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WINTER, Cold weather for every one, and my cat. My cat sleeps inside of doona next to me and keeping me warm at night. I made a winter jumper for keeping my cat warm when we go out to garden. I like putting clothes or harness on my cat because clothes or harness prevent for my cat from jumping too high over the fence go to next door. I made my cat's jumper using my old fleece PJ's top fabric. The bear on my PJ is too long and big to be on my cat's jumper, and I decorated below white cat face on jumper. Isn't it cute? At first I designed below. but ended up doing a bit different ears and eyes on jumper :) Hoping I will try below next time some time.   Put pattern like below and cut.  Sleeve's pattern put on end of Pj top which hemming already done, and later on I don't need to do sleeves hemming, otherwise I recommend to cut longer than the sleeve's pattern and you can do sleeves hemming. The pattern is good for cat with about 4.5kg and 35cm vest,  or please ...

The linen bag bought for $2 when you buy clothes. I bought it because the puppy pic on linen bag is super cute. But I could not use it because of the name of clothing shop, 'ally'. The shop name is on the right bottom corner and the big bit shop name on the back of bag. The puppy is super cute, and linen fabric is good quality.   So I hid the shop names with other puppies/dog printed fabric. On the front of the bag, the name is hidden by printed puppies of other fabric, and I sew a button on puppy's bow tie. On the back of the bag, I attach a big and deep enough pocket to hide the shop name.  I was very happy how the bag altered. No more shop names show, and even the bag looks better with a bit of color added. And also better for use with the deep and big pocket. For tutorial, please click the Video below, hope you enjoy. If the Video is helpful, please subscribe my Youtube channel:  Mikinoos DIY Thank you. 

I have made an harness jacket for my cat. I let him play without any lease or harness on back garden, but if we need to play at front garden, or go to camping, some harnesses and leash set needed.  Harness jacket vest area finished with hook and loop tape which is adjustable to cat's vest size, so it will fit on him even though he put on weights. I thought to use hook and loop tape for neck of harness jacket but it might make neck strap too thick and uncomfortable for cat to move his head. So I ended up using slide plastic buckle. Because I made harness jacket with cute cat designed cotton fabric, my cat can wear as jacket as well without a leash. Preparation: Cotton fabric for inner, outer, and buckle straps, batting, 10mm buckle clip, 10m triglide adjustable buckle 1, D ring 1, snap hook 1, poly strap 2m Strap measurement for buckles - width 4 times of the buckle glide hole size, and length 4.25 inches for the short one and 7.75 inches for the long one. Strap material : as per...

 I think tissue box covers give a bit of coziness and softness to house atmosphere. Making tissue box covers were in my sewing list for a long time. Finally I made one, and thought why didn't I make it earlier. I think that this cover will be in use until I make another one. If I have a few more covers I can change covers in every season like you change your doona covers.  Measurements: I thought I needed to measure only top, and one side for four, but there are 2 short width sides, and 2 wider sides. Needed to measure top, one short and wider sides, and add seam allowance 0.25inch (0.5cm), no need to measure bottom side. Because it's reversible, cut 2 different fabrics for top, 2 short sides, and 2 wider sides, and interfacing 1 each. Interfacing is not essential. For how to make, tutorial, please click the Video below, hope you enjoy. If the Video was helpful, please thumbs up and subscribe my Youtube channel:  Mikinoos DIY Thank you.

 About a month earlier, you can find and buy Easter bunny & eggs chocolates from supermarket, and I thought I would make some gifts for my work colleague. I bought coffee beans from super market, and it's not the best quality of perfume, I thought I would make Easter bunny with coffee beans. Whole day sewing for making 15 of them. I kept 2 Easter bunnies and I share others with my friends and colleagues.  They can be best to use as home decoration like picture, or fridge deodorizers. You know coffee beans are good uses in many ways; keeps pets away, control odors, compost for garden soil, etc.  Cut like picture above. For how to make, tutorial, please click the Video below, hope you enjoy. If the Video was helpful, please subscribe my Youtube channel:  Mikinoos DIY Thank you.                                    Wish you all have a very happy & safe Easter Holiday x...

Since Covid 19, I cancelled gym membership which I was a member in for about 10 years, and it's been about a year I have not done any regular workouts. I've been thinking to go back to gym, but been so lazy for exercise. With putting on weight with thicker waist, thicker legs, and so on, I feel a bit uncomfortable in the dress with elastic waist, and wanted to make even skirted dress. So altered to midi from maxi dress.   Cut like picture above; cut elastic waist fabric of the dress and cut skirt right above gathered skirt. After cutting, gathered skirt needs another cut as uneven skirt length.  Below picture shows after cuts, and sew to connect top shirt to skirt, and bottom skirt is wider than main skirt, it needs to be gathered. For tutorial, please click the Video below, hope you enjoy. If the Video was helpful, please subscribe my Youtube channel:  Mikinoos DIY Thank you. Before a bit chill autumn coming, better try~ and went for a little walk to the park. 

Last time I made fruit slices clay headed pins, and I put them on pincushions I made previously, and I thought it would be good if those pins on basket pincushions. Of course, I should try! Corduroy fabric is used for basket, the fabric has a bit of bums which is perfect for showing woody texture. And it's firm enough and no needed use of any battings or felts for its self stand. For tutorial, please click the Video below, hope you enjoy. If the Video was helpful, please subscribe my Youtube channel:  Mikinoos DIY Thank you. It's made for pincushion, but it can be used for doll plays.