I finally completed my knitted cardigan last week. I am slow with my sewing projects, but with knitting it is worse: I started with the cardigan in July. I am glad that I chose a simple pattern. It is from a German women’s magazine, Brigitte. Front and back are basically rectangles. The pattern comes in two […]
Wardrobe Architect
Burda Style Magazine 05/2006 Blouse
While browsing through my patterns and magazines looking for suitable blouse patterns for my work outfit, this pattern catched my eye. It reminded me of Vogue 8747, but the gathering is at the side front, and the collar is different. Fabric The fabric is a stretch cotton which has a bit of shine to the right […]
Kwik Sew 3555: a Classic Tailored Shirt
After sewing knits for the last few weeks I looked forward to sewing with wovens again and made a classic shirt. I did not take pictures during the construction, I just enjoyed the process. The pattern is Kwik Sew 3555, a loose fitting shirt without darts. This is the pattern that comes with the crafty class […]
Anima Pants meet Stripes
I stuck to my plan and have finished my casual wardrobe so far (except for the cardigan that I am still knitting). The pants are the Anima Pants from papercut, the T-shirt is self drafted. Tha Anima Pants are quite popular at the moment, but as I ordered the pattern I was not aware of […]
Butterick 6031
One basic I can not live without in winter are slips. The last ones I made are worn out by now and so I needed a replacement. Last time I used Jalie 2568. The pattern is quite nice, however, the neckline was too high for some of my V-neck tops, the armscye rather tight, and […]
Capsule Wardrobe – Silhouettes, Colors and Fabric Choices
I have finished the planning of my capsule wardrobe for fall/winter and already started with the first project. More of that later. First, I decided on silhouettes for casual and office outfits. Do you know polyvore? I did not. But this is a really fun tool perfect for this purpose. I came up with two […]
Building My Wardrobe
Lately I have been thinking a lot about my wardrobe and what direction my sewing takes meto. In most cases I sew something because I like the pattern or a specific fabric, or I want to try a new technique. This might be ok, but it leaves me with a wardrobe with many single pieces and […]