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Book Review – Back to School Pochee Special

First book review for 2013 and a it’s a book on back to school sewing of course 🙂 The title of today’s book is まいにちルンルン通園通学 BOOK. There are 63 projects included in this book. The book is a Pochée Special from the Heart Warming Life…

January 14, 2013

Book Review – Making small goods with excess fabric

What do you do with the excess fabric leftover from your sewing projects? I keep my small pieces usually for doing test runs before actual sewing or serging, and at other times I make dresses for my kids’ dolls. But I always seem to…

August 17, 2012

Free Japanese Sewing Patterns – Nunotoiro

I’ve been doing alot of sewing this weekend, in preparation for my daughter’s birthday party next weekend. I had a lot of IKEA fabric leftover from my fabric stash. Bright colorful animal print that I really wouldn’t use in the house, so I used…

August 13, 2012

Book Review – Kurai Muki’s Basic Bag Making

This post was due yesterday but I was caught up with a little project. Those of you who follow me on Facebook may have seen a youtube bag making video that I posted a few days ago. That project is from this book, and…

July 21, 2012

Book Review – All Your Kids Need Part 1 of 2

Today’s book review is from one of my most frequently used books. This is a book covers sewing and other crafty projects, all related to school supplies and school going children. This book is also the thickest sewing/craft book I have! It’s 187 pages…

May 18, 2012

Free Japanese Sewing Patterns – Nuimonotictac

I’ve seen a couple of requests for boy patterns. Sorry to say that because I have two girls, the only boy patterns I have are from books that have a combination of patterns for kids. I don’t have any books specially for boys! But…

April 23, 2012

Book Review – Handmade Rilakkuma

Today’s book is really fun. Have you heard of Rilakkuma? It’s a character from San-x, also known as Relax Bear. It’s one of my favourite characters. I have many Rilakkuma goods. Notepads, a tote bag, even have a 3D Rilakkuma iphone case! 🙂 For…

March 29, 2012

Free Japanese Sewing Patterns – lecien.co.jp

Today’s free patterns come from one of my favourite Japanese fabric brands. Lecien Corporation  is a manufacturer of fabrics, handicrafts as well as ladies clothes and even lingerie. I’m sure most of us who sew will recognize their brand as a manufacturer, given that they produce…

March 26, 2012

Free Japanese Sewing Patterns – Studio Clip

Studio Clip is a company selling zakka and clothings. They have both an online store as well as physical stores in Japan. Today I discovered one of their blogs – which is a huge library of “how to make” patterns for zakka goods! To…

February 13, 2012