Things I have been making these days

I have been busy these days as now I have a studio! It's only 3 minutes away from home too. It is upstairs of a new shop, Oku Den. My sewing machine, over-locker, fabric, threads, etc... have moved out of my house. It is so nice to have a big space and a big table to cut fabric , and designing and sewing what I like to make is just fantastic. I have met a wonderful person, Oku, who gives me constant encouragement. After the bags and aprons are made, they move into beautiful shop space downstairs. How fortunate am I to find this opportunity!

I love making these shoulder bags. It is so much fun to match kimono fabrics with this beautiful denim. Luckily these shoulder bags recently found their new permanent home, so I am really happy.

And with the small off-cuts, I have been making small coin/lipstick pouches.

These are all small left-over pieces of kimono fabrics. I have boxes full of them and again, it is a lot of fun finding the right combination.

I have been working diligently these days, so I gave myself a reward by accepting an invitation to a craft weekend last weekend. Sewjourn is in picturesque Lancefield, only 1 hour away from Melbourne. Meeting such beautiful fun loving women who all have passion for being creative was really inspirational. I had a chance to make clothes for myself and my daughter - here is one of them... she loves modeling for the camera!