Sewing · April 11, 2026

- The hat circumference is approximately 24” (61cm), which should be eased into a sweatband of your size. - Print the pattern at 100% scale. Check the test square to make sure the scale is correct. - Seam allowance is not included. Add 3/8”(1cm) or SA of your choice.

Sewing · July 18, 2021

I sewed a couple of pairs of socks for my 6-year-old daughter, whose socks are always getting holes in the same place after several wears. I thought well-fitting socks might have better chance of survival...

Sewing · March 20, 2021

A new video on how I drafted and sewed a tulip hat. Bonus free pattern download.

Sewing · January 06, 2021

A video on how my daughter and I made a beret hat together using Sew Cool machine. Downloadable kids' beret hat pattern.

Sewing · December 21, 2020

I know there are a lot of mask patterns out there--- and i tried many of them. However, I couldn't find the exact shape I liked. After fiddling around with paper towel mock-ups and several wearable muslins later, I think I finally have the shape that flatters my face.

Sewing · February 12, 2020

2 quick ways to adjust waist bands of kids' clothes without undoing any seams.

Sewing · February 05, 2018

As a part of Burda Teaching Certification course assignments, I made a pair of shorts. The fabric is stretch twill from Joann. I bought this fabric a few years ago with the intension of making a pair of shorts and never got around to it (as with all my stash fabric..)

Sewing · February 04, 2018

This is my January post for Burda Challenge 2018. I am aware that it is already February, but I swear I made this jacket in January! just didn't get around to writing about it...

Sewing · January 14, 2017

I wrote a quick guide to start sewing from Japanese sewing books, and a list of Japanese sewing vocabularies ("vocabulary" is such a hard word to pronounce for a Japanese!). I am hoping that these might help people who are intimidated by books full of foreign language, or when diagrams alone are not clear enough to explain sewing processes....

Sewing · January 10, 2017

I made a pair of leggings for my daughter using a pair I bought for myself. The original pair had some problem I could not live with, but I loved its fabric so much that I decided to keep them to use as material for another pair for my daughter....