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
Let me tell you straight away how much I love this dress! It has been quite a journey find the right pattern to fulfill the idea of Xmas dress I had in my head, but in the end all went well. This fabric is a cotton sateen I bought in Australia from Spotlight, one of… Continue reading BHL Lovechild / The Zeenalex
Hey everybody! Another week is gone and Easter is nearly here. I think I’m gonna spend the few days I’ll have off sewing and hopefully eating loads of chocolate! What have you planned instead for the holidays? Last week I’ve shown you my first pair of culottes, today I’ve another one! I’m in a serious… Continue reading McCalls 6760 as Culottes
Have you seen the latest awesome By Hand London pattern? It’s the Kim Dress, a feminine design perfect for making gorgeous party dresses – released just in time for the holiday season! I’m head over heels about the faux wrap tulip skirt and I knew I wanted one ASAP. I didn’t plan to sew up… Continue reading Merry and Bright BHL Kim
The ladies at BHL organized a Pattern Hack competition to demonstrate how versatile and match-able their patterns are. I’ve mixed and swapped bodices and bottoms on more than one occasion (this Floralex here is an example) and also created my favorite skirt so far from their gorgeous Flora Dress pattern (you can see it here),… Continue reading BHL Pattern Hack: The Holly Shirt!
Carly in Stitches 