The decidedly 70’s vibe corduroy Vanja bag has gotten a 60’s style cousin. This time I wanted a practical tote that could withstand both rain and snow as well as internal assaults from things like leaking ball point pens and…
The decidedly 70’s vibe corduroy Vanja bag has gotten a 60’s style cousin. This time I wanted a practical tote that could withstand both rain and snow as well as internal assaults from things like leaking ball point pens and…
My toughest critic. So my youngest child is turning 7 in February and I want to sew her something as a present. But this actually makes me a bit nervous. The thing is that some of the stuff I’ve made…
A couple of weeks ago I was prepared to toss this project in the bin, but after two dismal, and frankly demoralizing, visits to my favorite jeans store, I decided to give the jeans another try. This is my first…
The dotted fabric is from Amy Butler and will be used as pocket and waist lining. I also plan to do some hand stitching, thus the red embroidery floss. The jeans fabric is a heavy weight stretch denim. I’ve finally…
The skinny jeans are on the backburner for a variety of reasons so I decided to dive into my stash and sew up this retro print rayon from Fashionista fabrics instead. The pattern is a reuse, I made it originally…
After broken-in jeans I think cords are my favorite pair of pants. And I’m not alone in my adoration of corduroy (or manchester as it’s called in Sweden) – check this club out. This is the second pair of cords…
Wool jacket with a high standing collar and bounded patch pockets. As for the patch pockets they were also a first stab at a new technique, I was lured by the promise of “The no fail, perfectly shaped patch pocket”…
Cashmere and wool beret from the book Simple sewing with a French twist. After managing to lose both my berets in less than two weeks, including my all time favorite 🙁 I found myself both cold, sad and somewhat desperate.…
Cardigan in wool jersey with pearl appliques. The pattern is drafted by me using my personal knit top block as a starting point. It took a bit longer than expected, mostly due to all the handstitching involved, but now my…
Jersey shirt made from a La Mia Boutique pattern.This is the first pattern that I’ve sewn from the Italian pattern magazine La Mia Boutique. It’s from the October issue, which I’ve blogged about before. The design is pretty military inspired,…
The Vanja bag in corduroy This is the Vanja bag. The story behind her is that I mistakenly ordered some wide wale corduroy off Ebay earlier this year. It was too wide for the pants that I had in mind…
This is the first time I’ve made stitched tuxedo pleats. Doing this kind of exact sewing work always makes me a bit nervous so I googled a bit in order to find some method that was really quick and easy.…