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My dad doesnt just sew – he makes furnitures! So one of the things he made was two couches that we used for as long as I could remember until I was at least 12 (had to leave them behind for grandparents when we moved).  As you can see, he didnt have a picture of theContinue reading “Juebejue’s Dad sews – the furniture edition”

Here’s some of the stuff my dad made for my mom: I am pretty sure he made both the tops and bottoms in all the pictures above 🙂 Its amazing that such a selfish seamstress (me) was born out of such a selfless seamster, no?? 🙂

Its been a while since I posted anything sewn by my dad back in the days. Here’s a few! Red dress my dad made for me: Layered skirt he made: He made summer dress for me and a shirt for my grandma: Poncho coat he made for me, with matching hat! Its literally been decadesContinue reading “Juebejue’s Dad Sews”

It’s been almost two years since I posted anything dad related! Last Father’s day reminded me that I still have a lot of things to post. So here’s one!   I know I know, it just so happens that the years when my dad was interested in sewing, I sported a boy’s haircut. I rememberContinue reading “Juebejue’s Dad Sews”

I have the most awesomest parents, ever! They just came back from a two week trip to China, and my dad visited one of the whole sale markets near my grandparents. The whole place is HUGE, and all they sell is sewing related stuff in bulk! Its basically Costco for seamstresses. And here’s some stuffContinue reading “The haul from China”

My family may not have bought all the wonderfully sewn garments my dad made to the states, but we did bring over his favorate sewing books. I thought I would show you how patterns are like in China as they are quite different from the patterns we usually use. book #1: Toyko Summer Outfits ItContinue reading “Juebejue’s Dad’s Sewing Book!”

Its been a while since I posted one of my dad’s creations! Here is a dress that  he made for my mom: My dad said this is his favorite creation, it was too bad that he didn’t take a full body photo of it! It looks very flowy and comfortable, and I love white flowy dresses! MyContinue reading “Juebejue’s Dad Sews”

While I wish I still had some outfits made by dad, there are some trends that I just dont think I can ever pull off. That is the notorious big should pads, from the power women of the 80s (or in this case, 90s in China). (YES, THAT IS A REAL SNAKE!!! We didnt realise there was a snakeContinue reading “Juebejue’s Dad Sews – the 80s shoulder pads”

As mentioned in a previous post, my dad is a really talented tailor. Most of time he follows a pattern, but sometimes he dreams something up and after some fabric tearing, frantic sewing, and comes up with dreamy stuff like this: That is an old photo of my mom modeling a beautiful skirt dad madeContinue reading “Juebejue’s Dad sews #2”