Project 17, part 2 – Plural Polygons (Part 1 here) Welcome back to the yagasuri quilt project! This week I managed to get all the rhombuses and triangles cut that make up the pattern. Quilting is a lot like baking – if there’s a good recipe available then anyone can do it, but you haveContinue reading “Yagasuri Quilt: The Cutting”
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Yagasuri Quilt: The Beginning
Project 17, part 1 – Look I Just Really Like This Fabric, Ok?? Welcome back to Mukashi no Sewing! This week I started a new sewing project – and it’s a quilt! I literally haven’t sewn a quilt since I was in 4-H back when I was in elementary/middle school, so I felt like IContinue reading “Yagasuri Quilt: The Beginning”
Edo Period Coat Restoration: The Reveal
Project 9, part 13 – Journey’s End (Part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, part 8, part 9, part 10, part 11, part 12 here) Welcome back to the Edo Coat restoration project! The calendar says it’s spring but the temperatures here in the Pacific Northwest disagreed untilContinue reading “Edo Period Coat Restoration: The Reveal”
Edo Period Coat Restoration: The Collar
Project 9, part 12 – Just in Time (Part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, part 8, part 9, part 10, part 11 here) Welcome back to the Edo Coat restoration project! I DID IT, FRIENDS! I actually managed to finish this coat. Just in time for spring,Continue reading “Edo Period Coat Restoration: The Collar”
BtSSB Blouse Restoration: The Patterning
Project 16, part 2 – I Actually Patterned This Time (Part 1 here) Welcome back to Mukashi no Sewing! This week I got the patterning done for the sleeves on my blouse from Baby, the Stars Shine Bright, and it was not as hard as I feared! 🙂 I started by tracing one of theContinue reading “BtSSB Blouse Restoration: The Patterning”
Edo Period Coat Restoration: The Facings
Project 9, part 11 – Dragonfly (Part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, part 8, part 9, part 10 here) Welcome back to the Edo period coat restoration project! I finished the hem facings! It took me MUCH longer than a week. 😀 Originally, the hems of thisContinue reading “Edo Period Coat Restoration: The Facings”
Happy 2-Year Anniversary, 昔のSewing!
Welcome back to Mukashi no Sewing! Friends, I can hardly believe it, but this week is the second anniversary of this blog. I’ve really enjoyed the last year so much, and I wanted to take a moment to thank YOU for reading for two whole years now! Your comments and support have really helped meContinue reading “Happy 2-Year Anniversary, 昔のSewing!”
Edo Period Mirror Restoration: The Polishing (Stage 2)
Project 15, part 3 – First Under Heaven (Part 1, part 2 here) Welcome back to the Edo Period mirror restoration project! This week I finished up the polishing and preservation/oxygen exclusion process on my mirror, and it was SUPER COOL. 😀 Originally, I had planned on a similar process taken by Hans, the YouTuberContinue reading “Edo Period Mirror Restoration: The Polishing (Stage 2)”
BtSSB Blouse Restoration: The Beginning
Project 16, part 1 – But Nothing’s Wrong? Welcome back to Mukashi no Sewing! This week I started a new restoration project, with a twist – I didn’t have any idea this garment would need restoring when I bought it! 😀 I bought this blouse from Wunderwelt a while back because I needed a short-sleevedContinue reading “BtSSB Blouse Restoration: The Beginning”
Edo Period Coat Restoration: The Silk Lining
Project 9, part 10 – Conceptual Drift (Part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, part 8, part 9 here) Welcome back to the Edo period coat restoration project! This week I fully intended to attach the silk lining to my coat but… well… What the what?! ..sigh. ThisContinue reading “Edo Period Coat Restoration: The Silk Lining”
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