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My Lilac Love
Hi! If you follow me on Instagram, you know that not everything I sew makes it way to the blog and some not even to Instagram. But I had the inspiration and bought the fabric already a year ago, spent months on and off this project and battled the Burda magazine’s written only instructions (especially…
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Striking Stripes
Hi! I feel like I am running out of title ideas for striped stuff… as well as stuff that involves ties! So here is the newest Itch to Stitch pattern Tustin which has both! As you know, I have been testing for Itch to Stitch for a while now and this was another test. To…
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Rise and Shine
Hi! Thanks for all the supportive feedback on my last post! Today I want to document a few words about my new morning robe. Mainly a note to myself that when the new one gets worn out, I would remember to copy the old one because to be honest I love it more! I thought…
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The Drama of the Little Grey Wrap Top
Hi! I actually did not plan to write a blog post about this top at all, but the drama around it made me change my mind. To start from the beginning, I ordered this mini cable knit jersey a while ago and expected it to be more “knit” and less jersey. So when it arrived,…
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ITS Nazare Hoodie X Style Arc Joni Pant
Hi! You may have seen one or two posts mentioning my testing for Itch to Stitch Patterns in the past. The following Nazare hoodie is also a test project and the opportunity to test came at the perfect moment for me because it has been a couple fo years since my last homewear set and…
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The Pocket Suit
Hi! Some of you have been around here long enough to know that I havenĀ“t broken my tradition of making a holiday season party dress/set for over ten years now. This year is different, because it is the first time that my party attire involves pants! Also, the first time it involves a waistcoat! This…
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My Winterthur Jacket
Hi! Long time no see again! I have been busy as everyone else trying to still blog in this fast-paced world. But I have the first days of my winter holiday going on and finally took basically one full day to shoot several projects that I have completed in the meanwhile but not had the…
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A Dress
Hi! It’s not the first time it happens that after a long hiatus I suddenly find time for a few posts in a row. So today it is about a dress. One of those that actually were a lot cheaper to make rather than buy. This is a very common misunderstanding that sewing must be…
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Italian Celebration
Hi! I “owe” you a handful of news again and every time it happens I think about how much work a proper influencer job is, keeping the followers attached and entertained on a daily basis! My trip to Rome was a few weeks ago already and it was a fun one, starting with the celebration…
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My Gingham Dress (and some rant)
Hi! I wanted to write this post a few days ago already but got caught in a complete mess that resulted in the changed look and unfortunately missing features of my blog. But first things first, my new (and already in frequent use) dress! I used the Style Arc Clementine pattern for a lilac embroidered…