Machiko Kayaki's Home Couture

Machiko Kayaki brings her stylish sensibility to the garment patterns in this book. It includes 20 patterns for blouses, dresses, one-pieces, skirts, pants, and jackets. A full-size pattern sheet includes Japanese sizes 9-13. Note that the book is written in Japanese, but patterns and schematics are included. Crafters who cannot read Japanese but who have some sewing experience are usually able to interpret the instructions without any trouble, and others can use the projects as inspiration for their own creations.