Warming: This is a post about a knit top pattern 🙂 I bet you weren’t expecting a knit top pattern review from me, right? Yet again, when Anneliese (from the Aesthetic Nest) selected me for testing her new pattern, I jumped at the opportunity … When she send me the PDF pattern file and I… Continue reading The Bateau Neck Top (Pattern testing)
I really didn’t sew for the last day of KCW summer 2013. However, I took some (inside) pictures of a previously sewn project. Does it count? This sweet Summer dress it’s the basic version of the Cottage Mama Matilda dress (that I got the chance to pattern test a few weeks ago) – I skipped the… Continue reading KCW Summer 2013 – Day 7
I’m a bit late posting KCW Day 6 project, but I do have a good justification (kind of) …. Yesterday, my little boy asked if he could have a new pair of “mummy-made shorts” (the old ones were getting too tight at the waist), and although he has enough shorts in his closet, none is… Continue reading KCW day 6 (and a pattern preview)
I was so excited to be a pattern tester for The Cottage Mama. I got to test two of her new patterns: The Matilda Dress/Top and the Skip and Play Capri Pants and just loved the experience. The whole process was amazing (I learned so much from Lindsay and so many amazing women in the… Continue reading Cottage mama patterns tour
Posting and blogging (and following other’s people creations) during the KCW is always the most difficult part of the challenge for me (that and trying to get pictures to combine sunlight and a willing model, lol). Time simply isn’t enough. And trust me, I’ve been eyeing some lovely creations (on blogs and Flickr) and lots… Continue reading KCW Summer 2013 – Day 3 and Day 4 (and an Oliver + S Flip tunic version)
Today, you can find a bit more about me in the When We Were Young series at Sewpony. I was pretty excited when Suz invited to joint this series (and a lot scared, as a walk down the memory lane sometimes is not an easy one …). Every week (on Wednesday) from June 12 till… Continue reading When we were young
It’s KCW Day 2 and I’m still here! For day 2, I finally managed to complete a flipped version of Oliver+S Roller Skate dress for this month Flip this Pattern Sew-along (if you miss it, go check it, because the inspiration is amazing). I started this version a couple of weeks ago but up until… Continue reading KCW Summer 2013 – Day 2 (and a flipped Roller Skate dress)
The Kids Clothes Week Summer 2013 starts today and obviously I didn’t want to miss the fun … This time around, I planned ahead (kind of … anyway, as some pictures still need to be taken and there’s a couple of projects in the pipeline. However, most of the sewing is already done) and I… Continue reading KCW Summer – Day 1
Onto another summer dress of my “personal” Summer Dress Sewing Tour 🙂 A sweet friend lend me a couple of her Japanese sewing pattern books a couple of months ago. I instantly fell in love with the simple designs and carefree clothes. Soon, I decided it was about time I got some as well –… Continue reading Sewing tour – summer dresses #2
S is for Sewing 