Girl's Skirt

When I found this fabric by Moda Fabric at a local
fabric store, I had the urge to make a skirt for
a little girl with it. It is unusual for me to simply
use only one fabric to make anything, but this
patchwork-looking design allowed me to be completely
satisfied with using it by itself.



I love kids' clothes...
Although I don't have any children, I really enjoy
window-shopping in kids' clothes sections.
There are lots of adorable, colorful, and rhythmical
kids' clothes that make me feel like I want to become
a mother of children right away.
(Shallow reason? maybe. lol.)
I think with kids' clothing, expressing
really fancy designs is possible.

I think this skirt came out really cute!



And I think this binding matches perfectly with
the skirt. I wish I had a girl to try it on,
but I don't know any 4 year old girl in person...

I've listed this skirt in my shop
in the case any of you know a 4 year old who'd enjoy
a skirt like this ;) Remember to let me know you came
from here when you shop in my etsy shop so that I'll
include a little gift for a little appreciation ;)

Hope you are having a great Sunday!

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Placemats and Potholder completed!

Thanks a million for your warm congrats on the calendar
and the magazine! You guys always make me smile ;)

Today I want to show you some things I finally
finished recently. I have to admit that this pink logcabin
potholder turned out really lovely.



Pink is definitely my favorite color.
When I was living by myself in Tokyo,
I made it a point to make everything pink at home,
and being in the apartment made me feel
girlie and sort of mellow dramatic.



I don't particularly collect pink fabrics,
but for some reasons, I happen to have the largest
collection of pink fabric stashes.
I guess I am subconsciously picking out pink
ones when I shop for fabrics.





This is the placemat I was working on.
I was going to use simple natural linen
in the middle, but this vintage feedsack
looked so perfect there that I decided to
follow my instinct.




Funny how it gives both 'modern' and 'retro' feels
at the same time. I think it looks rhythmic and fun.
Machine-quilting is not my favorite thing to do, but
I think this turned out really good.




But this one didn't turn out as good. For the first one
I used quilting spray to baste but this second one was
hand-basted before quilting. I dedicated much more time
on this one but the result says that I should've sticked
with the quilting spray method. I love it anyway though.



For the backing I used Japanese cotton/linen print.
.....Cute! *smile*





These placemats as well as the pink potholder have
been listed in my shop.
As always, let me know if you come from here when
snatching items from my shop. I'd love to include a little gift!



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2010 Sewing Calendar

I bet I am not the only one who's wished there were
a day-to-day calendar like this. YES!!
It's a Sewing Calendar!

I've seen several different kinds of craft-related
calendars like ones for Quilt, Crochet, and Beads, in the bookstore
but I just had never encountered a sewing version before.
But here comes a 2010 sewing calendar filled with
lots and lots of small, fun projects!!!


This is so awesome. During 2010, I'll have a different project
idea every other three days. How cool is that?!







These days I've been feeling like making softies, so
these two tutorials, the robot doll pocket pillow by Lauren Brandy
and the ice cream cone by Holly Klein
particularly caught my eyes, but there are tons more
cool sewing tutorials I want to try out!




Hey I see something familiar..



Yup! There are some tutorials of mine in it too!
Thanks so much for Megan Smith who put everything
together. This really came out great!!

The calendar can be purchased from the publishing company,
or Amazon online (The ISBN is 978-0740783951).
but it will be available in the major local bookstores too!

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Oh if you were by any chance curious about the
secret that I didn't reveal in this post,
here is the hint ;)


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shorts for a little man

Thank you so much for letting me know that you
guys like my dress in the last post!
It's always so nice to share my joy with you guys!

I worked on another garment; this time, it's a pair
of shorts for a little man - Taihei. You may recall
that I've made a little quilt for him for his 1st birthday.
I've been babysitting him since he was three months old.
I can hardly believe that he is 20 months old already.
He is now an outgoing, wild, most adorable toddler
who can sing, dance, and pretend to be a cat, lion, and a dog!
He knows the names of some parts of the face in both
Japanese and English too! He's just incredibly cute.



When I found this fabric in Nippori Textile town in Tokyo
last year, I knew immediately that I wanted to make something
for him with it. I just never had a chance to actually make
use of it until a few days ago when I sewed up these shorts.



I seriously couldn't wait to put these shorts on him.
I knew it would be super cute, but I was so anxious to
find out whether my pattern was good enough.



And it turned out it wasn't bad ;) Phew!
I don't know if he was very comfortable in them
or not but he didn't try to take them off at all,
so that's a very good sign!



His mom told me that this is his very first time to
receive handmade clothes, and that made me feel like 'Yay!'
and now I really want to go get more boyish fabric
so that I can make more clothes for him!!

Thanks for coming and reading!

i made a dress

Thanks for your loveliest comments guys!
I just love to hear from you all the time!

These days, I've been on crafting spree.
I am either at the sewing table or thinking
about what to make tonight, tomorrow, and the day
after tomorrow. When I get fired up at crafting like
this, I must make things I've been wanting to make.

So, here is the dress I had in my mind for a while,
which I finally got started yesterday and finished
within a few hours! wow! And guess what, I started
another project already which is almost done too!
(I'll show you what it is hopefully this Friday ;) )

Being productive invigorates my life!
It makes me feel like I can make EVERYTHING!!!!





Whether it looks good on me might be a different
story, but I really like how it turned out anyway.
The dress is made with quilting-weight cotton, so
it kinda looks like an apron. Next time I make a dress
for myself, I want to use polyester or linen
so that it will look more professional
and comfy to wear. Oh I can't wait to go to a fabric store now!


Thanks for coming and reading!