Last year in April I ordered 4 m of cotton jersey in ecru (96% cotton, 4% elasthan) from pepelinchen intending to sew some basic T-shirts that I could wear in winter under blouses or my hand-knitted sweaters. 9 months later I finally sat down and took the time for this project. All in all, I […]
Author: MySewingDreams
Maya long line bra “Frosty”
Here is the bra that I made from B’wear’s December kit “Frosty”. The design of this bra was totally inspired by the lace. The cups I started with the cups. The cups of the Maya bra consist of three pieces. Due to my small cup size, these three pieces are rather small. I was not […]
Maya Bra “Confetti”
Last November I had the pleasure to sew samples for B’wear’s December and January kits of the month. Today I will show you the bra made from the January kit called “Confetti” as this kit is still available. The kit includes a beautiful non-stretch lace, lingerie satin in light pink, pink powernet, and all notions […]
Unblogged Items 2023
Here are some more unblogged items that I made this year: Item #1: Itch to Stitch Vienna Tank Top I made another Vienna Tank top from some rayon fabric scraps. Great to wear in summer. Item #2: All You Ever Wallet by Sew-Mad I needed a lightweight wallet for my hiking tour last summer, so […]
Unblogged items 2022
I still have some unblogged items from 2022 and realized that writing a proper blog post for each is unrealistic. But as I want to keep track of all sewing projects, here is a summary: Item #1: Iconic Patterns Cargo Pants #1403 I made three versions, first a wearable muslin, a beige summer version, and […]
Itch to Stitch Andes Jacket
It is been a while since I participated in a pattern test, but I could not resist when Kennis from Itch to Stitch asked for testers for the Andes Jacket. This is the perfect pattern for the upcoming season when the weather is cold and rainy. I like the slim fit and design lines and […]
My “To-Want”-List until December 31, 2023
As part of the “Blogtoberfest” hosted by Judith Peters this is my “To-Want”-list until the end of this year. This is not a “to-do”-list, but a “to-want ” list: Things that I would love to do and that I am looking forward to do during the last 73 days that are left of 2023. Let’s […]
Some more panties
You cannot have enough panties, right? I had some fabric left from my Happy strappy lingerie set that I wanted to use. I went with two of my TNT patterns: the Watson Bikini from Cloth Habit and the Chloe Thong from EvielaLuve. For the thongs, I added some white fabric from my stash. It is […]
Socks “Hildegard” by Fröbelina
I am trying to use patterns that I already have in my stash. So for my last sock project, I used the pattern Hildegard from Fröbelina aka Katharina Damschen. This is a free Ravelry download. The socks are knitted top-down and feature a beautiful lace pattern along the leg and the top of the feet. […]
Emerald Erin Wednesday cheekies
I totally jumped on the bandwagon and made some Wednesday cheekies, the latest and already trendy pattern from Emerald Erin, back in August. Fabric: All fabric and notions were from my stash. I love it when I just can dig through my stash and find all that I need for a project. However, I was […]