My Mini Me

January 30, 2012life

Like many other bloggers who are inspired by The Colette Sewing Handbook, I f0llowed suit in the croquis bandwagon. Here is my mini-me! I didn’t feel like setting up my camera today, so I browsed around my photos and picked one that is close enough. After making a rough tracing in CorelDraw, I looked at my croquis [...]

Tagged as: croquis, illustration

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My Renfrew Top

January 23, 2012womenswear
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If you’re following Sewaholic blog (which you must!), you must have known that Tasia has just released her latest pattern, The Renfrew Top. It’s a basic knit top pattern with three neckline and sleeve options; and I was lucky to be one of the pattern tester!   It is a simple pattern, easy to sew, yet has a [...]

Tagged as: knit fabric, renfrew, sewaholic, sewing, top

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Pistachio green coat (Burdastyle Sewing Handbook)

January 17, 2012womenswear

  I’ve always wanted to try making a coat for myself but somewhat scared of it. When I found out that there is a coat pattern in , I knew that it was time to face my fear! I went to Yuzawaya and got myself some pistachio green tweed wool and lining fabric in stripes pattern. [...]

Tagged as: burdastyle, Burdastyle Sewing Handbook, coat, sewing

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Violet velvet dress (Vogue 1250)

January 10, 2012womenswear

  First dress that I made in 2012! It was actually finished several days ago but I just couldn’t find the time to take pictures during Sidra’s school holiday. Today is first school day! Anyway, the pattern is Vogue 1250 by DKNY, an easy pattern for knit fabric with only three pieces. I bought it [...]

Tagged as: dress, sewing, vogue, vogue 1250

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(Sewing) Life in 2011

December 31, 2011kidswear

So, what happened in my life during the year 2011? Definitely a lot, but since this blog is supposed to be a sewing blog, I’m going to talk about everything sewing-related. One of the most important decision that I made was to close my etsy shop. There are so many things that I want to [...]

Tagged as: sewing

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Manza, Gunma Prefecture

December 29, 2011life
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A couple of days ago, we went for a short trip to Manza in Gunma prefecture, an area for ski and onsen (hot spring) resort. It was about 6 hours bus trip from Tokyo. We spent the first night on the bus there, and the second night at Manza Prince Hotel. The scenery was so [...]

Tagged as: holiday, instagram

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Peach and grey lingerie set

December 24, 2011womenswear

Making bra and panties is a sort of instant gratification for me. They only need little fabrics and don’t need much space for cutting the pattern. And with each lingerie project that I’ve finished, I gained more knowledge on what way is the best for attaching things. This new set was made with bra and [...]

Tagged as: lingerie, Merckwaerdigh, Pin-up Girls, sewing

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Grey flared pants

December 21, 2011kidswear

  A leftover project! The fabric is grey wool blend leftover from my husband’s pants. It was quite a lot so initially I cut them for my pants, but something went wrong and I ended up with two left legs (>_<). So I cut them again to make a pair of pants for Sidra. The [...]

Tagged as: Japanese pattern, pants, sewing

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Weekend, December

December 12, 2011life
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Saturday in Showa Kinen Park, Tachikawa. Biking around the park in the afternoon and enjoying illumination at night. pictures from my Instagram

Tagged as: instagram, weekend

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Taffy blouse and Meringue Skirt

December 9, 2011womenswear

  Here’s a couple of projects that I made from . I really love this book! I just can’t stop reading it cover to cover. The book has five patterns for size 0-18 in it, but this is not just a pattern book. It covers all the basic knowledge about garment construction with clear explanation and step [...]

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Tagged as: book, Colette, meringue skirt, sewing, skirt, taffy blouse, top

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