Here are the winners of my 1st. Giveaway!

Thank you very much for your comments on my Giveaway post!
I wrote down all of your names on pieces and my boyfriend fold them in four. They were approx. 200 pieces!!!! I used recycled paper as always. If you got any package from me, you know that I use recycled catalog or Japanese maps to my package. I also use recycled papers when I make patterns (* v *)! I like drawing, so if I find paper near me, I cannot stop writing or drawing on it.

Oh,, I'm sorry. I should return to the giveaway...

At first, I thought to make three boxes for each giveaway, but some people wrote their two choices. It became difficult to separate.

So I put all the names in one box, and picked five names from it.

!!!!Here are the winners !!!!


My boyfriend picked the first winner, Annette!!!!
She chose the giveaway 1, Sashiko stitch book. Enjoy the book!

I made the pincushion with my favorite cotton linen fabric and flower printed cotton. Enjoy it also!


Then, I picked the second winner, Rubyru!!!!! Oh, I cannot contact you. So please read this post, please write me!! -> maimairuru(at)gmail(dot)com !
She took the fabric bundle. I'll wait till the end of July. Please contact me!!

The bundle includes two fat quarters and some smaller pieces. The foot stamp one is the fabric of Japanese tenugui, hand towel.
I also put the sarubobo clip. He can hold only thin items, but enjoy it!


Next, my boyfriend picked the third winner, WoollyGrumper!!. She didn't choose any, so I'd like to send her the giveaway 2!

I made the Eiffel Tower with cotton linen fabric. I cut the fabric with allowance and sew it putting the right side inside. When I finished the tower shape, I sew the edge line again to make it like the felt one. It comes fat one, but I like it!


Then, I picked the forth name, Morwen!!!! She chose the giveaway 1, but it's already of Annette. I'm so sorry for Morwen, but I'll send you fabric bundle. Please allow me! And I cannot see your profile. If you read this, please write me!!!! -> maimairuru(at)gmail(dot)com !!!! I'll wait till the end of July. Please contact me!!

It has two fat quarters, and some smaller pieces. It includes one cotton linen piece.


At the last, my boyfriend pocked the name, Jaennie!!!! She chose the fabric bundle.

It also has two fat quarters and some smaller pieces. The fish print one is the fabric of Japanese tenugui, and the black star printed one is what I got more than 15 years ago. It's of Lucien.


That's all five names we picked!

I'm really happy to read all your comments. And I really want to pick all of your names! Thank you for join this giveaway!

(And thank you for my boyfriend who helped making 190 pieces of name cards and picking them! )

How to make a fabric covered snap clip

Thank you, thank you very much for many many comments on my giveaway post.
I'm really happy (* v *)!!!! So I want to share other sewing tutorial with you!!!!


These days, I made some snap clips for my little niece.
So I want to tell you how I made the one of fabric covered.

I used 4 cm long snap clip. It is with a base to put a charm on it(But I don't need it for this.)

At first, I made a pattern from the clip. Put the clip on paper, and lined it.

Then, turn the clip out and check the red line of the picture. From here, the clip open.

Write the red line on the pattern.

Then cut one piece of bating as the line of pattern.
And cut two pieces of fabric with 3-5 mm allowance to the pattern. For the fabric, it's better to put the pattern in bias because to fold the clip good.


And for the under side fabric, cut the red line.

This time, I put adhesive interlining(cut as the pattern) on the upper fabric. It's because my batting was too thin.

Then, sew the allowance of the upper fabric with running stitch. After you should pull the thread, so please use the strong and enough length thread.
Don't cut the thread!


Put the batting and the snap clip on it and pull the thread putting the snap in the fabric.


Sew the allowance enfolding the clip.
Please be careful open the clip and not to fold the shorter flick(?<- Is this word correct???).


When I finished, it comes like this picture.


Then, put the fabric with the cut line on the other side to cover the stitching.


Sew the edge folding the allowance with blind stitch.


Finished!



It's easy to make it. Please try it!!!!



I also made some clips with covered buttons. They are easier than this tutorial.

Enjoy sewing small things!

My first Giveaway!!!!

!!!!!! Thank you everyone !!!!!!
!!!!!! I close the comment !!!!!!


I'm always happy with your comments, so I decided to do a giveaway here.
It's the first time for me.

In Japan, some people do this as "Kawa-pre". "Kawa" is from kawaii, means cute, and "Pre" is from present.

Giveaway 1

I got a Japanese craft book of Sashiko stitching. I also made an item from the book (* v *).


Giveaway 2

I also got a Japanese craft book of Felt mascot. I also made an item form the book, but with not felt... I don't have any felt fabrics. (* v *)!!!


Giveaway 3
I make a pack of some of my favorite Japanese cotton fabrics. They are from the pictures(I'm sorry, not them all, in smaller pieces) and others from my stocks.
I also put something additional on them. I make three of this fabric bundle.



So I can send five items for five persons.
To enter this giveaway, please leave a comment here, till 6 am of 22th July(EST). Please write which one you want.
**** Please choose which one you want! ****
**** If you don't pick one up, I'll put your name on the least popular one. ****

If I cannot contact you, I'll pick other person again.

Thank you very much for cheering me up always!

!!!!!! Thank you everyone !!!!!!
!!!!!! I close the comment !!!!!!

Tiny sarubobo in my hands

Today I made really tiny sarubobo plushes with drawstring bags.


They are very small so it was very hard to make them. But today's my passion was for the tiny things (* v *)!!!!!



The most difficult work was to make sarubobo's hands.
It's so tiny, so sometimes the fabrics frayed... So I should sew very carefully.



This shape of drawstring bag is very easy to make.
They are only square piece. I sew only the lines of to put the strings.


But, I failed to make the bag several times. At first, I wanted to make it with two fabrics but it came too thick for the tininess.
I tried to make some ways, but I couldn't succeed... So at last, I made it with only one piece of fabric. It's the best for this size.

I used very thin fabrics, so the other side seems not so bad.


I put key chains on them to bring them with you always.

Yakitori restaurant in Yokohama

Yesterday we ate out at our favorite yakitori (grilled chicken) restaurant.
We like sitting at the counter to see the chef's cooking.


At first, we ordered drink. I usually drink beers, and my boyfriend likes sweet drink. Today he ordered fresh orange and litchee taste cocktail with soda. So sometimes, the waiter brings me the sweet one and beer to my boyfriend. (* v *)

And the small dish is antipasto. When you go to the izakaya(pub? bar?) style restaurant in Japan, they usually serve small dish at first and it costs 4-5 dollars usually.
In this restaurant, they serve grated radish usually and it's very delicious.

Then, we made orders of food. My boyfriend lacks decision and I choose very quickly always, so I decide where we go to eat, and what we eat. I cannot wait him...


This Torikawa (the skin of chicken) is the most popular menu in this restaurant. They grilled them five times in three days. They are very crisply and spicy.


And tomato rolled in sliced pork.


We always order this dish of vegetables. It makes us fresh!

My boyfriend use these seasonings with vegetables, but I don't need any.
I like to enjoy its own fresh taste.
But the miso seasoning was with garlic flavor, and it tastes pretty good. So I put the miso on the gohan what I ordered at the last.


My boyfriend's favorite yakitori, tsukune(ground chicken). I know he likes it, so I order it always.


And my favorite Karaage, fried chicken with special sauce of this restaurant.

When we finished all of dishes above, our stomach were almost full. But I cannot stop eating without rice..


So I ordered gohan at the last.
It's delicious as always.

I ordered one more drink, and actually, we ate two more yakitori.
And the cost of this dinner was about 50 dollars.
I think this is usual price for Japanese izakaya restaurant. If we drink more, it should cost more.
So when we went for a drink with my friend from Germany, he got and drank some cans of beer before go to the restaurant to reduce the cost.
In Japan, it's not prohibited to drink outside. But of course, we don't drink while walking.

When you come to Japan, I'd like to tell you some good restaurants! Please ask me (* v *)!!!!