“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince I couldn’t sew everything I had planned for this KCW (again, I was over-ambitious) – there are still so much… Continue reading The little Prince(ss)
Obviously, this KCW is also a great opportunity (and motivation) for starting my girl’s winter wardrobe. Around here, temperatures are still reaching over 30ºC (86ºF), but soon fall (and hopefully winter) will come and one needs to be prepare. Oliver+S Playdate dress was released in 2008 (fall collection) and I sewed my first version soon afterwards.… Continue reading KCW Playdate
I’m pretty sure I’m about the only person I know (and that sews, of course) that really doesn’t mind sewing the same outfit again and again. Usually most of the patterns I truly love will be made at least three times in the same season (and I’m not talking about sewing it for 3 different… Continue reading Let’s do it again 🙂
In case you missed it in my last post, KCW is back 🙂 And that means, I’m once again struggling sewing, taking photos (the most challenging part) and posting about it, all in the few daylight hours I have left when my kids return from school 🙂 So, this week will be about not raising your… Continue reading KCW – Twill and starts
By now, I hope you can all relate to the feeling of ‘Better late than never‘, so without further delay here’s my KCW July 2014 recap (sorry for the delay 😉 ). For the Summer challenge, I favored simple summer dresses that, hopefully, will be making their way into fall (thinking about adding a cardigan… Continue reading KCW July 2014 – Recap
For KCW I usually only select patterns that I had sewn before and, therefore, I’m confident that could be accomplished within the 1-hour time-frame (with some exceptions, of course). But for the last day of KCW July 2014 I decided to sew a just-released pattern from Citronille: the Rosamée dress. I was immediately taken by the simple… Continue reading Day Seven: KCW July 2014
Today, you can find me at the Mara Blog with a new version of the lovely Mara blouse 🙂 This version was a special request by my girl: She was eager to have a “Mara with sleeve-holes” (aka, sleeveless), loose enough to be worn for playing outside – apparently when its brazing hot outside, fitted clothes are… Continue reading Day Six: KCW July 2014 – A much requested Mara Blouse
Usually KCW starts earlier for me – I tried to sew one week in advance so that I can find some time to blog about the projects during the actual KCW. For this KCW July 2014 I did managed to sew in advance (all but one very special project, which is still in the making… Continue reading Day Four: KCW July 2014
There were a couple of patterns I knew I wanted to sew for KWC: Children’s Corner Frannie (dress) was definitively on the top of my list. KCW recommends to sew for 1 hour/day and I knew I would be able to complete this dress within that time frame (yes, that’s as simple especially if you… Continue reading Day Three: KCW July 2014
When Willow & Co. patterns were released a couple of months ago there were several patterns that made into my sewing-wish list in the blink of an eye. The Clover shorts and the Fawn Lily tunic (and dress) were my first selection and I couldn’t be happier with the results. My girl loves dresses almost as… Continue reading Day Two: KCW July 2014
S is for Sewing 