How to make a Yo-Yo bracelet

I like knit fabric sewing lately.

So I made some Yo-Yos using my favorite knit fabrics.

It's very easy to sew and needs little piece of fabrics. I'd like to show you how I made it.

First I cut 3-inch diameter circles. I need 4 Yo-Yos for a bracelet.

Then I made Yo-Yos with them and put my favorite buttons on them.

I made a patchwork cord on which I put Yo-Yos.

And I put a button on the end of the cord and made a loop on the other end.

That's all!
The gray fabric is sweat and the other one is Jacquard knit.
I also made my neck warmer, my husband's and Miyu's with the sweat fabric(* v *).
They make us very warm in this cold house.

Have a good day!!!!

Leggings

Last night I made Miyu a pair of new leggings.
It's from a Japanese pattern book.

Mainichi kiru onnanoko fuku

It has lots of cute patterns for girls.
It took only an hour for me to sew it. It's quite simple and good pattern.

She likes my handmade clothings and often asks me to sew her ones.

For Halloween, I made her a cape.
Her request was the "3", because she's three years old.
She is so comfortable in it and wears it almost everyday with a small ghost brooch (* v *).

At a Halloween party, she put it and a cap (I put a face of her favorite Jack-o'-Lantern).
She walked around and got lots of candies.

We enjoyed Halloween very much this year.
When I was a girl, the event isn't so popular in Japan and I didn't know it.
Now, it's very popular and we could enjoy some events. So Miyu could get lots of candies (* v *).

T-shrits embellishing ideas

Last week I got her two T-shirts and embellished one of them for the Halloween event.

She was very delighted with it because she likes Jack-o'-Lantern very much. She puts it on whenever she finds it washed.

At the back I put a big bow.

Today I put a cup shaped pocket on the other one.

She likes orange juice so I made the straw in orange.

 













At the back I put big candies because she likes candies very much.

I enjoy sewing items for Miyu and happily she likes them. But sometimes she asks me to make something I cannot make. She wants batteries for my husband bicycle, a new chair, new games etc... She believes I can make everything (* v *). I'm a very happy mother.

sarouel pants

I haven't written in so long. Miyu is now 3 years old and doing very well. I've made lots of her clothes and these pants are my favorite ones.

These pants are very comfortable, easy to move in and easy to sew. So my husband advised me to sew them for my ETSY shop.

I've made three ones already. Now I'm preparing restart my shop again. I'm always playing with Miyu and have little time for myself. But she goes to bed earlier than before because she doesn't take a nap recently. So I can use several hours a day for myself and my shop. Thank you very much for your kind comments and e-mails for us. I'd like to post a recipe of making these pants as soon as possible. These are what I sewed for Miyu recently.

Her favorite character's bag. I saw similar one in a shop but it costs too much for me...

Miyu is very good at drawing. So I appliqued one of her drawings on her shirt, a cute dog. Now she likes me sewing by her !(* v *)!. See you!!!!

Handomade toys

Hello!
I live a busy life with Miyu. Everyday we go out and play with our friends.
Miyu is 1 year and 8 months now, but still cannot walk by herself (' v ').

After she falls asleep, I sometimes sew by her side.
These are toys for her.


This is a puzzle. I made it with a kit. I enjoyed painting it with Miyu and her friends.

We also painted on blocks. Miyu helped me to rasp them.


Miyu likes trains and plays with these trains everyday.


These are button training toys. I put her favorite characters on them.


This is an octopus. Two of her friends like them and I made two other ocutopuses for them.


Last night I made felt sandwitches. I need only one hour for them all.


The breads are very easy. I cut a piece of square and cut it in half for two pieces of bread. Then fold it in half and sew the outlines. Then put a corner inside and make the triangle shape. So you can put your favorite items in it.


Last weekend I got a Japanese sewing pattern book with cute patterns of girl's outfits.

I'm making a vest of the cover. Isn't it so cute?

Miyu likes me.


And she loves Haru very much.

He plays with her everyday even if he is very tired.

When Haru was taking her pictures,,,

She tried to put the cap...

See you!!!!

How to make a flower scrunchy, non-sew project

Hello! Today we went to a small playing space for kids. It has lots of toys and Miyu enjoyed them very much.
She wears her new scrunchy. It's with fleece fabric and good for folding her hair.


I found an easy way to make non-sew scrunchies with felt from a Japanese book. Fleece or thick wool fabrics are also good. You need only fabrics, a piece of elastic, scissors and a hair pin.

At first, cut fabrics in approx. 2 inches square or circle pieces. The way from the book was in circle. It's a little hard for me so I cut fabrics in square pieces.
Please make approx. 20 pieces for one scrunchy. You can mix colors.



Then fold it in bias and cut two parts like the picture, so you make two holes in one piece.


Prepare a piece of 8 inches elastic and lace it with a hair pin (or bodkin) thorough the two holes.

Knot the elastic. That's all! If you cut fabrics in squares, it takes only 30 minutes or so.

Miyu calls them "Flower". So I named them "flower scrunchies".
The center one is with wool and felt fabrics. The back ones are with fleece. The Miyu's one(The smallest one) is with circle pieces.

Please make beautiful scrunchies!
See you !!!!

Miyu likes drawing and tricycle

Hello.
Miyu is 1 and a half year old now. She still cannot walk but speaks a lot.
Her most favorite playing is drawing.



And tricycle. She cannot pedal it but go forward a little by kicking.


I made some new items for her.
One is this elephant. I got the gray fabric from SWANY. I love the wool very much.


So I made accessories for me with it. They are hair elastics and brooches. I put my favorite buttons on them.



I appliqued and put ruffles on her simple T-shirt. It's Minnie!
The applique is with fleece fabric so it doesn't fray.


When I was taking the picture, Miyu came to me...


This is an irregular skirt with patchworked fabrics. I made a wool skirt for me with the same pattern. Miyu likes the lace very much and touches it whenever she puts it.


The last one is this skirt for spring. The pattern is Japanese free pattern. The ruffle is gorgious but hard to sew only by my hands...

I began having sewing lessons for mothers and elderly people. One of the items is these ankle warmers. It's very easy to sew but they make us very hot and comfortable.


I enjoy having lessons. Everyday I think what we make in next lessons. We already made ankle warmers, Sarubobo plushes and zipper pouches. What do we sew next???