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DIY couture book

October 27, 2010review/giveaway

The first time I heard about London-based DIY couture by Rosie Martin was in this etsy’s Storque post where she shared her well-written tutorial on making a simple gathered skirt with clear illustrations and step-by-step photos. So I was very surprised when Rosie contacted me one day and offered me one of her books.

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2010 2010 = 40!

October 20, 2010life

Today is my husband’s 40th birthday! Sidra and I had been thinking about a present for Papa, and he (sneakily) suggested that I should make a plush doll for Papa. Actually my husband likes plushies and other cute stuff, but he never bought one for himself because… , well, because he’s a grown man, I [...]

Tagged as: birthday, doll, toys

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Yellow corduroy vest and pants

October 12, 2010kidswear

I’ve seen so many wonderful projects made with vintage patterns on the net, and finally I had my first one to try! The pattern was bought via etsy, it’s a 1972 McCalls pattern for high-neck shirt, vest, and pants. I made the vest and pants for Sidra. The fabric is yellow corduroy and the lining [...]

Tagged as: McCall's, McCall's 3120, pants, sewing, vest, vintage pattern

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More tees!

October 11, 2010kidswear

I’m not feeling well lately, headache, coughs, runny nose, etc. I guess the transitional period between summer to autumn is not doing good to my body. To make myself feel better, I sew several things for Sidra. I made these two shirts yesterday. The beige one is using leftover fabric from my husband’s shirt. I’ve washed [...]

Tagged as: Japanese pattern, knit fabric, refashioned, sewing, t-shirt, tamanegi-kobo

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Chiko-kun, the baby dino

October 4, 2010making other stuff

I woke up with terrible sore throat and headache today. I guess I caught the virus from Sidra, who has been having colds for a couple of days. Despite the cough and runny nose, he’s still very active and happy though, unlike me who who’d rather stay in bed and feel sorry for myself. >_< We [...]

Tagged as: doll, sewing, toys

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Recycled check T-shirt

October 1, 2010kidswear

Still no dino plushies. It was raining the whole day yesterday so I stayed at home and made something else for Sidra. The T-shirt is recycled from my old T-shirt dress, bought in 2006 in Indonesia. My hair was pretty short at the time! The picture was taken in my office’s studio, hence the black [...]

Tagged as: Japanese pattern, knit fabric, refashioned, sewing, t-shirt

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White and purple shirt

September 29, 2010kidswear

I was making a dinosaur plush toy yesterday and just one step away from finishing it, all I need was just some stuffing and a pair of black beads for the eyes. As I didn’t want to go too far to buy supplies, I headed to a thrift store nearby. I was planning to find [...]

Tagged as: Japanese pattern, refashioned, sewing, t-shirt, tamanegi-kobo

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Linen and foxes jacket

September 29, 2010kidswear

Sidra has been growing up so fast this year, all his pants are now too short, even the ones that I made four months ago! Knee-length pants are good (temporary) solution for this, but I should be making some full length pants for cooler weather soon. He also has two jackets that he’s been wearing [...]

Tagged as: jacket, Japanese pattern, sewing

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Striped T-shirt and tweed pants

September 25, 2010kidswear

A couple of days ago was a national holiday in Japan, but it was raining the whole day so we stayed at home and got kinda bored. I went to my sewing room, trying to find things to do, and found this piece of grey tweed fabric that I bought a long time ago. It [...]

Tagged as: Japanese pattern, knit fabric, pants, sewing, t-shirt

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Tutorial: Side slant pocket

September 22, 2010kidswear

A reader commented on my post ‘Three meters of black linen’ , asking about how I made the side slant pockets for my son’s pants. So this is a tutorial on how I made them. You can also use this method for adult’s clothing by simply changing the dimensions. Making the pockets pattern Trace the [...]