Author: sewinginathens
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Rosy Leopard Dress
Summer in Estonia is tricky and after spending 7 years in much warmer climates (2 years in Cyprus and 5 in Greece), I am surprised every time I wake up here in the morning and it seems that the weather has turned from summer to autumn overnight. The peculiar thing is that you never know […]
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Burda Easy Fashion S/S 2012 Dress
I always buy Burda Easy Fashion issues, although the patterns seem to get more and more basic over time. In the last, spring/summer 2012 issue, the 60´s inspired line drew my attention, since I have been wanting to make a simple dress in that style. At the same time I was looking for a tangerine […]
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….and a few more
Oh wow, I see that I am not the only one who got fascinated by those old styles, so here are a few more. I think the next time I go to Räpina, I will spend some time at the museum again, just to take photos of all the pages of the catalogue and then […]
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Surprise
I spent the last weekend in Räpina – a tiny town 60 km south-east from Tartu. It is the town where my mother was born and my family still keeps her parents´ old house there. In summer it is very nice and this weekend they had some celebrations in the town, so we went on […]
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My Very First Post
Hello everyone! I am Mari-Liis, an Estonian currently living in Athens, Greece. This blog will mainly be about sewing (especially dresses!) and maybe some shoes that I just can´t get enough of. This blog will most probably NOT be about tutorials, neither can I help you with good hints on online fabric shopping as some […]
The Late Night Sewist 