A while ago I started redrawing the Bethioua sweater for Bjorn. I love the design of this sweater (for women) a lot, but since I was not the person in need of new sweaters I wanted to sew one for…
Compagnie M.13/05/2016
For every blogpost I do my very best to take beautiful pictures. I'm not a professional photographer at all and with Bjorn by my side, it's always exciting to see his reaction when I'm uploading my pictures on his computer.…
Compagnie M.08/05/2016
The textile box! A great project by Lotte Martens & Le Chaperon Unlimited. 13 unique Lotte Martens prints to sew small projects or to pimp bigger ones. I got the chance to try 4 prints. Two fabrics that beautifully matched where…
Compagnie M.05/05/2016
This Thursday we will participate to our first 'Stoffenspektakel'. For those that live abroad: it's a big indoor fabric market organised at several location in the Netherlands, Belgium and France. :) This blogpost is only about convincing you to come to…
Compagnie M.02/05/2016
To pimp Lisa's Noë coat, I made a small flower from the lining fabric. With this tutorial (in Dutch or English) you can easily create your own flowers! It only takes about 5 minutes and it looks great on dresses…
Compagnie M.29/04/2016
Ever since I started Compagnie M., the idea was to get you involved as much as possible. I have the feeling that Compagnie M. is not only my project. I draw the patterns and let you do the rest! You…
Compagnie M.25/04/2016
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…
Compagnie M.21/04/2016
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…
Compagnie M.31/12/2015
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.23/12/2015
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…
Compagnie M.03/11/2015
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…
Compagnie M.11/10/2015
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…
Compagnie M.01/10/2015
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…
Compagnie M.26/08/2015
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…
Compagnie M.02/08/2015
3 amazing seamstresses present 4 amazing Ileana dresses! Click the images below to discover the linked blogposts!
Compagnie M.01/08/2015
Today you can discover 4 amazing Ileana dresses by clicking the images below! Enjoy blog hoppin'!
Compagnie M.31/07/2015
Every day some amazing seamstresses show their interpretation of the Ileana dress. Click on the pictures below to go to the right blogposts!
Compagnie M.30/07/2015
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…
Compagnie M.26/07/2015
