Pattern: Comox Trunks from Thread Theory Size: 32 Fabric: organic cotton jersey with spandex from Nosh Elastic: Wien 2002 Alterations: I skipped the front slit Completed: 2018 Conclusion: “Could you make me some more, please?”
Sewing
Loop
Tutorial: https://www.mamahoch2.de/2014/03/naehanfaengeranleitung-loopschal-in-zwei-varianten.html Fabric: cotton gauze Completed: 2018
Silky Lingerie
Pattern: Butterick 6031, Cloth Habit Watson Bikini Fabric: silk/rayon blend Notions: Spitzenparadies Alterations: None Completed: early 2018 Conclusion: this fabric does not have a lot of stretch, next time I should go up a size
Elbmarie: Ludwig
Pattern: Ludwig from Elbmarie Fabric: IKEA (fabric is over 15 years old and was once a curtain) Alterations: I used only light interfacing as I wanted my bag to be soft Completed: February 2018 during a workshop with Elbmarie Conclusion: really sturdy big bag
Itch to Stitch Cartagena Cami
I have a huge backlog of projects to blog, some still from last year. I do not want to take this into the new year, so I decided to write only short posts about them. Just for me for documentation. Here we go: Pattern: Cartagena Cami from ITS Fabric: stretch knit from my stash, fold-over-elastic […]
Vogue 8772
During the heat wave I made another sleeveless blouse. I actually sewed this one before the Dana Point Top. I searched my pattern stash for a suitable pattern, read a lot of reviews at Pattern review and finally settled on Vogue 8772. This is a basic shirt pattern with different options for sleeves and collar. […]
Kate Spade / Emily Thorne inspired top
Maybe you remeber that last year I participated in the TV show and film sewalong. Well, I didn’t met the deadline. I had a wrong date in mind and when I realized my mistake I didn’t want to rush through the project. I finished a few weeks later, though. I love the style from Emily […]
Itch to Stitch Visby Henley Top
This is the first complete project I made this year, the Visby Henley Top from Itch to Stitch. The Visby Henley Top is a raglan top with different options: with or without placket, with or without hoodie, and with or without band. I made view A, with placket. The placket was the reason why I […]
T-Shirt Bergen
This is a small project I made last summer. I am in great need of simple T-shirts, and I have a good fitting pattern (the ITS Idyllwild), but I was reluctant to start. Plain simple T-shirts are a bit boring. So when I read a review of the book “Alles Jersey” I was intrigued because […]
Itch to Stitch Lago Tank
I made a few items I haven’t blogged about yet. One of them is the Lago Tank, a free pattern from Itch to Stitch. Here I wear the top with my already very faded Angelia shorts in Bastia, Corsica, where we spend a lovely week end of October. I made the Lago Tank sometime during […]