have been sitting in my phone for at least a month, waiting to be uploaded. Now that the exams are over, I finally have time to write up my book review! Today I will be reviewing the second book from Couturier Sewing…

October 12, 2016

Book Review – May Me Style Home Sewing Basics

Moving down the list of books waiting to be reviewed, here is another book I bought during my last holiday in Japan. It was released November 2015 and it is by quite a familiar name in the Japanese Sewing Books category. The author is…

March 12, 2016