Did you see Recycle your Husband’s earlier in the blog entries? It was a cute project of “I recycle my husband’s shirt and make a blouse for my daughter”! Here are the result pics that it REALLY works well *** There is more to say about this shirt and its owner! The little one has the…
Category: Projects from Students
Here is a selection of the great projects that the Sewing Circle students have sewn during their classes!
Overalls
Walking through Tokyo, I see them everywhere: Overalls! Flowerprints, wide cut legs, high heels, shoulder free…. beautiful. But I have never seen them on kids, even though it’s such an easy outfit for the Summer. So I decided to make a pattern in size 100 for my daughter and one of my sewing students picked…
Show up at Granny’s house
In this shirt also YOUR child will look well behaved! Make it for a stop-over at Granny’s house*** Easy to iron and with a little collar… …nicely tailored with pleats, bias tape and buttons at the neckline And here is another result from one of my students of this cute pattern! I’m amazed by…
Sewing Marathon
This sewing day was dedicated to the words: ” I want to finish today!” Lucy finished her dress in 6,5 hours and Kristin her bag in 5 hours… Well, learning takes time, sewing takes time, handmade creativity takes time… but with that much patience a real wearable dress and a real carryable bag were made!…
Babie’s Cozy Napping Time
Nothing is better than a Siesta after lunch. Not only in this super Tokyo Summer heat. Make babie’s nap even cozier with one of these sleepers. The one below is made of organic printed and plain cotton jersey, soft as a cloud. And you see that it’s made for a person, that is just soon…
Recycle your Husband’s
Shirt! This is the before: and this is the working process on it to make a girl’s shirt We used the front pockets and cut exactly around it. The front button line is just used at it was The buttons had to be cut off and little holes along the button line remained. To cover…
To Keep in Step
Do you remember these two? They were just on this blog at the end of May with their shirts and now look at the new project that their creative mum has made: Two pants, just perfect for 3 days outdoor at Fuji Rock 2012!
For the Japanese Summer: a Jimbei
Whoo…. look at Enzo! With this traditional Jimbei he can stay cool during the hot Summer nights. And for sure: around him everyone is absolutely patronised!
Slippers…Hausschuhe…Pantofola…Chausson…Házi Cipők…
Traveltime!!! And wherever you go (or at least wherever Japanese people go) the BELOVED slippers are needed. You can ask for them in your holiday country (suggestions above 😉 ) OR you just sew them yourself*** These ones have been made from Noriko san, who loves to travel to Germany and watch Musical and the…
A Special Shirt
This is a project from one of my dear students 🙂 I prepared the pattern for this shirt and then it was sewn in many many many hours…. but with an amazing result! It’s a straight cut men’s shirt with many little special details: green thread on blue fabric, the collar piece and breast pocket…
Melanie Uematsu 