Japanese Fabrics…
Monday, January 11th, 2010…make me happy!
Even the selvages are cute:
Leaves
Skulls
Butterflies
Ladybugs
Jenn : )
Posts Tagged ‘Japanese’
Inspiration
Thursday, January 7th, 2010
A New View
Friday, November 6th, 2009I recently discovered a new use for taskets =
holding baby accessories!
Until now I’d never thought of how a soft, portable basket could come in handy in a nursery. But they sure do. I’ve been keeping this one right in the co-sleeper. It stands on its own, but it’s soft, so no worries if baby bumps it.
I think I’ll be making a line of baby tasket sets in the future.
I’ve already gathered these sweet fabrics from Superbuzzy:
Bright and colorful elephants, owls and deer.
Cute airplanes, balloons and forest friends.
LOVE the colors of this one!
This one is subtle, with sweet forest animals.
Now I’m off to find some dotty cottons and rick-rack to match!
Jenn : )
Feet!
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
1 1/2 feet of new fabric from Superbuzzy.
Tiny cotton feet from Petit Bateau.
“Pantalon à Pieds” = “Trousers have feet”
Slip-on Converse All Stars – my feet’s new best friends!
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P.S. Thanks to everyone for all your well wishes!! : D
Jenn : )
Finished!
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009No longer a wip – these three hotpads/trivets are finished!
Machine quilted with hand sewn binding.
Washed and pressed.
With a twill tab on the back.
Now to get some really good photos,
and then they’ll be in the shop.
Jenn : )
Happy Scrappy
Saturday, May 16th, 2009So, what’s been going on with those Japanese fabric scraps I blogged about awhile ago?
Well….
I got out my favorite Clover pins.
(Technically these are for light/sheer fabrics,
but I’ve used them for many fabric weights.
You can buy them on Superbuzzy, but I’ve also found them at Joann’s.)
Did a little chain sewing…
…see how you can save thread if you’re
sewing lots of pieces together at once?
Gave them a good ironing with my Clover Iron.
Stitched them all together with a bit of linen in the center.
Ironed on a little teapot sketch.
Got out my smallest embroidery hoop.
And embroidered this steamy little fella.
Time for a tea break!
Be back soon with the finished piece!
Cheers!
Jenn : )
Ah, the weekend.
Saturday, May 9th, 2009Well, readers, if you haven’t already figured it out,
our regularly scheduled Two Spoonfuls post has been delayed this week.
My foodie partner is neck deep in boxes, so we’ll skip this week and will post again on the 22nd.
Now unpack those pots and pans, Ginny!
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We’re enjoying a lovely sunny day here.
Josh is out for a bike ride with the guys and I’m going back and forth between the kitchen and my studio. Yesterday I was inspired to start a new project for my shop, after receiving the latest issue of my favorite Japanese craft magazine: Cotton Time. (I’ve been stalking Superbuzzy like crazy waiting for the new issue to arrive!)
I had to get just a bit of this Matryoshka linen blend, too.
Last night I collected my scraps of Japanese linen and canvas fabrics,
gave them a good wash and ironing, and started cutting.
I’ll have more photos of what I’ve got in mind for them as I get more done.
In the meantime – here are some photos from Cotton Time that might inspire you:
The little sheep pouch…..*sigh*.
Isn’t this purse pretty? I’d be afraid to spoil it by using it.
Have a great day!
Jenn : )
Hello!
Monday, November 17th, 2008Hi there – I hope you all had a nice weekend.
Josh and I went to our new favorite sushi place for dinner on Saturday and then drove downtown and saw Paula Poundstone at the Moore – she was very funny.
Yesterday we stayed in. There was an America’s Next Top Model marathon on,
so I camped out infront of the tv and finished embroidering a flurry of these little guys:
I recently got my November issue of Cotton Time magazine.
Here, I’ll give you a peek inside!
Tiny ornaments – I may have to make these for next year.
An interactive felt book for kids – fun!
I think we should all take a day off and make fuzzy hedgehogs - who’s in?!?
Have a fabulous day!
Jenn : )
Inspiration in Patches…
Monday, September 29th, 2008I recently received my September 2008 issue of Cotton Time magazine.
Cotton Time is my favorite Japanese craft magazine.
This latest issue is filled with pages and pages of patchwork projects!
Here, you can take a peek!
Even the cover is cute!
Sorry for the shadows (afternoon sun).
There are pages of pretty quilt blocks.
A patchwork purse.
Teeny, tiny yo yos.
This last photo is from My Patchwork Time Vol. 3.
I may try to make this little basket… or a hundred of them!
: D
Cheers!
Jenn : )
A Day Off
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008Since I worked on little needlebooks ALL weekend, I gave myself yesterday off. We had a very nice day here, and I even went outside in the afternoon and worked on the back yard a little. It was nice to get outside and enjoy some sunshine.
Here is how the little owl needlebooks turned out. I used tiny beads for the eyes. (You can click on the photo to zoom, and don’t mind the purple mark on the right… that’s just some disappearing ink that hasn’t disappeared yet. Sometimes that stuff fades in seconds and sometimes it hangs around for awhile.)
So yesterday I decided to put aside my to-do list and instead,
worked on some random things that I just felt like doing.
In the morning I made good use of some small fabric scraps I’ve been saving.
I cut them into 1 1/4″ squares. In the future these will be part of more little quilts.
And in the afternoon I tackled my first Japanese sewing pattern. This is a little bag that I fell in love with almost a year ago. So cute! I’ve been meaning to give the “pattern” a try ever since. I say “pattern” because not only are the instructions all in Japanese, but this pattern didn’t even have much in the way of measurements. Some Japanese patterns give the measurements in centimeters, which is very helpful. But this one didn’t. So I was basically winging it on this one.
All-in-all I’m pretty happy with how my first attempt came out.
It’s not perfect, but now that I’ve done it, I know what to change on the next one.
When Josh saw it he started describing how he’d go about photographing it for the shop….. so I guess I’ll be making some of these in the future (??) He thinks I should make a little carrot coin purse to go with it…. I’ll have to add that to the long list of things on that to-do list of mine.
: )
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Now that I’m back to being “Frugal Jenn”,
I’ll show you a few things that I splurged on over the last couple weeks:
Isn’t this a lovely wrapping job?
What could be inside, little bird?
A button bouquet! From Lilfishstudios.
(She has a poppy bouquet in her shop right now – red and black, gorgeous!)
I bought this lovely necklace from deciduoussoul.
It is really pretty in person – the ribbon is such a nice touch.
And I bought “Lusty Lip Lush” from DressGreen and I love it!
I also got her grapefruit exfoliating scrub and it is wonderful.
It’s fun to use, smells great and really does leave my skin so soft.
I went back and got her moisturizer, too!
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Today I’m working on business card wallets and monster bath mitts….
….or was that monster card wallets and business bath mitts?
; )
Cheers!
Jenn
