Hello, hello! You saw this coming, right? If you've got a freshly published animal-themed book, it stands to reason that animal-themed kid masks would be the next logical step. Sweet, don't you think? I even created templates and a tutorial! I know there are a zillion mask patterns out there and the main reason I designed these masks this way was to allow for ease of adding the cute details. As far as I'm concerned, we all could use some cuteness right now. There are two sizes: ... Read more
Dopp Kit with Lining – Tutorial by Ute
Hello my friends! Today, I'm excited to share a tutorial that my dear friend Ute created. When she posted her beautifully made dopp kit as part of the Sewing Happiness Winter Tour, I noticed that she added a lining (the pattern in my book is sans lining to make it extra easy for beginners). I loved that and casually asked her if she'd want to do a little tutorial. She agreed and as usual, she went above and beyond and whipped one up in a jiffy, complete with gorgeous photos (that ... Read more
DIY Stocking
Good morning! True to my word, I did a lot of relaxing this weekend and tried to get most of the holiday errands out of the way. I have a little bit of wrapping left to do and I'm feeling pretty good about this season. I hope you had a lovely weekend as well! So I sewed a bunch of little stockings as gifts last year and meant to post about it and plumb forgot, so here I am a whole twelve months later with a simple tutorial. These are quick and fun to make. At some point, I'd love to make a ... Read more
Tutorial: Happy Homemade Vol 5 Pants Hack
Earlier this week, I showed you the animal print pants I modified slightly, and I'm recording the changes I made here so I won't forget. I used pattern c for the pants, but didn't like the front patch pockets. Switching up the pockets for the "slim pants" was super easy because I simply frankensteined the skirt pockets from pattern w of the same book. Seamless! I also slimmed down the legs by my usual hyper accurate method of eyeballing, and added an extra 1cm to the length, but for this post, ... Read more
Front Placket Dress Tutorial
Well, here it is (this one's for you, Lucinda): the tutorial I meant to post on Monday from this awesome, awesome book that has rapidly become my favorite. This tutorial is very long and is purely a reference post, but it could also be an interesting way to see the Japanese text translated. I just hope it's helpful in some way. I approached this in a way that seemed most practical to me, but let me know if you have recommendations and suggestions for improvements. I want to do more of these ... Read more