Last year between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, when I was slowly recovering from Covid 19, I made this little zipper bag: Charlotte from the book “Tolle Taschen selbst genäht” by Miriam Dorneman. Fabric: All fabric (scraps) were from my stash. For the main fabric I used a light denim, lining is a light cotton. […]
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Primrose Dawn: Delvine bralette
The Delvine from Primrose Dawn is a high-neck bralette with bust darts, various front lace overlay options, plain and lace cradles, and three back band styles. It is designed for low-stretch knits and has six front options and three different backs. I made Front B and Back J. Fabric: I got the fabric from B’wear […]
The Lingerie Formula – It’s Not Me, It’s You collection
As soon as I saw the first pictures of the It’s not me, it’s you collection from The Lingerie Formula, I was thrilled. I do not remember how long I stalked the website until I hit the “buy” button. But finally, I did. And here is my finished collection. The collection consists of 4 pantie […]
Itch to Stitch Sentosa Tank Top
Here is another pattern that I tested for Itch to Stitch, the Sentosa Tank Top. The pattern description is : With a unique, asymmetrical neckline, the Sentosa Tank will be your go-to tank top. The Sentosa has a relaxed fit and is great to be worn tucked or untucked! Fabric The pattern calls for “lightweight […]
Madalynne Roxie Bralette
Some weeks ago I made the Roxie bralette from Madalynne. I was always unsure if I should buy this pattern or not. I finally gave in when smallbobbins had a discount when buying the pattern together with a fabric kit. Fabric All fabric is from a Roxie bralette kit from smallbobbins. As I chose the […]
A white-lilac Maya set
Bras are quite fast to sew, so here is another Maya bra from Afi Atelier with some matching panties I made. This one is again made with non-stretch lace and lined with sheer cup lining. For the armhole finish, I used fold-over elastic instead of picot-elastic. As a result, the strap attachment point was moved […]
A peach-colored Maya Bra
I made a further Maya bra, the free pattern from Afi Atelier, this time with an embroidered lace. I just love how it turned out, the lace is so beautiful. All material was from a kit that I got years ago from sewy. It included a lace trim with a scalloped edge that I used […]
Itch to Stitch Sovana Dress
It’s been a long time since I last tested a pattern for Itch to Stitch. I either missed the testing call or I did not like the design. This time, however, neither happened, and here is the newest dress pattern, the Sovana dress. The dress has a fitted bodice and an A-line skirt with or […]
Patchwork blanket
When my mother passed away in 2019 and we had to dissolve the household, I found a patchwork project between her handicrafts stuff. I cannot remember that I ever saw her working on this, but I remember a lot of the fabrics from old family photos from the 60s. There were also some fabrics from […]
Pillowcase
My husband has an additional pillow that he uses when reading in bed. It always bothered me that I did not have a matching pillowcase. So some time ago I bought neutral fabrics and finally sewed two pillowcases last weekend. To get my pattern I traced around the shape of the pillow. I cut this […]