Before the excitement of receiving all the English translated books over the past few weeks, I had accumulated a number of Japanese sewing books that I’ve been wanting to share with you. I thought I had better review this before the season is over!…

Tis the season for bags, wallets and pouches….. and back to school sewing (i.e. more bags and pouches! 🙂 ) Practical School Bags and Pouches (Sneak preview here | Book details here ) Book Details Book Details Nihon Vogue is releasing the above two books…

Yay! Another book by Yoshiko Tsukiori has been translated to English by Laurence King. This time it’s for the girls. We’ve seen many of her adult sewing books being translated to English, but Yoshiko Tsukiori has authored many books for girls as well. I…

This should be my last translation request for the next few months as I will be taking some time off for family 🙂 I will still be posting book reviews and new book finds though, since I can’t possible stop buying sewing books right?…

Happy New Year everyone! A little late in the year for greetings maybe but this is my first post of the year! Today I’m going to share with you a recently translated Japanese Sewing Book called Casual Sweet Clothes – Favourite Pieces for Every…

Thank you all for participating and your lovely birthday wishes 🙂 Unfortunately I can only pick one winner, and the winner is… Kirsti! She has won for herself a copy of the following book – Sew Chic Kids   Congratulations Kirsti! I will be…

It’s the time of the year again to think back about how far I have come with this blog. First post ever! 13th December 2011. Recognize this? Over the past 3 years, I’ve changed the theme a couple of times, and never thought to…

Today’s translation request is for E Ray who needed help with the translating the pattern for quilt #2. There was not much information to translate this pattern other than the material list, as the actual quilt making techniques seems to be located on another…

and the winner of this lovely book is….. Jowyn Jenson! Congratulations Jowyn, I will be emailing you soon! Happy Sewing!  …

Christmas is around the corner, and if you are thinking of making some handmade gifts, this book will help you make some one-of-a-kind Christmas presents! You can even buy this book as a Christmas present for someone crafty! This book has been translated to…