Disclaimer: I wasn’t sure if I should share my recent experiments with smocking. It’s still a learning process and there are various flaws in my work – the projects presented bellow are far from being perfect, still, I decided to go ahead and take this opportunity to learn more from my talented readers. Do share… Continue reading Learning to Smock
The Rushbrook Dress and Top is not new to me – I was part of the testing group and managed to sew a top, which has been in heavy rotation (you can check it here) and a dress (not blogged), so when Laura invited me for her Rushbrook Pattern Tour, I was happy to give it another try. While… Continue reading The Rushbrook pattern tour
I’ve wrote before about the challenges of sewing for “my big” girl – it’s difficult to find a balance between my preferences and her desire to make a (fashion) statement with her clothing. Some days are difficult than others (I’m actually glad she’s still wearing a uniform to school) – if she could have her… Continue reading Rushbrook Dress and Top
There’s a new pattern from Bebekins – the Arlow dress and I’m sure you’ll love it as much as I do 🙂 Faithful to her style, Diorella designed a classic dress with lots of options and details: 4 necklines, 5 collars, and 3 sleeve options to choose from. Plus, there’s a tie back option, that is so… Continue reading Arlow Dress
I’ve blogged about the new Geneva Cardigan by Coffee&Thread before – love it!!, so obviously, I couldn’t say no to the Geneva Cardigan Tour that started earlier this week. For testing purposes, I was asked to sew the pattern using both the ruffled collar and the ruffled sleeves – although I loved the result –… Continue reading The Geneva Cardigan Tour
The Bebekins Patterns by Diorella were a recent discovery and I was immediately captured by their vintage design. I purchased her first pattern – Polly pinafore, as soon as it was released and I loved it (obviously, it will take me longer to share my version here 😉 ). Anyway, soon after Polly’s released, Diorella started working… Continue reading Robin Ruffle Dress
Olga from Coffee+Thread just released a new cardigan pattern and it’s really worth a try ❤ The Geneva Cardigan is suited to both girls and boys (there are so many options for collars and sleeves to choose from) – and even for us, if you happen to wear a smaller/petite size, which I actually do… Continue reading The Geneva Cardigan
Lately, I’ve been sewing quite a lot – partly because I’m preparing my kids (and mine) closets for the new season, but also because it’s really something that makes me happy. Very happy, to be honest 🙂 The just-released Juliette Top and Dress from the (uber) talented Suz from Sewpony in collaboration wih Jill from Kneesocks and Goldilocks,… Continue reading The Juliette Top and Dress
I tested the Adelaide Dress by The Cottage Mama back in February but the lighting was not good enough to proper outdoor photos and indoor photos were a resource solution. Nevertheless, it’s been quite a while (and this dress already had quite a few wears) and I still haven’t replace the original (indoor) photos – it’s obviously my fault as I always… Continue reading Adelaide Dress | The Cottage Mama
Happy New Year!! The Christmas season is almost over and although I did sew a Christmas dress for my girl (that I can’t wait to blog about it), there were a number of other sews that, despite not truly intended for the Holiday season, were quite a hit with my little girl. One of our favorite […]
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