I couldn't find beautiful 2nd hand coats for my girls, so I decided to buy them.. I know! I promised myself not to buy new clothes this year and I did very well up till now, but on the other…
For this Lila dress option, I designed my own fabric. In a screen printing workshop, I made this gingko leaf print. I used the same design on several fabrics, on a t-shirt and a jeans skirt. You can see the first result on this…
Today Sylvia and I present a 2nd bodice option to make a Lila dress wrap dress. With this one extra pattern piece, you can create a completely different look. Wrap dresses are super easy to put on so a perfect solution…
Compagnie M. turned two and I got the best present ever to celebrate this joyful event with you. 374 stunning creations have been entered in the contest. Far more than I could have ever hoped for. This is the icing…
UPDATE: you can find the free tutorials and pattern piece HERE! The Julia sweater can easily be turned into a dress. At first I wanted to include this dress option in the pattern, but depending on the type of jersey, the circular skirt didn't…
Plain & simple: that's all it takes when combining beautiful fabrics. This chambray & Art Gallery fabric were meant to be... a Louisa. I didn't change anything to the pattern I had, but I wish I did: the dress turned…
I met Laura in Paris.... and in fact she wasn't alone. She was expecting her first girl & her third child. As I was talking to her, she said that she was rather jealous of all the pretty dresses appearing…
Seems like sewing one Ileana dress was not an option for a lot of pattern testers. Today I present 3 blogs with in total 4 wonderful dresses! And they're all talking about a lot of options. Then they must be…
The Ileana dress includes a lot of options. I think the look of this dress changes when you choose a raglan bodice in stead of the regular one. Actually I started developing the pattern from this raglan option, but then afterwards…
When I saw this wonderful Birch fabric at Bobby Sewing I just had to buy it. At first I planned to make a Candy dress (La Maison Victor) out of it, but in the end I decided to keep it…
Just because I love this pattern! It's easy and quick to sew. A perfect pattern for fabrics with stunning prints like this beauty from Stoffe & Koffe. What more do I need to say!? I don't know if you've noticed,…
I got the opportunity to try some great fabrics from the new Nosh collection! Since Nore and Lise are bicycle champions, I choose this cute fabric combination. Although in general I don't like to work with figurative fabrics, I have the…
This is the 4th Maggie Mae dress I've ever sewn. Can't deny that I still love this dress! Although technically it's not the most sophisticated pattern, I'm always happy with the result when it's finished. Just like last year, Lisa's birthday…
Together with Annika from Näh-connection, who is giving the sewing workshops here at Abilmente in Vicenza, we are giving away a huge amount of prizes. All the details can be found on her blog : http://naeh-connection.blogspot.it/2014/10/abilmente-biggest-italian-craft-fair.html If you're visiting the…
Lisa and Nore are going back to school! That means it's time to catch up with all the work that has been waiting to be done! One of those projects is the Mara look-book! First of all I would like to…
For the back-to-the-roots-action, I made two prize packs: One for the sew-along , but also one for the tour participants! What's more fun than being able to win great prizes when you participate in a big tour like this? I…