I just ordered and received two awesome books.  I'm so inspired by them.

I'm not going to teach anyone how to sew as I feel I am somewhat of a novice.
I would like to share some of the things I have made from them.

The thing I like about Japanese sewing books is that the proportions seem to be made for me.
I am what most call petite but petite sizes do not fit me well nor do I find the average petite style offering to be... let me say "contemporary"   It seems most designers of clothes and patterns think that if a woman is petite she is really wide really old and really short in the waist.  I am neither.

So I started out with Sew Chic.  This is what I made

 Pattern S - sleeveless blouse with frill and   Pattern L- straight cut sarouel pants.

 Pattern T- double cuff Bermuda shorts   with the frill blouse.  I used a lovely toile fabric by the way.

 this is the frill blouse in a white really light weight cotton with the shorts.

And finally the sarouel pants with the white blouse.  I don't think I would ever wear these pants with anything but a tight tee shirt as so much volume  overwhelms me.