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my first autumn

November 23, 2008life

Sidra asked for keeki (cake) for breakfast this morning. I didn’t have an oven nor any cake ingredients, so I whipped this one from things already in the kitchen. With a microwave, it only took five minutes from preparation to serving, perfect for a hungry, demanding kindergarten kid. Ingredients: 4 tbs pancake mix flour 2 [...]

Tagged as: food

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Girl Boxers

November 19, 2008womenswear

Sorry for putting my underwear on display here, but I’m kinda proud of them. I believe this type of underwear is called girl boxer, and I find them very comfortable to wear. But I rarely find one that fit, and two of my girl boxers were stolen when they were hung to dry. Perverts. So [...]

Tagged as: knit fabric, sewing, underwear

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Denim dress

November 14, 2008womenswear

This dress uses the same denim as Sidra’s denim pants. I have about 3 meters of this denim, and even after the pants and this dress, there’s still about half a meter left. I use JJ Bodice block from Burdastyle size 34 to make the upper part. The sleeves was drafted from an old book called [...]

Tagged as: dress, sewing

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Featured!

November 13, 2008life

I’m this week’s featured member in Burdastyle!

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Backpack

November 11, 2008bags and purses

Sidra asked for a new backpack, so I made this one from some fabrics in my stash. The outer fabric is brown gingham, and the lining is dark blue cotton with tiny patterns in grey. This backpack didn’t use any pattern. I just made a simple sketch and then drew some rectangles directly on the fabric. The [...]

Tagged as: backpack, bag, sewing

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Ipod case

November 11, 2008bags and purses

A simple ipod case from leftover fabrics. I use thick felt for the inside and some elastic for closure. The bottom of the case has a hole for earphones cables. The stitches are not so neat, but at least it’s useful.

Tagged as: sewing

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Yellow Muffler

November 10, 2008kidswear

I finally finished my first knitting project, it’s a muffler for Sidra! Actually, I still didn’t know what I’m going to make when I began knitting the yellow yarn. I was thinking of making a long thin scarf for myself. But Sidra saw me playing with yarn and ‘chopsticks’, and after observing the yellow thing [...]

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Getting somewhere

November 8, 2008

Whatever it is, it’s getting longer.

Tagged as: in progress, knit

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One Rookie Knitter

November 7, 2008knit and crochet

I’ve never, ever, learned to knit before. I’ve never even encountered a single knitting needles in my entire life. However, after residing in Japan for the last 7 months and witnessing so many knitted objects, clothing, and books around me, not to mention that knitted stuffs are very useful for autumn/winter, I started to get [...]