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Sanae Ishida

A crafty little atelier in a grey city

October 16, 2015

Happy Friday + Randomness

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Happy Friday! Above are my poor, poor neglected serger (left) and sewing machine (right). Did you know that you can use a regular old sewing machine cover for your serger too? The pear print is what could be considered a vintage Kokka linen/cotton blend — I made that cover for my very first Singer sewing machine back in 2007 or so. I adore that fabric. The cover on the right was a potential book project (it has multiple pockets), but it didn’t make the cut.

Good news: final illustrations for the book are COMPLETE. I still have a couple of extremely minor things to turn in before I can call it a wrap, but the illustration portion was huge (over 300 files!). Now that I’ve become a little familiar with this process, I’ve given myself a few days to relax after the milestone. I’m going to ease back into my beloved routines and ever so slowly ramp up. I can tell I’m doing the right thing because I haven’t gotten sick at all. Both K and M have been under the weather, sadly, but I’ve been hearty enough for both of them to handle care-taking duties.

So I’m off to revel in this feeling of accomplishment for a bit before channeling my energy into a new phase that I’m excited about. I hope you all have a great weekend, and I’ll see you some time next week!

What shall I sew first?
A costume for K, perhaps?
Or maybe for me…

 

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  1. Tammy says

    October 16, 2015 at 5:41 am

    Something for you…although, I’m sure it will be a costume for your daughter.

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    • sanae says

      October 18, 2015 at 3:34 pm

      🙂 I’d love to do both this upcoming week since K has a school Halloween event next Saturday and I’m in dire need of clothes now that I’m on a purging bender!

      Reply
  2. gretaclark says

    October 16, 2015 at 12:58 pm

    I know you are relieved the book is done!!!!!

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    • sanae says

      October 18, 2015 at 3:35 pm

      I can’t even begin to describe how much more relaxed I feel now. It’s wonderful!!

      Reply
  3. Lucinda says

    October 18, 2015 at 7:12 pm

    Congrats on (mostly) getting the manuscript submitted and out of your hands! What a huge feeling of relief that must be. Happy for you – as well as K and M who have you back in their lives:)
    Love the photo of your sewing area – classic Sanae style with the grey fabric prints:)

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    • sanae says

      October 20, 2015 at 4:55 pm

      My sewing area can definitely use a refresher, Lucinda, but that will come soon! Or, soon-ish :-). Thank you for the encouragement!!

      Reply

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