Tree skirt

What is this? Cape??

The answer is......

tree skirt

Tree skirt!!  This year will be our first Christmas since we moved in our new house.
We have big open space living room. The celling is really high.
So we decided to buy new Christmas tree!  It is 7.5 feet.  I am really happy to buy this one.

We decorated tree with ornaments which I collected for past 6 years.(Most of them were purchased after Christmas sale. :) )

This one is new. My father bought for us when we traveled to Napa.

The back side of tree has no ornaments. ;) We still need more ornaments in the future.

I made a tree skirt for our new tree. It is about 60" diameterr.
A lot of biding process made me tired, but finally I did!!
The stitch, especially back side of biding is not pretty, however I am very satisfied  how it turned out.

Happy Holidays.

Happy Thanks giving

Happy Thanks Giving to all !!
I am having good time with my friends and family.
I ate a lot, lot. :)
I am going to sleep early to take a rest tonight. I am not sure if I go to the blackfriday sale.
How about you?
Probably I will stay home and hung out with my son.

Well, My esty shop is on sale now.
This year's coupon code " HOLIDAY10 " (It means 10% off any order, exclude custom listing)
It will be affective now by Monday.
If you are interested in some of my items, use this coupon code when you purchase.
A coupon code applies to all items listed in my shop and is not applicable to shipping.
If you have any questions, please contact me through the conversation on Etsy!!
Thank you so much!

star quilt

I made these pretty star quilt pot holder for my shop!

These are pot holder, I added two layers of insul Brite. So you will not burn your hands :).

I really like this pattern. So quickly I made two more star quilt!

This time, I added regular cotton batting, so this will not work for pot holder.
I made one for me and one for my sister in Japan.

I use this mini quilt as a mat for my mini christmas tree!!

I never seen these min tree and ornaments in Japan.  I think my sister and her daughter (she will be 8 years old soon) will love this tiny tree. The size is perfect for the little house in Japan. :)

Have a happy holidays!!

Reversible pocket tissue case Tutorial

reversible pocket tissue case
finished size : 3 1/4" x 5"

Hello Everyone, The photo is the pocket tissue case which I made recently. It is very easy to sew! Therefore, I'd like to share the tutorial with you!
If you look for something casual gift for the Christmas to your friend, teacher and co-workers, this is great item as a gift.

Ok, here we go.
This is including 1/4" seam allowance.

You need two pieces of 5.5" x 7" fabrics. (one for the exterior and one for the liner)

Sew Right side together, sew the shorter side. ( just like the photo)

Please leave a opening (about 1.5") for turning.

Turn to the right side and iron it.

Turn back the other side again and fold like the photo. (Put the edge that you sewed earlier to the center.

It is hard to explain... I hope you figure out from the photo.

press it!

sew both of side.

cut 4 corners

Turn the tissue case right side out and sew the opening by handstitch!

That is all!!

Pocket tissue size is 8 3/5" x 8 3/10" ( I purchase it at Target.)

I made Set of 5  with cute Christmas print. :)

vacation fall 2011

Hello everyone. I has been long time since my last post.

My father was visiting us for three weeks and he has just went home in Japan on Monday.

I am extremely busy during his visit.

However I didn't have chance to sewing, I had a great time with my family.

Here is some moments I 'd like to share with you!

We went to the amusement park for my son's birthday.

wine train in Napa valley CA

We enjoyed wonderful lunch in the wine train.
The weather is very beautiful at this time, except....

golden gate bridge in SF. Foggy! Foggy!

Golden Gate Bridge in San Fransisco!!

We drove drived home via golden gate bridge from Napa, we hoped we see more clearly, but it was foggy and cold in that area.

This photo was taken when we went to the pumpkin patch!

Halloween parade in his school.

He turned to 4 years old. Happy Birthday.

Trip to Santa Barbara.

After that, my camera is broken.....Oh no! I used it hard everyday..... I don't fix it yet, but I have to send it to the Nikon as soon as possible. I hope it would fix before Christmas.

Halloween.

My father curved the pumpkinI This is his first time to curve them. I think he did great job!

Japanese Garden in local park.

We planted tulip bulbs in our backyard.

 My father cut my son's hair. My son loves his new look. :)

Mystery house in San Jose.

We did a lot lot of stuff during his stay.

My son cried hard when my father went to the security gate in the airport.

He missed him, but now he told me that he will visit them next time. :)