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Old River Design Co.

Hand crafted home goods and accessories featuring Japanese fabrics 🎏

04/16/2026

Coming soon: a new sashiko hana f***n kit! What design do you think these colors will make?

04/12/2026

It pains me to have to do this, but I won’t be able to have a booth at NorCal Cherry Blossom Festival today. I’ve been battling a cold, and although I survived yesterday’s rain storm, it came at a cost.

The decision has been made to not set up today, and preparare to have a really great day next week, Saturday, 4/18.

I’m not gonna lie - this was a HARD decision, not because I don’t know how to prioritize my health, but because this weekend usually represents a huge chunk of my income for the first half of the year.

With that in mind, there’s a couple of ways you can still get your hands on my cherry blossom festival items:
🌸 place an online order at oldriverdesign.co today and choose “buy online, pick up in store” as your shipping option to avoid shipping fees! Orders placed today will be dropped off at 3 Pillars Gift Shop gift shop this Tuesday!
🌸go by 3 Pillars today!! I’m stocking them with extra key fobs and dish towels right now. You can shop from a variety of local independent artists and makers there today, and every day.
🌸 ALL ONLINE ORDERS PLACED TODAY WILL RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT TO SAY “THANK YOU” FOR YOUR SUPPORT. Use code “sickday10” at checkout!

I’d been in a mad rush to get things made for this weekend, so I don’t even have photos of a lot of stuff. I’ll work on trying to get that updated asap!!

Thank you for all of your support and love. This business literally can’t survive without it, and it’s an honor to be a part of such a wonderful community.

04/06/2026

🌸🌸🌸 IS UPON US!! 🌸🌸🌸

Find me on Post Street between Buchanan and Webster at the 59th Annual Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival! This festival is my FAVORITE event of the year - it feels like a big reunion and usually my only regret is that it only last a few days!

I'm stocking up big on all things sakura and spring for this event - key fobs, dish towels, shopper bags, and more!

📅 April 11, 12, and 18
⏰ 11am - 6pm

While you're here, enjoy a Sapporo beer (all proceeds go to supporting NCCBF), get yourself a .inc teriburger, and enjoy all of the cultural performances!

pro tip: take transit to Japantown (38/38L from BART, 22 Fillmore, 24 Divis, or whatever goes down Van Ness) - I've had friends spend over an HOUR looking for parking, so it's worth the relative inconvenience to take the bus in from elsewhere!

03/07/2026

Catch me this weekend at the quilt show! I’m honored to be included in the vendor lineup, which also includes:

02/28/2026

What's New In The Shop?

✨ More than a dozen NEW FABRICS BY THE YARD: cotton quilting fabric, dobby fabric, and oxford fabric - all straight from Japan!
✨ Large scale florals (perfect for home decor projects)
✨ The cutest teddy bear toasts I've ever seen in my life (I literally squealed when I saw them!)
✨ Low-volume and blender fabrics
✨ Asanoha designs
✨ Darumas
✨ Catssssssss
Need I go on?

Seriouslyyyyy go check them out now!

02/27/2026

❄️❄️ WINTER CLEARANCE SALE! ❄️❄️

I just did an inventory audit, and there's a few things taking up precious storage space that need to go. I'm offering my BEST DEALS EVER on selected items! This sale goes now through March 12!

🥢 Bento Buddies - 40% off
🛍️ Fukubukuro Pack - 66% off
👕 Premium Pocket Tees - 40% off

The 2026 Fukubukuro Pack will contain 3 items:
- zippy pouch
- 2 key fob wristlets

Fabric choices in this pack will be a surprise! (Key fobs will not be duplicates)
Retail price on the items in the fukubukuro pack = $45
Your price = $15

Shop now at oldriverdesign.co/collections/sale

01/20/2026

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

Off-the-rack clothes are made to fit everyone, and thus fit almost no one. However, you can fix that - because clothes should change to fit YOU, not the other way around!

Learn the fundamental skill of hemming pants with a sewing machine at our next workshop. This workshop is likely to sell out, so register now to secure your spot!

DETAILS:
📅 Date: Monday, Feb. 9, 2026
⏰ Time: 6pm - 9pm
📍 Location: Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC)
🎫 Fee: $60 center members / $75 general public
📝 Register via The Center (Link is in my bio and on my workshop page!)

01/17/2026

WHAT. A. YEAR.

At the start of 2025, I had some rough ideas for where I wanted to be spending my time + energy, and I was honestly feeling VERY unsure of how the political climate would impact my personal economic position. I mentally prepared for a slow year of business, while simultaneously trying to just keep showing up.

Some selected statistics:

1️⃣ TOP SELLER 1️⃣
No surprise here, dish towels were #1. They're super giftable, practical, and pretty!

🎪 CRAFT FAIRS: 27 🎪
And some firsts:
🌸 First out-of-state event: Denver Cherry Blossom Festival
🌸 First quilt show: biannual quilt show

💌STATES SHIPPED TO: 6 💌
California
Hawaii
Colorado!!
Oregon!!
Washington
North Carolina!!

💎💎INCOME CHANNEL BREAKDOWN 💎💎
Craft Fairs / Events: 68%
*Average sales per event improved over last year ➡️the events I showed up to were more aligned with my audience
*My first time not feeling like I was "missing out" on holiday vending opportunities
*Largest income category ➡️in-person sales are my comfort zone
*Explored the sewing materials side of my biz more ➡️ learned how much I love quilty people
*The grind of setup and tear down of events is not sustainable long term➡️really motivated to work towards opening my own brick and mortar in 2026

Teaching: 15%
*Scheduled most of my workshop schedule before the year even started ➡️ strategic planning helped me fill in the gaps during periods where I didn't have a lot of shows
*I never left a workshop feeling sh*tty ➡️ I LOVE spending time with my students!
*Made progress with my imposter syndrome ➡️exploring new mediums and projects in 2026 workshops!

Consulting: 7%
*There's only so much time in the day ➡️ time spent on this took limited bandwidth from growing my biz

Website: 6%
*Doubled LY sales, but I had fully expected to break at least 10% in total revenue ➡️ changes that I can make to increase clarity on my website ➡️ site revamp now on the calendar

Consignment: 4%
*Not bad for one location! I love ➡️quality over quantity relationships

❎❎NEVER AGAIN❎❎
Jury duty from Jan - Mar was an experience that I'd rather not repeat, at least in terms of how much time it took from the biz.

01/10/2026

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I’m still processing the last 12 months, but I couldn’t resist jumping on this trend with looking forward to what I hope this year holds.

My whole-self bingo is categorized in five parts:
🎨 creativity
🗂️ business
🩻 health
🏡 home
🚗 travel

If you’ve made one or are considering making one, I’d love to know what’s on yours!

Made with:
🫟 mini post-its from
🫟 watercolor background, also from SCRAP
🫟 creative markers
🫟 midliner highlighter pen from
🫟 sakura jelly roll soufflé and uni-ball one pens from
🫟 random cardstock leftover from my card-making days

Is it a little maximimalist ugly? Maybe, but one thing is for sure: I won’t be able to walk by this without seeing and thinking about my goals!

My junk journaling and stationery era is my current hyperfixation, but I just performed annual maintenance on all the sewing machines at so I’m ready to jump back in to more fabric and sewing adventures.

12/02/2025

❄️❄️❄️BRRRRR It's been cold this week....time to get into the holiday spirit! 🍵🍵🍵

Join me at the BERNAL HEIGHTS HOLIDAY STROLL this Thursday, December 4th!

🎅Santa will be at
🎄live music up and down Cortland
🎁 local artisans of the will be selling at
🍻eat at local restaurants and bars ( and are my two personal faves)

I will at the Bernal Village Marketplace with sashiko kits, quilted holiday ornaments, and BRAND NEW block printed mini greeting cards!

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