On our trip to Berlin I bought some pretty cool souvenirs! This post is revealing the first one. Of course when you visit a trendy city like Berlin, you bring home some fabrics. What I didn't expect to buy was an awesome…
De naaikriebel heb ik nog maar sinds juni 2013. Dus ik val toch nog onder de term ‘beginner’! Een tijdje terug won ik het patroon van de Swing Skirt! Maar omdat ik denk dat mijn zoontje niet zo graag rokjes…
Last week I showed the Christmas creations I made for Nore at Sewpony, but of course I made a new outfit for Lisa as well! For her I made the Pauline skirt from 'Zelfgemaakte kleertjes 2 This lovely fabric…
A couple of months ago Suz asked me to participate in the Christmas series. At that time I had the impression that Christmas was still far far away. But when you prepare a pattern launch, time flies. So by the…
'Alexandra and her sister' was a project that involved a simple skirt and 'a less easy dress'. For Ale's dress some pattern grading needed to be done. She had chosen a dress from 'stof voor durf het zelvers' in a…
When I first met Gabriella (8yo), I was charmed by this little girl. She has such a sweet smile and is really photogenic! From her side, she is really fond of Nore and Lisa. Every time I pass her house,…
Adelina (or Ade for family and friends) was one of the first kids crossing my path when we were walking through Breb the first evening we moved to ‘the center’. At the very same moment, Christy passed by: he became…
The bubble skirt by Straight Grain was already for such a long time on my todo list. I love the simplicity of the design and yet it's such a special cute skirt! I was thinking of changing the skirt a little…
One day, I had this crazy plan: I read about a lovely Japanese sewing book that looked so nice, I could not resist buying it. It seemed to me it contained loads of special but still basic patterns. The 'Kids…
To be honest: the first day of KCWC was a bit of a challenge. I work full-time so sewing every day is not an evidence for me. The projects I'll choose for this week will be rather easy pieces... So no coats and sailors…
What an exciting day: my very first real blog post is a fact. I've worked a lot to finally have the feeling that I'm ready to show some of my sewing adventures. This pleated skirt from the book…