Browsing the archives for the school tote tag

Free Japanese Sewing Patterns – Nunotoiro

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I’ve been doing alot of sewing this weekend, in preparation for my daughter’s birthday party next weekend. I had a lot of IKEA fabric leftover from my fabric stash. Bright colorful animal print that I really wouldn’t use in the house, so I used it to make goody bags! I found a site with free [...]

Book Review – All Your Kids Need Part 1 of 2

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Today’s book review is from one of my most frequently used books. This is a book covers sewing and other crafty projects, all related to school supplies and school going children. This book is also the thickest sewing/craft book I have! It’s 187 pages (not including credits As it is such a thick book, there [...]

Free Japanese Sewing Patterns – Otsukaya

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Today’s free pattern find was contributed by Alice Heil from Sommet Outta Nuthin… Thanks Alice! The patterns are from Otsukaya.co.jp which is a fabric store with branches in Nagoya, Gifu and Osaka. Just like the fabric store I went to in Otaru, they provided free patterns with the sample products that were on display in the store. [...]

Free Japanese Sewing Patterns – Studio Clip

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Studio Clip is a company selling zakka and clothings. They have both an online store as well as physical stores in Japan. Today I discovered one of their blogs – which is a huge library of “how to make” patterns for zakka goods! To date (it was last updated early Feb), there are 116 patterns [...]

Free Japanese Sewing Patterns – Yu*yu’s Handmade Diary

It’s Monday again! Time for free sewing patterns. Today’s link features a Japanese blog – yu*yu’s Handmade Diary. The blog belongs to a very talented Japanese lady who makes all kinds of stuff, from clothes to bags and even key pouches. She features her products on her blog and sells them at her store (which [...]