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Free Japanese Sewing Pattern – Sew-ing.com

Sorry for the late post. Today’s free pattern is from るんるんソーイング (Run Run sewing) http://sew-ing.com and it contains free patterns for babies, kids, adults, accessories, bags and even zakka! The homepage contains the list of projects and even though there are very few pictures on…

October 23, 2012

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

Free Japanese Sewing Patterns – indy*uneko

I was searching for a handphone case pattern. I haven’t found one that I like yet, but I stumbled upon this site that made me want to make other things instead. 😛 The website is called indy*uneko http://uneko.at.webry.info/  and it is a blog by a…

July 9, 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 Pattern – UneUneGoroGoro

What a cute name!  Today’s blog is called UneUne GoroGoro うねうねごろごろ ( 日々をうねうね 日々をごろごろ) Google translate tells me it means Winding Purring (Winding everyday, Purring everyday). I don’t understand winding is but I am guessing this lady likes cats? 🙂 It doesn’t matter because she makes the…

April 30, 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 – Handmade Kokoro

Today’s free pattern site is by a mother of two young children. Which explains why the patterns are mainly for babies. Very cute and useful things to make! Comfortable shirts, pants, onesies, dresses, even a diaper cover and toys! For mothers, there is even…

February 20, 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