I went to Kinokuniya again last week and picked up yet another Machiko Kayaki sewing book. This one is called Sewing Lesson, and the ISBN is 4579110935.
The book has a little bit of everything, including dresses, skirts, and blouses.
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I love the upper left!
that dress looks simple enough for you to tackle and the carefree style suits you….
That is the cutest dress! I love the Machiko Kayaki patterns, too, but I really struggle without English directions. I guess I need to find a local Japanese speaker who also loves sewing who can translate 🙂
Ooh…I thought this book was so cute when I saw it in the store. I can’t believe how quickly you are whipping out your skirts/shirts…
yes! machiko kayaki is *gorgeous*, i love her books! i
that would look adorable in that gingham w/ the occasional little flowers you bought…
the milkmaiden dress is so cute! Thanks for showing this book, I have not seen it at my local kinokuniya before!
It is so cute!!!!
so cute you will look great wearing it with a little pair of white keds!!
I expect you to be wearing it next time we go out-so you have a couple weeks!
Ooh, I like that dress! You’re right, not something I would have expected you to pick, but I would totally wear it!
Everything you showed is so adorable — in a very stylish and good way.
I saw that Machiko Kayaki book and almost bought it…now I really want it because those little blouses are fabulous. I adore the milky dress–I think you’ll look fab in it, imho.
Can one follow the instructions without a knowledge of Japanese?
i like that dress the best!! can’t wait to see it.
Not something I’d normally wear either, but now that I’ve seen it – I want one! Can’t wait to see pics of your finished dress.
I like your new banner, but the little Mr. Eggplant looks lonely. I think he needs a friend!
show me invisible zippers!! thanks for letting me come over and take things from your house. your lucky i didn’t grab that box out of your office and run screaming (and shoeless) out your door. i wouldn’t have gotten far because you live by lots of hills, and since motherhood i am flabby and have no cardio.
but yeah. thanks.
i can’t believe i mixed up your and you’re. i also wanted to add that i’m all for YOUR flitting about during the work week. it is nice to be a lady of liesure (and a lady who lunches) every so often. i’m done now.
I have to go to our local Mitsuwa and beg them to have it for me. This book seems fabulous. Fabulous! And I have the perfect fabric just waiting for that dress on the bottom left.
Love the dress. Love. It.
Hi! I found your blog thru ie today. I love these shirts & dresses! Beautiful.
Hi again, Mariko,
I’ve read through your comments on this post, and it seems this book is in Japanese? The blouses/dresses are so cute, I wish I could decipher it. I did a quick search on the internet for Machiko Kayaki, but could not find any books–is there a place to buy them online?
I am ignorant!! thanks.
Awesome!! I want to mnake that shirt-dress in the lower left. So cute!
Question! I know these books have the paper patterns in them to trace off. What I wanna know is if they have the old-school “draft your own” instructions–you know, measurements to change a sloper into the style? Because I am a chunky girl. 🙂