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Sanae Ishida

A crafty little atelier in a grey city

June Round-Up

June 30, 2021

Hello, my friends! We just survived an epic, record-breaking Pacific Northwest heatwave (108 degrees on Monday) and I’ve never been more thankful for our scary-and-fit-for-a-horror-movie basement that remained at least 15 degrees cooler throughout the onslaught of scorching temps. For some reason, I always associate heatwaves with that bit in The Great Gatsby when the characters are all resting on tasteful settees or davenports with white curtains billowing about. My own situation was decidedly ... Read more

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May Round-Up

May 31, 2021

Hello, my friends! Happy Memorial Day! How's it going? May was such an exciting month for me. For the last couple of years, I've been giving tons of attention to my next sewing book, which has been postponed time and time again. The publication date has been pushed out once more to August of 2022 (most recently it was slated for Spring of 2022), but I'm gleeful because we completed the big photoshoot last week! I have a smaller photoshoot this upcoming week, and I'm avidly preparing for that ... Read more

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April Round-Up

April 30, 2021

Hi, hi, hi! How are you, my friends? April has been a packed month, and the countdown to the photoshoot for my next book has begun. I have 3 weeks to get all the prep work done, which involves a lot of sewing and figuring out props and coordinating schedules. I'm getting more and more excited! As you can imagine, my days are full and will continue to be extra full for at least another two months as I wrap up all the details of book #8 (yes, #8!!!! I've published 3 kids' books, 2 sewing ... Read more

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March Round-up

March 31, 2021

Hello, my friends! March zigged and zagged at a furious pace, and here we are. I'm juggling quite a few projects, making the passage of time extra speedy -- at the moment, my baby board books are at the press (coming out this fall! more on that soon!), and I'm finalizing my next sewing book which will launch in spring of 2022. The photoshoot is coming up in May and in preparation, I'm sewing like I'm on fire and have also enlisted the expertise of Karen, who is wonderful. In fact, my whole team ... Read more

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February Round-Up

February 26, 2021

Hello, my friends! Brief snow storms and budding allergies (ah-choo!) and book deadlines sum up this month for me. I'm in the midst of wrapping up a very big deadline for the next sewing book, so I'm doing a rapid-fire, bare-bones update today. Fingers crossed that there are no late nights ahead of me! Here are the things I created for this sweet, short month (you can see more images on Instagram here): WEEKLY SEWING A gingham cross-over button-down shirt from Simply Sewn: Clothes for ... Read more

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The word that incites terror in most newbie sewing The word that incites terror in most newbie sewing enthusiasts: zippers. Now that I have a few years of sewing under my belt I’m less cowed by them, but there’s something about long, separating zippers that still makes me nervous. I powered through, however, and made this versatile twill hooded jacket originating from a @patterncouture_ zip-up hoodie pattern meant for knit fabrics that I modified a lot. I blogged about it! Link in bio if you’d like to see the different versions I created. 

To skip zippers altogether and make a truly summery garment, swipe and check out my NEW @creativebug Tiered Dress class (link also in bio!). Back to sewing more hot weather stuff because I’m going to Japan for a special trip next week! 🇯🇵🇯🇵
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