Made to Order!

I was very happy because I got a request for  a made to order bag! 

The buyer is a wonderful Japanese woman who have been working in America for many years.

I hope this bag will remind her of her home in Japan... :)

Thank you so much!

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It's a very beautiful season here in Japan.

I love to go to parks on weekends.

my dog looks happy :)

I met a red dragonfly.

beautiful green

lovely moss

They are good friends!

This baby monkey 'Miwa' has no mother and she behaves like a baby to this wild boar 'Uribo' , even though Uribo is also a baby yet.

At first,  Uribo didn't like Miwa. But　they became friends by degrees.

Now they are always together even when they are sleeping. :)

Tatami Bags

I have 2 etsy shops, one is for handicraft supplies and books, 

and another is for my creations.

I'm thinking about to create something special only in Japan,

and at first I made some stuffs from kimono pattern fabrics.

But at that time,  there already were too many etsians (even non-Japanese people) who were selling the similar things...

And second, I started to use japanese kawaii  fabrics to make pouches and something like that.

I loved them but in fact it was a little boring to me because it was not what I really wanted to do...

Then I stopped to make stuffls to sell,  and

I had been roaming, wandering, searching for any good hints for a long time...

and... finally I found this out!

What do you think this bag is made from?

The answer is ...  Tatami !

You know Tatami is the flooring made from straw. 

Each tatami mats has edging on the long sides,

and this is made from the edging material of tatami.

Who can believe it's made from flooring materials?

  It's unbelievably light and tough!

Grossy, smooth, sturdy and slightly transparent.

Very unique texture...  ah, too difficult to discribe...!

Please visit and see my creations HERE!

 

From Panel Pattern Fabric

ANNAMOA

I went to IKEA last weekend, and I got this very funny & lovely fabric there!

I made this shopping bag from the biggest pattern. Both sides are the same.
Is this squirrel trying to open the cage to release the bird?　:-)
Or a bad squirrel has caught a bird ? 　:-(

 I added a small pocket inside from two pieces of scraps.
There was nothing to waste!

Next, I made a pouch from two pieces of small patterns, using the different patterns for the each side.

Cute! Isn't it? ;-)

I got only 1 yard, but I can enjoy the fabric in many different ways!

Shirt Dress, My 3rd Version

This is my 3rd version from the pleated tunic dress pattern.

very adorable scalloped cotton

I added a belt, because it looked a maternity or something when I wore with nothing....

I prefer to wear it in this way to be a light jacket with a belt tied backside !

I'm really satisfied with this pattern! :)

BUT  I'm wondering if it looks like a nighty...
If so, I'm thinking about dying to change the color.... What do you think???

Pleated blouse with lace trim

I used this pattern again! It looks similar to the previous shirt, but different a bit each other.

First, I made it shorter, a good length with a pair of pants. And sleeves are under the elbow length.

Second, I sew the pleats in a different way. ( i don't know how to call it in English...)

Third, you see, I added these lace trims.

I'm planning to make shirt dress from scallopped cotton using this pattern again! :)

Birthday Shirt for my husband

My husband is going to have his birthday, so I made this shirt as a birthday gift!

I used the same pattern as the previous one because he likes it so much! ...Frankly, because making or tracing new patterns was annoying for me...  Please keep that in secret to him! :-)

a strong dog!

a dull dog...