Mothers Day Sewing 2016

Mother’s Day is coming and I finally made something ahead of time! Those of you who follow me on Facebook may have seen some pictures of this pouch already, but here are just a few more pics for the benefit of those who are…

May 1, 2016

Book Review – Check & Stripe – Handmade Simple Style

It’s about time for another book review! It’s been more than 2 weeks since the last as I was busy migrating my data and organizing files, freeing up space to fit into my new mac. It turns out I had a massive digital clutter…

April 22, 2016

Sommer Easter Dress Challenge

I have been on a sewing spree. Like I found my sewing mojo again, I’ve been sewing non-stop ever since I got my new machine. It’s wonderful not to have to battle with uneven stitches on the back, lumped up thread, fabric-eating (feed) dogs.…

March 31, 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

New Releases – Jan-Mar 2016

It’s been a while since I did a New Releases post, mainly because there are less sewing books published during the winter months and more crochet and knitting related books. The second reason is because I still have a number of books to review…

February 27, 2016

Book Review – Couturier Sewing Class

It’s been a while but now I’m ready to get back to regular programming… i.e. book reviews! Today’s book review is a book that I bought in October last year. That’s before I got caught up in the whirlwind of holiday sewing. It is…

February 16, 2016

Chinese New Year Sewing 2016

I have not been blogging for the past few weeks, but I have a number of reasons to be very very busy. Chinese New Year is in a week’s time and I’ve been busy spring cleaning and sewing. It is customary for everyone to…

January 31, 2016

Magazine review – Cotton Time January 2016

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a restful holiday period. I did enjoy myself and I think ate a little too much during the Christmas and New Year period but I also got started on my spring cleaning. Chinese New Year is…

January 10, 2016

Fabric Shopping in Tokyo – Nippori Fabric Town

Christmas is around the corner and very soon it will be the New Year! I can’t believe how quickly this year has gone by. Being busy with the baby has made me lose count of days (and nights) and it’s no wonder how fast…

December 24, 2015

Book Review – Stylish Remakes

It’s the end of the year and time to declutter! Amidst the frenzy of sewing Christmas presents and getting ready for the New Year, I’ve been trying to declutter the house. Actually, I’ve been meaning to ever since I read the book – The Life-Changing…

December 18, 2015