Tutorial for drafting a mini-skirt

I promised a tutorial for the skirt I made, so here it is. Let me show you my original diagram. Yes, this is in Dutch. I fine-tuned this and applied colour-coding and registered every step to give you a nice tutorial. So here you go, for all of you who want to make a skirt like mine, follow along!  For all you crazy people out … Continue reading Tutorial for drafting a mini-skirt

Vogue 8630 – a dress with 10 darts for Frocktober

Hello ladies, here I am again. Long time no see. I have valid reasons for that! I have been super busy making plans for the renovation of our apartment. We have finally agreed on a plan with our architect (and more importantly, a price with our renovator) so we can move forward and apply for the permits. The past few months I have been very … Continue reading Vogue 8630 – a dress with 10 darts for Frocktober

TNT M6044 – Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose…

My husband is a very lucky man ! (FYI This is sarcasm, I honestly don’t understand how he puts up with me and my whims day in day out, I know I wouldn’t, I guess he’s some kind of saint…) In the last half year I have made 4 shirts, 2 which you already saw, 2 I am about to reveal right now. First of … Continue reading TNT M6044 – Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose…

I started a dress – I finished a skirt

Last weekend I started on my next project for The Monthly Stitch, a vintage pattern. I have a 70s pattern for a knit dress that seems very promising on the envelope. I also had this fabric from my latest fabric binge. I thought they would be a perfect match. In my opinion they still are. My sewing skills are just not good enough when it … Continue reading I started a dress – I finished a skirt

Deer and Doe Airelle and an Award, my first EVER!

*** Warning *** Crappy mobile phone pictures coming up *** *** Next project are more exciting, I promise! *** I wanted to post this 2 weeks ago before we went to Belgium to visit family and friends, but never got round to taking pictures (and now I only got round to snapping a few bad pics with my mobile phone), so here it is now… … Continue reading Deer and Doe Airelle and an Award, my first EVER!

I wasn’t here because I was there – beach dress and shorts

*** don’t expect much sewing related stuff, because, well, SUMMER *** THERE being BBK Live in Bilbao. BBK Live is a 3-day festival in Bilbao. We only went the first day and we saw Editors, Depeche Mode and Biffy Clyro -the fact that the latter sing in an adorable Scottish accent doesn’t hurt, neither does the fact that they almost always have no shirt on … Continue reading I wasn’t here because I was there – beach dress and shorts

Indie Pattern Month 2013 – Deer and Doe Bleuet

I finished this dress the last day of June, but haven’t been able to get pictures before, blame it on an urgent desire to go to the beach. This dress is the Bleuet from Deer and Doe, and I love it. I am so so so happy with it! Finally a shirt-dress that actually suits me. I have tried several before in different stores, but … Continue reading Indie Pattern Month 2013 – Deer and Doe Bleuet