And the winner of this awesome fabric bundle sponsored by Modes4U.com is… *drumroll*…. Jamie Bair! Congratulations Jamie, I will be in touch with you soon via email so that Modes4U.com can send you your prize.…
If you have been following my site faithfully for the past few years, you may remember the balloon dress sew-along from this book two years ago? I know many of you purchased the Japanese version upon my recommendation and created beautiful balloon dresses (the…
The end of the year is coming and what that means for me is well, less book purchases. Most of the books released at this time of the year are knitting and crochet related books. Even sewing books and periodicals cater more towards cold…
It’s time for another great giveaway! This time round, you stand to win a wonderful fabric bundle from the kind folks at Modes4U. Modes4U is an online shop selling all kinds of cute stuff, many imported from Japan and their selection is just simply out…
Very Very excited to discover that one of my favourite Japanese pattern designer for girls dresses, Yuki Araki (荒木由紀), now has one of her books translated into English! I have reviewed some of her Japanese sewing books in the past like this one Fashionable…
Tina emailed me asking for help in figuring out the dimensions for making the tiers for this dress. Dress b from Basic Black. I don’t blame you Tina, it took me a while to figure it out. The answer laid in two tiny circular…
Time flies whether or not you are having fun. 🙁 It’s already more than a week into October! So here are some of the new releases I’ve spotted that have been released recently or soon about to be released. Check & Stripe Simple Style…
This week’s book review is about Straight Line Sewing (again!) It’s a relatively new book, just published in June this year. I’ve seen and even bought quite a number of these straight line sewing books so it’s not a new concept, but what I…
I can’t believe it’s already mid-Sept, where did the time go? Before October comes along, I better show you some new and fresh books that are going to be released, or have been released during the past month. Easy to use Bag and Pouch…
Thank you all for your support and participation. We know many of you are great fans of Japanese Sewing Books and Japan Lovely Crafts but unfortunately we can only pick 1 winner! and the winner is…… Caroline C Tan! Caroline, we will be contacting…