Congratulations!!! The (7) winners of the Portuguese Bloggers Sew Ottobre are: One-year subscription for Ottobre magazine (kids+women’s issues) | Eulalia Polo Fernandez, Mariana Biela, Emi Shimokawa, Isabel A. and Samo Gift card of 50 euros to Ottobre’s fabric shop on Etsy | Rythm Tyagi Gift card of 30 euros to Maças d’Amor fabric shop (prize provided by all the Portuguese bloggers… Continue reading Portuguese Bloggers Sew Ottobre | Winners
For future reference, I must write that I made my first (and only, to date) Oliver+S Sunday Brunch jacket when this pattern was first released (the paper version with the adorable paper dolls, that I still miss so much). I love it so much and was extremely proud of myself, but my little girl (about… Continue reading Kids Clothes Week | Sunday Brunch
I’m sure the word is well spread by now: Ottobre Design is celebrating it’s 15th anniversary and 15 (it had to be, right?) Portuguese bloggers decided to throw a party: A Bloggers Sewing Tour! Ottobre Design is a pattern magazine for kid’s (from 62 to 170 cm) from Finland, published 4 times/year. They also publish a… Continue reading Portuguese Bloggers Sew Ottobre | Plus a Giveaway
I hear myself saying it time and time again: I’m okay with making sewing actually happen (as long as I’ve done some prep work). It’s taking pictures (late after the sewing is over and kids are back exhausted from school) and posting about it, that gets me every time. As much as I plan in advance… Continue reading Kids Clothes Week | Opening act
Kid’s Clothes Week is starting tomorrow (or today, depending on your time zone), so I might take the opportunity to show you probably a last summer dress (there were actually a few more, but I’m not sure if they will be shown here). This dress was not actually planned in advance, but the day before our… Continue reading Summer last dress (for now, at least)
If you life in the northern hemisphere, fall might just as well arrived. Yet, and because we live in Portugal (South Europe), we’re still making the most of our late summer weather (and wardrobe). So shameless,I will use it as an excuse to keep showing you some summer sewing that never made it here 🙂 It… Continue reading Summer Classic | Jacqueline
S is for Sewing 