New Year, New Schedule
This is my first post of 2013. I’m sorry it has taken so long. This year we took our holidays one week later than usual. When we got back, there was only 1 week to finish preparing everything for the...
View ArticleJapanese Fabrics – Character Fabrics
What makes a handmade back-to-school accessory even more special? The fabric of course! I have a weakness for Hello Kitty and Sanrio characters in general, but they are pretty common and in a way not...
View ArticleBook 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...
View ArticleMagazine Review – Cucito Winter/Early Spring 2013
Finally got my hands on the current issue of Cucito. The current issue is the 2013 Winter/Early Spring edition. And the headline feature “入園入學準備特集” Which means literally “Entrance into Kindergarten and...
View ArticleBack to School Sewing Notions
Today’s post is not about fabrics, but the super cute notions you can use to jazz up your back to school projects. As you know, there must be hundreds of tapes, name labels, fabrics with popular...
View ArticleFree Pattern, Tutorial and Sewing Video – Cross back apron for adult and kids
The final post fo Back to School sewing month, as promised, will be a free sewing tutorial + patterns + video. The project I have chosen is a cross back apron! The cross back apron is brilliant because...
View ArticleSimple wallet sewing video tutorial with free pattern – Sew-along Day #1
This month’s sew-along, or rather, sewing tutorial, is a simple wallet that I made for my girl to carry to school. As she is only in primary school, she only needs to carry some loose change, a couple...
View ArticleSimple wallet sewing video tutorial with free pattern – Sew-along Day #2
Welcome to Day#2 of our sewing video tutorial. Do you have all your materials ready? Let’s start! To begin with, please refer to the layout diagram below, for the positioning of the different parts of...
View ArticleMagazine Review – Cucito Spring 2014
Today we are going to take a look at the Spring Issue of Cucito 2014. This issue will satisfy anyone who loves sailor suits. Especially adorable on children! The sailor tops come in boys, girls and...
View ArticleThe Last Cucito Magazine
Last September, I bought this magazine – Cucito Fall 2014. It was lying on my desk with a pile of other Japanese sewing books for review and when I came to it, I thought it was quite late into the Fall...
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