Things are busybusybusy here as we get into competition and concert season! Alb and I are also busy counting down to Easter because we have had a little getaway planned for a long time. Of course, with holidays comes sewing for holidays so here are my plans for the next few weeks. The green print…
Some sewing here and there and finally, this is done. Pattern: It’s from Burda style magazine, 12/2012 I think. Style #119 I think. In the same magazine is a tank top based on the same bodice, #118, and it fits so nicely that I think I’ll make some tops out of the same pattern. I…
If you’re Liberty silk, the answer is very, very much. A simple long sleeved blouse from a recent Burda magazine. It’s moving slowly but only because I’m not on midterm break anymore! And of course, if you’re my Dad, the answer also is very, very much! A patiently-awaited jumper that I cranked out during midterm….
Can you tell I’m sort of a separates gal? First up, the blouse. A straight forward vintage pattern I picked up on Etsy. It has princess panels in the front and required no fitting whatsoever. I used just over 2m of cotton gingham (woven as opposed to printed) from Hickey’s for about €20. I really…
A bit of a departure for me with this one. I have never been drawn to capes; they always seem so impractical. The design of this one, with its faux sleeves and slim line, convinced me otherwise. Pattern: Woodland Stroll, a download from Lisette Gibson over at the Oliver+. It was…$12? $13? Something like that….