Tutorials on sewing activewear, pattern tips and inspiring DIY workout wear.
A Puff Sleeve on a Workout Top? Can you put puff sleeves on a workout top? To be honest, not even I, a puff sleeve aficionado, thought this was possible until I saw this top from G. Sport (a Gwyneth/Goop…
Here are the leggings that I made as part of my spring workout wardrobe. When it comes to colours and print, this is probably one of the braver choices I’ve made, since I normally tend to venture towards more muted…
Is the Valérie pattern from Jalie the ultimate close fitting raglan workout top? I sure think so, and I’m super picky about this stuff. In fact I’ve tried to draft similar patterns myself several times, and have not gotten anywhere…
So let’s take a look at the first piece of my latest activewear collection, a fleece jacket made out of a really fun factory second stretch fleece that I found at a local fabric store. This was a project that…
It’s been quite a long time since I last showed you some finished makes. As you have probably guessed, writing a sewing book doesn’t leave much time for sewing clothes for my own personal needs. That’s fine, but I’ve…
Another Sunday, another video! This time I’m talking about my latest activewear plans and how I’ve (accidentally) moved on from neutrals to neon bright styles. What are your feelings on neutrals vs. bright colours on your workout wear? In Sweden,…
So here it is, the running dress I made for my half-marathon in May. I used the Anne-Marie dress/top pattern from Jalie but did quite a few desiign modifications. Mesh back. I added a big mesh panel in the back for instance…
Sometimes I get very specific design ideas in my head, and then just dive right in without doing a test garment! This workout top was an example of this approach, and in hindsight, I should have tried it before I…
