When your favorite pattern company – Papercut – and one of the best fabric shops in the world – The Fabric Store – organize a competition, the only thing to do is of course enter it! The subject of the contest is the Skipper Tunic, a very versatile pattern which “comes with 3 sleeve… Continue reading Papercut / Skipper Tunic Competition
Hello peeps! This is my entry for The Refashioners 2016 challenge, this year based on making something out of jeans. I had worked with denim just once before, so this is what got me interested in trying to refashion such a classic and ageless garment. I really was curious to see if I could pull… Continue reading The Refashioners 2016 / Papercut Yoyo dress
More stripes, more Papercut Ooh La Leggings and one of the few Grainline Studio Lark Tees I made lately. While down under spring has officially begun, up here in the northern hemisphere autumn just started to quietly creep in, with its random storms and cooler nights. And while I’d love to sew many more… Continue reading Ooh La Leggings + Lark Tee
It took me only seven months to finish this shawl, but finally is off the needles! I suppose I went on a knitting hiatus and gave priority to summer sewing instead, but no worries, Autumn is just around the corner and knitting projects will be back on the blog regularly. I hate having UFOs laying… Continue reading West Knits / The Doodler
This summer has been all about stripes around here and it looks like I don’t want to give it up either! I have had this quite thick cotton knit in my stash forever and finally decided to make something with it. I think I’ve waited so long before using it just because it hasn’t much… Continue reading Tilly and the buttons / Midi Coco dress
The nice thing of a weekend? Finishing a me-made swimsuit and going to the river to take photos! Ok, let’s be honest, we would have gone to chill down in the river anyhow – it’s been pretty sunny and hot around here! Being a kickass pattern, you might have already recognized the bikini top:… Continue reading Closet Case Files / Sophie Swimsuit
Hey peeps, ready for August? July has been pretty warm round these parts and I found myself happily wearing all the summer clothes I’ve been sewing in the last two years or so. Where I work is pretty darn hot and therefore every day I reach for comfy dresses – Alders… Continue reading Pattern Runway / Sweet Scalloped Shorts
Hello everyone! How is your weekend going? Mine started with a terrible hungover, but at least I got some sewing done and these photos taken. This is the Lauha Vent Skirt by Named Clothing. It’s a “Gorgeous high-waisted maxi skirt with a deep vent at front. Flared design with small pleats at waist and… Continue reading Named Clothing / Lauha Skirt
Happy July everyone! I can’t believe we’re into the second half of the year already, time flys! The weather has been particularly nice around these parts and the temperatures pretty high, so you know what this means: more pretty dresses!! It might sounds boring, but I’ve sewn yet again another Papercut pattern, a summer version… Continue reading Papercut Patterns / Summer Sway Dress
Hello there! As I told you in my last post, I was ready to try all of the latest Papercut Patterns and here I am with another super cute number from the Ahoy! Collection. It’s the Moana, which can be made as a dress or as a top and I preferred to start with the… Continue reading Papercut Patterns / Moana
Carly in Stitches 