How to make LIBERTY ribbon hair clips

This morning, I found a good way to make ribbons using LIBERTY tana lawn.

Next to me, my son made sushi rolls for his dad.

I'll show you how I made them.

I cut a piece of the fabric in 2cm x 35 cm.

Then I put double sided tape on the center of it.

I folded the both sides releasing the paper of  the tape. 

I folded it making triple bow shape.

Do you know this thread for making bows?

You just wrap the center 3-4 times using it, and it keeps the shape without knotting.

I made the bows with it.

I prepared another LIBERTY tape of about 5cm and made a knot.

I wrapped the bow with the knotted tape and sewed at the back.

At last, I attached the bow on the hair pin with a glue gun.

I also  made hair clips with cute lettering ribbons.

I'll be happy if you liked them and make your cute bows.

See you.

Embroidery at STARBUCKS at night, Japanese Hishizashi

Usually it's difficult to stitch at night because kids want to play with me.

I went to a STARBUCKS in Yokohama, Minatomirai with my sewing tools last night.
It's the first time for me to leave kids at home with their dad.

I enjoyed the city lights and cafe time without kids.

Then I began to stitch not Kogin, but Hishizashi.

Hishizashi is similar to Kogin but they are different. Kogin is odd counting and vertical, Hishizashi is even counting and horizontal.


It's very interesting. I finished each part one by one.

It's important to keep beautiful the back side too.

At last, I finished it. It's beautiful!

Do you like Hishizashi too?

Nogeyama zoo in Yokohama

Today I went to Nogeyama zoo with my son, Kou.
The zoo is of the Yokohama city and admission free. It's only 10 minutes far from our house, so we often go there.

Kou likes giraffes very much. Today it came near him and looked at him.

He likes using the guidance phone, but I never put coins... But whenever he found it, he enjoyed it.

We took a rest at a bench, with Japanese sweets. The face ones are ningyo-yaki, the inside is anko, sweet beans paste.

The green package is onigiri-senbei, onigiri-shaped rice cake.

Kou likes onigiri-senbei very much.

What he wanted to see was penguins.

Miyu and Kou like to touch with animals and this zoo has such a space. People can touch with mice, Guinea pigs and chickens.

At last, we saw a red panda was sleeping such a high position of the tree.

Please don't fall down...

Today I showed you a small zoo in Yokohama. It's very small and there are not so many kinds of animals.  But it's very interesting to show and to touch with animals.

See you!

Patent pending, ribbon hankies

Last year, I applied for a Japanese  Patent.
For my daughter, I found a good way to bring her hankies on her clothes those have no pockets.

I put a ring on her clothes, and she can put a hankie on it. I also made a small pouch with a clip. She uses it when she goes outside with her friends, put some candies in it.

The ring is for knitting.

She can use it without refold, just wipes her hands.

I also use them hanging from my bags.
Because my son needs hankies often, it's convenient.
The one with face is for boys. Maybe they don't like ribbons so much.

You close them with snaps on the belt. 

They are convenient and cute, aren't they?

Tiny tulips with my sarubobo

Hi, there.
Here, in Yokohama, It's still cold but kids want to play outside.
Today I found beautiful plum blossoms in bloom.

What I wanted to show you are petit tulip flowers.

At first, I cut fabrics in small rectangles and folded them in half.

I found a good piece of codes for the stem.

Then, I just put the code through the rectangle piece anf filled them with stuffings.

 I closed the top of the tulips. I made 16 ones, my kids already keep some of them.

I made them for my sarubobo plushies.

I like them with flowers in their hands.

See you!

Origami camellia flowers

I like Origami. And I like sewing.
So sometimes I fold fabric in a way of Origami.
Here they are.

 They are camellia flowers.
Here you can see the instruction of the flower.
Origami instructions.com camellia

I just folded it wih my favorite fabrics, and at the last, I sewed the last edges hiddenly.

So they won't be unfolded.

With the ones of LIBERTY tana loan, I made brooches.

And I made hair clips for little with other flowers.

I'll be happy if you like the idea!

See you. 

My sarubobo again!

What I made recently are my favorite Japanese plushes, sarubobo.

I used to sell them several years ago.

I cut fabrics in small circles and rectangles.

Then I sewed them...

I filled them with stuffing.

Finally, I bonded candies on their hands and put pins on their backs.

It's so small and cute.

Now I have many more ideas with them.

Here you can see how to make them.

how to make sarubobo plush