Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Patchwork Tsushin No.178

I've done it again! I have never intended to neglect this blog, but it has been too long
 since I last came here and said hello! Thank you to all of you patient readers for putting up
 with this bad blogger! I have lots and lots of things I want to talk about, 
so I will have to get caught up in the span of a few blogposts. For today, 
let me talk a bit about Patchwork Tsushin No.178. 


This is the first issue of my one-year-long baby diary series. Along with my short diary
about Honoka, I have baby related projects and a paper-pieced block or two for every issue
which will be all put together to make a baby quilt in the end. 
It is still unbelievable to me my projects are in this amazing magazine. 
I feel so inadequate, but am enjoying this so much because I bet Honoka will have fun
seeing the series after she grows up!


I took this picture right after I finished this bib, and...


this is how she looks now. Yes, she is growing so fast!! I thought she was born just yesterday, 
but somehow she is almost half tall as me! How did that happen?? 


This set of a bib and a diaper cover was gifted to a friend who just had a baby. 
I used my bib pattern in the mag.

This Patchwork Tsushin issue is absolutely awesome. It features quilting stars like Suzuko Koseki and
Jacquie Gering. There are lots of large hexagon projects etc too! It is all in Japanese,
but it has a lot of step-by-step visual aids, and patterns are always at full size.

Patchwork Tsushin can be found at a Japanese bookstore like Kinokuniya if you have one in your neighborhood.
If not, check out superbuzzy, eQuilter, and Etsy.
I also sell some copies on Instagram when I receive the mag, which is usually 
around  the 21st of an even month. (I am "ayumills" on Instagram)
Feel free to write me email if you want to sign up for a subscription for the next five issues.

I will be back soon. This time, I mean it!!!

Hope you are having a lovely week :)

26 comments:

  1. wowee! I love that magazine (course its just a picture book to me!) congrats. It's available here but is super spendy and postage is a lot on such a heavy magazine or I would subscribe too.

    Hello Tiny H, you are very cute. Look after your mummy!

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  2. I click on your shopping link and nothing happens. How much are you selling this issue for with shipping to 34609?

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  3. such a cute baby!!
    those patchwork bibs are great : )

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  4. So lovely Ayumi!!! That little girl is so precious, what a sweetie. :)

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  5. Muy bonitos los baberos y tu niña esta para comersela de bonita ,disfruta mucho de ella por queenseguida crecen.

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  6. She is adorable (and the projects are too)!! Enjoy your time, it really does seem to fly by!

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  7. Oh my goodness she is a sweetheart!! Great projects too. :)

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  8. She will grow so fast, its hard to beleive! Life is fast so enjoy her!

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    1. It sure is hard to believe how fast a baby grows!

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  9. None of your readers is displeased about the infrequency of your blog posts, Ayumi! We're just happy for you, delighted with all the good things that have been happening for you! Your projects in Patchwork Tsushin 178 are awesome! The rest of the issue is great, too, and very easy to understand, even without being able to read Japanese. I was super glad to hear that your paper pieced blocks will make a baby quilt in the end. That was one little thing my lack of understanding of Japanese did keep me in the dark about. Lol. It's lovely to see your incredible work in print again and to see any and all pics of dear Honoka!

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  10. I love the book, and especially the fabric with the cherries(or are they rosebuds?) in doilies for the diaper pants and bib set. Where can I purchase some? Thanks so much.

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    1. The cherry fabric is a very old fabric that I found in my stash. I bet it is a long shot to find it now. It is probably by windham fabric.

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    2. Thanks for answering. I appreciate it. Wondered if it was Lecien. They had a strawberry in doilies...wish it would come back.

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  11. The bibs, the baby, and you are just as darling as can be!

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  12. I have really enjoyed seeing your work in the mag, and oh my goodness your baby girl is sooooo sweet! Thank you for the great pictures!!!

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  13. Ayumi, that sweet little Honoka is indeed growing very quickly. You made me smile a bit when you apologized for not having blogged. I think it is remarkable that you've found time for the lovely blog And everything else that you have been taking care of.

    Your sense of style is unique. There is just some sort of special spirit that surrounds everything I see in your photographs. Perhaps Honoka is a key to that spirit? Or perhaps you and your husband are the keys to her spirit and so you all have a very happy circle. xo

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  14. I think you might have the cutest little model ever! She is a beauty and so are your projects.

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  15. Oh my God, that's not a baby---that's an angel! Such a face---like heaven on earth...Lucky Mommy Ayumi! Congratulations on being featured in Patchwork Tsushin, by the way. You so deserve it!

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    1. Aww thank you so much!!! I sure feel so lucky to be a mother of this little one!

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  16. What a very nice post! She's cute and her bib looks good in her. Patchwork bibs are really lovely. You are an awesome mother and you are so much blessed for having a baby that looks like an angel.

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    1. What a sweet thing to say!! Thank you so much!!

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