Sew Weekly Challenge: Kidding Around

April 15, 2011life
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My first Sew Weekly challenge! If you haven’t heard about Sew Weekly (who haven’t?), you should check out the site now! This week’s theme is ‘kidding around’ where people make creations inspired by outfit worn in their childhood photo. I was quite excited with this theme as most of my clothes are basically shaped like [...]

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Skull and cross pants

April 13, 2011kidswear
Skull and cross pants

The fabric is black medium weight linen/cotton with white and silver skull and cross pattern and I’m not too crazy about it. The idea of silver and gold as fabric is too flashy for my taste. We were browsing around in Yuzawaya, a fabric store, when Sidra saw it and announced on the spot: “I want to [...]

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It’s really springtime

April 10, 2011life
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all pictures taken with iPhone using ClassicTOY app.

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Loose drape dress

April 6, 2011womenswear
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I’ve had this pattern book, , for about a year now but had never made anything out of it. Most of the pattern in the book use knit fabrics, I guess I was a bit intimidated by it. But after making several clothes with knit fabrics (without serger), I found myself browsing the book again and [...]

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A Bit of This and A Bit of That

April 2, 2011life
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Thank you for all the wonderful messages for Sidra’s birthday! I read them all to him and he asked me: “Who are they, Mama?” Internet can be a wonderful place sometimes, don’t you think? My husband and I gave him a set of kobito DVD and karuta (Japanese card game). Sidra had been wanting them [...]

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Eight years old

April 1, 2011life
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Time. Has it really been eight years?

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Once Upon A Thread: Minna no Kobito (みんなのこびと)

March 26, 2011kidswear
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Don’t miss my guest post today for Once upon a Thread at Katy’s blog, No Big Dill! This is a whole month event devoted to projects inspired by children books. Isn’t that sweet? Katy is so full of ideas! In addition, several wonderful people around the blogland are invited to share their projects, and I’m very [...]

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Cockroach plush tutorial

March 26, 2011making other stuff
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A cockroach plushie? Who needs cute bear or cat plushies? I’m sure every boy would love a huggable cockroach! This is Sidra’s favorite toy at the moment, he calls it Gokiburi-kun (gokiburi means… well, cockroach). The cockroach is basically  just an oval shape pillow with legs. The wings and head are made with leftover dupioni silk [...]

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