Instead of sewing the Marfy jacket, I got side-tracked with the Mimosa pattern and made a second version. This time, however, I made some changes. I wanted the blouse to be more fitted, so I added darts to the front and back and took it in in the waist. In order to be able to […]
Mimosa Blouse and Sewing Indie Month
Two weeks ago I read about the Sewing Indie Month. Until now, I have never used a pattern from an indie company, except a free Colette pattern. Of course, I have seen many indie patterns in the blogosphere but somehow I did not get around to sewing one. So I took the opportunity to check out some patterns. […]
Muslin Day
Last weekend I spent cutting and thread tracing muslins for my next three projects. Usually I try to avoid to work on several projects in parallel, but I thought it might be more efficient to handle the big rol of muslin only once. I cut muslins for the Marfy free pattern jacket for the sew-along with Leisa from […]
Adventures with Pants
I love dresses: I love wearing them, and I love sewing them. But I realized, that most of the time I wear trousers. Until now I have avoided sewing trousers, as I was always afraid that I would not get the fit right. And I still am. I started my adventure with the craftsy course “Pant Fitting […]
Marfy Sew Along
Earlier this year Leisa from “A Challenging Sew” has started a Marfy Free Pattern sew-along. For those who don’t know: Marfy is an italian pattern company. They have marvelous patterns which come already cut out, but without instructions. I learned about Marfy last year and always wanted to try a pattern, but was a bit […]
My Fairy-Tale Coat
It has been already a while that I finished my second coat. It is Vogue 8346: I fall in love with this pattern the moment I saw it. I like the flared skirt and the silhouette: both feminine and elegant. It took me three months to finish my version, view D (the one featured in the middle […]
Here I am!
I have read sewing blogs for some time now. They have influenced and inspired me a lot, and over time I had the wish to be part of this awesome online community. Also, I hope this blog will keep me on track with my projects as I tend to procastinate them when facing difficult steps. […]