右上3並針 Slip 1, knit 2 together, Pass Slip Stitch Over (slip 1, k2tog, PSSO)

左上2並針 Knit 2 stitches together k2tog

Right slanting decrease

右上2並針 Knit 2 together through back loop (k2 tog tbl)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TQnQRNWxvg

left slanting decrease

Licca - Spring Chic Collection

Introducing the Spring Chic Collection for your Liccas and Blythe Middies!

A - nautical theme

B - orange gingham

 B - orange gingham

C 

I'm by no means a  professional seamstress.  However each dress is made with love and care!

Dresses are USD$12 + shipping.

Paypal only!

Thank you!

Japanese Quilting Magazines - Quilts Japan

Do you love making blocks?  How wonder it would be if your blocks can be sewn into other quilted items besides quilts!  Quilts Japan can show you how.  I probably am hearing comments like "I don't know how to read Japanese!", "What?  Japanese?"  Well! Don't let the language barrier deter you!

The magazines have many illustrations to guide you through the sewing process.  If you can sew block patterns and a simple bag, you'll have no problem with the patterns inside these magazines.

In the September 2009 issue of Quilts Japan, you'll find patterns on how to turn your Kaffe Fassett fabrics into beautiful bags and book covers.  In addition, there are patterns for tea cozies and place mats using your floral prints.

Have you an unfinished chenille fabric project on your shelf?  How about making a bag with chenille fabric with the July 2007 issue of Quilts Japan.

These are just a few ideas from these Japanese quilting magazines.

Each magazine is  USD$8/ each + shipping.




Happy Quilting!!

Japanese Quilting Magazines

It's spring cleaning time and I've cataloged some of my Japanese quilting magazines that can be of better use elsewhere.

My magazines are all like new.  Patterns are all included in each magazine.  Paypal only.  Please ask for shipping quotes.

1) Cotton Time January 2011 edition:

USD$6 + shipping 

2) Quilts Japan 

R:  September 2009 edition

L:  July 2007 edition

USD$8/each  + shipping

 3) Japanese Quilting 俱樂部

R:  July 2010 #78 edition

L:  January 2011 #81 edition

USD$8/each + shipping

4) Japanese Quilting 帳

October 2009 #29 edition

USD$11 + shipping

5) Japanese Quilting 教室

Top:  #84, #86

Bottom:  #95, #89

Far Right:  April 2010 Special Edition

USD$9/each+ shipping 

Quilting is Fun!!

Rooster Art Quilt

I recently attended an art quilt workshop taught by Mr. Dan Liu of Quiltportrait.  

1st  Day's WIP:

2nd Day's WIP:

Feeling accomplished !

Wow!  BlytheLife.com has a in depth interview with the creator of Donutzies and RG Playsuits.  Click on the link to find out more and enter the giveaway! :)


http://blythelife.com/index.php/2013/05/10/interview-with-kimberly-of-rosiee-gelutie-giveaway/

Check it out!!  With the immediate release of Double Time by Olivia Cunning, the author is hosting an epic giveaway at her blog.


Here's the link:  http://oliviacunning.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/epic-double-time-giveaway/

EPIC Double Time Giveaway!

With four nights until the release of Double Time, I’m giving away a fabulous prize package!

A fabulous prize package!? What can I win, Olivia?

I’m calling this EPIC giveaway “Sinners for Me and My Bestie”.

Yeah, great name and all, but what can I win?

Two sets of the Sinners on Tour books (Backstage Pass, Rock Hard and Double Time), personally autographed to the winner and the bestie/best friend of their choice. That’s six books, folks. Two sets of autographed bookmarks. Two cherry suckers to remind them of Trey. And four Double Time chocolate bars sent all the way from Australia by the amazing Tania (Aussie Fangirl Extraordinaire)! Check out the prize package!

That’s a lot of stuff!!

I know, right? And the best part?

There’s more?

Oh, you betcha! I’m giving away THREE of these prize packs. Each prize pack will include 6 autographed books, 2 sets of bookmarks and 2 sets of sweets.

No effin’ way!

Yes effin’ way!

Who can enter?

Anyone with a mailbox. I’m opening up this giveaway worldwide.

Shut the front door! How do I enter?

Fill out the entry form below. You can get extra entries for answering a question, liking Olivia Cunning on facebook. following her on Twitter, tweeting this once a day, sharing this blog post on your facebook page, liking Olivia Cunning’s author page on Amazon, liking the Sinners on Tour books on Amazon, mentioning this giveaway on your blog with links, reblogging this post on wordpress, and by doing three consecutive back flips ending in the splits (well, not that last one really, but I would like to see it).

Wow, that’s a lot of ways to earn extra entries!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

You’ll have to click on the rafflecopter link. It’s not letting me post it as a widget.

The giveaway ends Monday night 11/5 at 12 midnight US Eastern Time, so don’t delay! Raffle-copter will choose the winner at random and I will post the winners here and contact you for your mailing address. If you don’t respond to my email within one week, a new winner will be selected.

And be sure to send your bestie over to enter too, because if s/he wins, you win!

Double Time officially releases on November 6th. 4 nights to go!

He Craves Her Music and Passion

On the rebound from the tumult of his bisexual lifestyle, notoriously sexy rock guitarist Trey Mills falls for sizzling new female guitar sensation Reagan Elliot and is swept into the hot, heady romance he never dreamed possible.

She Can’t Get Enough of His Body

Ecstatic to be on tour learning the ropes with Trey’s band, The Sinners, Reagan finds she craves Trey as much as she craves being in the spotlight.

They Both Need More…

When Reagan’s ex, Ethan Connor, enters the scene, Trey’s secret desires come back to haunt him, and pleasure and passion are taken to a whole new level of dangerous desire.

Thanks to Sourcebooks for supplying the books for this giveaway!

And the winner is....

Thank you all for entering my kimono giveaway!  Without further ado here's the winning entry:

                                                 

A big congratulations to hollychan2 (Flickr) on winning the kimono!

Blythe Kimono Giveaway!

Today is the BEST day ever because the hat that I won in a giveaway from Jane of cure touch!! came in the mail.  

Isn't it the cutest pixie hat?!  My Sorbet doesn't want to take it off!  Thank you so much, Jane!

And to pay forward such kindness, I've decided to have a giveaway of my own.

I'm giving away this kimono made by me with love!  For your chance to win , please leave a comment on this post saying hello.  Be sure to include a link to your Flickr or blog so that I can contact you if you win.  Anyone can enter this giveaway because I'm shipping WW.  

I'll use random.org to pick a winner a week from today, on Wednesday, August 8th.  

Have a wonderful day!!

2012 - Year of the Dragon

In celebration of the Chinese New Year, here are my girls in their cheongsams!

Asia's is made with fussy cut KF with trim.

Punk models a cheongsam made with Japanese fabric.

Sorbet wants to wear something festive made from Xmas fabric.

Cassie's is made with traditional Chinese fabric.

Happy Lunar New Year!

2011 Holiday Greetings from Diana's Blythe Family!!

Photo album generated with Smilebox

Blythe & Friends Doll Meet

On Oct. 9, 2011 over 160 dolls attended a Blythe & Friends Doll Meet in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.  Besides a count of 48 Blythes, there were also Barbies, DAL, Pulip, Momoko dolls just to name a few.  Thanks to 王子 for organizing the doll meet.

Enjoy the slide show!!

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What's been happening...

It's been 3 months since my last post.  I was on vacation in the States visiting my family.  It was sad saying goodbye because it'll be a few years before I can see them again.

Once I came back I dived right back into sewing.  Why not quilting you asked?  Because I had to make doll clothes for my 2 Blythes :  Raspberry Sorbet and Punkaholic People.  Yes, I know I'm still calling them by their model names.  I simply can't think of any suitable names for these two dolls.  For now they're simply referred to as Sorbet and Punk.

Now, sit back and enjoy a Blythe fashion show!!

Personalize a free slideshow

Some outfits were made with free patterns courtesy of puchicollective.com and xoxoBlythe.com.  Other outfits were made using patterns from Mook books.

Blythe - Raspberry Sorbet

Today a much anticipated parcel arrived at my door step.  

I gingerly opened the box { heart is thumping xoxoxo}

It's my first Blythe - Raspberry Sorbet!!  I bought her online based on other collector's recommendation.  Overall  I had a great experience buying her online.  

Took me a while to dress her up and we had a stroll around the neighborhood.  Finally convinced her to pose for a picture.  At last... she's still too shy to look into the camera!  

I'm thinking of washing her hair, but haven't found out the how's yet.  

Advanced Machine Quilting Class Sampler Quilt

After 6 months of work, my 2nd sampler quilt is finally DONE!!  I've never pieced such a big quilt before, designing the border was a first.  At times I was frustrated with the bulk while FMQ.  But I persevered and have a quilt to show...

Close-ups of the FMQ on the quilt.  Since this is a sampler quilt, I had to incorporate at least 6 different quilting designs.

This is the final project for my Certified Machine Quilting Class.  Onward to the next level of classes....!!

HST Mini Quilt Top

Remember  this pieced border?  There were probably closed to 200 corners cut off from the border.  I didn't throw away any of the scraps, I chain pieced those corner units into HST thinking one of these days I'm going to make something out of it.

Then the other day Chasing Cottons started a Quilt Class 101 .  I was motivated by what she was doing.  Voila!  After 1 day of squaring up more than 40 HST into  5 x 5 cm squares, I pieced these 25 blocks into a mini quilt top.

I haven't decided how I'm going to finish this quilt top yet.  Should I just make a mini quilt out of it or incorporate it into a bigger project?  Any suggestions?

Happy Quilting!

Fearless Fawn

I was lucky enough to be one of the few to test drive this paper pieced pattern by Shape Moth.

Fearless Fawn
(Since I chose a cream background fabric, it blended in with the background  :(    )

Kirie's patterns are well designed and easy to understand.  I had so much fun piecing this adorable fawn together.

Thank you, Kirie, for sharing!

Innocent Crush + Block Party

After a long search at my LQS I was able to purchase my first stash of Anna Maria Horner fabric!

Five yards of Innocent Crush combined with the quilt top I made with these blocks will result in my 2nd sampler quilt.  Instead of plain borders, I've challenged myself to make a pieced border for this quilt.



Here's the first audition of border design:

Second border design looked better:

                                                          (KF shot cotton for sashing)


Close-ups of my paper pieced borders:

  
                      --    some block centers were pieced with 2 or                   
                           more different fabric!

 

It took me several hours to tear off all the paper from the border.  A tedious task but worth the precision paper piecing provided for this beginning quilter.



I'm using Innocent Crush as my quilt backing.  I've sandwiched my sampler quilt and am in the process of machine quilting.   Hopefully by the end of May I'll have a finished quilt to show everyone!

Happy Quilting!