{"id":16322,"date":"2017-04-21T05:00:37","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T12:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=16322"},"modified":"2017-04-20T17:58:24","modified_gmt":"2017-04-21T00:58:24","slug":"happy-friday-sewing-happiness-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=16322","title":{"rendered":"Happy Friday + Sewing Happiness Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Happy Friday! Somehow\u00a0I totally missed that this Wednesday was the one year anniversary of Sewing Happiness<\/a>. A whole year! Yesterday, I attended a marketing meeting for Chibi Samurai Wants a Pet<\/a>\u00a0coming out in August and I’m currently working on the illustrations for the book that is slated to be released\u00a0in 2018, so I’ve been a bit preoccupied…<\/p>\n

It’s interesting because I think Sewing Happiness<\/em> is doing just as well as\u00a0Little Kunoichi<\/em> in terms of sales, which I hadn’t expected. I was gently warned that because the book topic is so niche, it was a gamble. A crapshoot, if you will. Then again, every book is a gamble and nothing is ever guaranteed. All I know is that I love making books. Absolutely love it. I want to keep creating books and I want to keep improving my skills. I feel incredibly lucky that I get to do this, especially with Sasquatch Books<\/a>\/Little Bigfoot<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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I received many wonderful responses for Little K, but maybe it’s because the content was so personal\u00a0— the emails and feedback I’ve received from people who read Sewing Happiness<\/em> have been so heartfelt and candid in\u00a0astonishing and humbling ways. I’ve always been prone to tears, but it’s been a year of consistently wiping at tear-stained cheeks. Thank you so much to everyone who has reached out!<\/p>\n

\"\"I often get asked, “What’s your favorite project from the book?” I have origami pillows and fabric buckets scattered all over my little abode, and the eco bags and knit dresses often come in handy, but the most used and loved item I sewed is the cross-back apron. Hands down. I made about ten of them for the book, and I wear one\u00a0every day (I have them hanging on a hook in the kitchen and will grab one that strikes my fancy — I can even wear some of the kid’s versions because I made the straps adjustable).<\/p>\n

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A little behind the scenes: this image was cropped in for the final, and the bamboo stick was tied to a nail above the kitchen doorway on one end and a curtain rod on the other end…<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I listen to a lot of audio books and podcasts, and the pocket that’s part of my many aprons is perfect for my phone. I wear it when I cook, do dishes, paint and sew. There’s something comforting about donning a long apron and puttering about the house. If you have the book, have you tried any of the projects?<\/p>\n

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See how the fabric was taped to the wall? This image didn’t make the cut, but I liked it.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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I actually preferred my hair down, but the powers-that-be thought my messy bun was better so that’s the version that ended up in the book.\u00a0K is holding extra sprinkles in her\u00a0scooped left hand there.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I need to dive back into illustrating now, but I plan to do a round-up of projects I’ve seen from Sewing Happiness<\/em> around the web and on Instagram. They’re so awesome!!<\/p>\n

Have a delightful weekend, all!<\/p>\n

A year goes by fast<\/em>
\nBook babies are so lovely<\/em>
\nJ’adore my lit\u00a0kids<\/em><\/p>\n

P.S. The images are outtakes from the photoshoots. Styled by the incomparable\u00a0Rachel<\/a> and shot by the always fun\u00a0George<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Happy Friday! Somehow\u00a0I totally missed that this Wednesday was the one year anniversary of Sewing Happiness. A whole year! Yesterday, I attended a marketing meeting for Chibi Samurai Wants a Pet\u00a0coming out in August and I’m currently working on the illustrations for the book that is slated to be released\u00a0in 2018, so I’ve been a bit preoccupied… It’s interesting because I think Sewing Happiness is doing just as well as\u00a0Little Kunoichi in terms of sales, which I hadn’t expected. I was gently warned that because the book topic is so niche, it was a gamble. A crapshoot, if you will. Then again, every book is a gamble and nothing is ever guaranteed. All I know is that I love making books. Absolutely love it. I want to keep creating books and I want to keep improving my skills. I feel incredibly lucky that I get to do this, especially with Sasquatch Books\/Little Bigfoot. I received many wonderful responses for Little K, but maybe it’s because the content was so personal\u00a0— the emails and feedback I’ve received from people who read Sewing Happiness have been so heartfelt and candid in\u00a0astonishing and humbling ways. I’ve always been prone to tears, but it’s been a year of consistently wiping at tear-stained cheeks. Thank you so much to everyone who has reached out! I often get asked, “What’s your favorite project from the book?” I have origami pillows and fabric buckets scattered all over my little abode, and the eco bags and knit dresses often come in handy, but the most used and loved item I sewed is the cross-back apron. Hands down. I made about ten of them for the book, and I wear one\u00a0every day (I have them hanging on a hook in the kitchen and will grab one that strikes my fancy — I can even wear some of the kid’s versions because I made the straps adjustable). I listen to a lot of audio books and podcasts, and the pocket that’s part of my many aprons is perfect for my phone. I wear it when I cook, do dishes, paint and sew. There’s something comforting about donning a long apron and puttering about the house. If you have the book, have you tried any of the projects? I need to dive back into illustrating now, but I plan to do a round-up of projects I’ve seen from Sewing Happiness around the web and on Instagram. They’re so awesome!! Have a delightful weekend, all! A year goes by fast Book babies are so lovely J’adore my lit\u00a0kids P.S. The images are outtakes from the photoshoots. Styled by the incomparable\u00a0Rachel and shot by the always fun\u00a0George.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-16322","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-book","7":"entry","8":"has-post-thumbnail"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16322"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16347,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16322\/revisions\/16347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}