Ah…April. The cherry blossoms are waltzing in the winds here in Seattle and my allergies are alive and kicking too. The pollen app tells me that Birch, Ash and Juniper are active right now, and I suspect that Birch is the main source of the symptoms. Fortunately, the snuffling and sneezing seem milder this year. I should be allergy-free by April 30th, the day of my next Tatter class! I’ll be guiding folks through the slightly lesser known version of Japanese Sashiko Embroidery called ... Read more
The Last Hurrah of Events and Classes
Happy Halloween! This month got away from me!! I’ve done zero to engage in the Hallow’s Eve spirit, but this sort of pumpkin colored pair of winter booties could be part of an elfin costume, maybe?? Well, by the time my class for these cuties start on November 7th (next week!) Halloween will be a distant memory, but that’s okay. I’m super excited about this special virtual 3-session class that I’ll be teaching in collaboration with Tatter Blue Library. It’s a spin-off of the summer slip one ... Read more
Autumnal Check-In and Classes!
Aaaaah, it’s autumn! My favorite. I’ve enjoyed my summer break from blogging and social media-ing, but I’ve missed aspects of them too. How are you? This weekend, my little family will fly out to Chicago to drop off K — now 18-years-old — and we are all full of big, big feelings. I am excited for her. I think back to my own first days at UCLA, how I started my journaling habit almost 35 years ago in a little coffee shop tucked into the corner of a weathered campus building. 18-year-old Sanae ... Read more
Creativebug: The Hanten Coat
Hello my friends! I know, I know, it seems like I am constantly updating you on Creativebug classes. I've had the enormous pleasure and honor of filming approximately 20 classes with them, so there's a lot to talk about. My latest class on how to draft and sew a Hanten Coat just launched and I love, love, love this coat. It's an enthusiastic nod to the traditional Japanese quilted short jacket by the same name. You can also check out a fun little styling reel I created with the ... Read more
Summer of Sewing + Destashival in full swing
Hello, hello! Whew, what a summer it's been. We've been traveling here and there, often in the form of short road trips. Senior year of high school starts for K in less than a week and I'm feeling that surge of energy that comes with September and the beginning of the academic year. I've been looking forward to this. It's been a great few months, though. As you can see, I've sewn a lot. In fact, that image above isn't everything. I stitched up a grand total of 22 items. I lost ... Read more