This is the first time I used my Akiko Mano book: "Jolies tenues pour fillettes coquettes". It comes in French or in Japanese, I couldn't find it in English. This book is a treasure with so many lovely patterns!!! Here is the ballon sleeves blouse, size...

First thing I learned: when you want to enter the Homemade world, it's good to choose a pattern that matches your skills. A year ago, I had absolutely none. And after spending hours drooling over nice blogs, I found a cute french pattern from Her Little...