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Asymmetrical Ellis sweater from Fibre Mood

There is a new Fibre Mood * released and I got to sew a great sweater from it, the Ellis sweater . The Ellis sweater is very quick sew but stands out because of the split neckband and waistband, such a fun detail! And of course the diagonal colour block is right up my alley.   Our girl picked out the fabric herself, at least the fireworks fabric. I picked out the matching fabric. The print works well with the large piece. The sweater is a bit roomy, that is because there is a size 6 and a size 8 and she doesn't fit in the size 6, but the size 8 is still a bit big on her. Well she can grow into it. At textielstad I bought a couple of multicolour threads . I felt this was the perfect project to try it out and indeed it matches the colours in the sweater very well. Fabric : Starburst French Terry from Second Star Fabric Pattern : Ellis sweater from Fibre Mood Sizing : 2 - 14 Options : just 1, the colour blocked sweater Difficulty : 1 out of 5 stars Sewing time : 1,5 hours # Fabric t...
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Basically Jalie Blog Tour: Bella Fit and Flare dress

This week it is time for the Basically Jalie Blog tour and a giveaway! For this blog tour it is all about basics. Although a dress might not be a stereotype basic, it is for our eldest. She wears a dress every single day, or at least as often as possible. So I chose the Bella Fit and Flare dress (3460) from Jalie. Read until the end for more details about the giveaway!
I love the silhouette of this dress and so does our girl. When she spins around it twirls perfectly. And did you see that lovely back? I finished the back differently. In the pattern they add elastic to finish off the neck. I was lazy and just added a neck binding that I serged to the dress.
To accentuate the princess seams I added piping to the front seams. I used the same fabric that I used for the neck binding. Because we are still in winter season I also made a tank top to wear underneath the dress. I used the Raglan Tee, Racerback Tank and Tunics (3245) from Jalie in the same fabric as the piping and the neckband. This Tank Top is a great basic staple as it makes a great top on it's own, but it also fits great underneath a dress or anything else. I love the round hem and it will be a great top for summer. I was also lazy when I finished the top. In the pattern they wrap the binding around the ends, which gives a nice finish. I, again, just cut pieces of fabric that I serged to the arms and neck. For the neck binding I used the same sparkling fabric that I used in the dress.
Here you see the result with the top underneath her dress.

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Fabric: "Girls" French Terry from Little Darling and "Mauve Silver Sparkling" French Terry from Stoffenfeest
Pattern: Bella Fit and Flare dress (3460) and Raglan Tee, Racerback Tank and Tunics (3245) by Jalie

# Fabric this week: 0 in - 2 out (Total fabric in 2019: bought 0 - used 4 fabric - used 2 gifted fabric - used 0 scrap pieces of fabric) - in total 0 in 6 out
# Patterns I sewed in 2019: new patterns: bought 2 of which I sewed 1, 
sewed unused pre-2019 patterns: 1
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  1. Sheri7 February 2019 at 17:27

    Very cute! I have a 5 year old who always has to make sure her dresses are "spinny dresses" before she'll wear them, I'll have to check this one out!

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    1. Sew Cucio7 February 2019 at 21:02

      Our five year old approves! So I would definitely recommend the dress, she will love it!

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  2. Vanessa7 February 2019 at 20:44

    What an adorable outfit!

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  3. auschick7 February 2019 at 22:58

    This is so fun! I love this dress - I've made it a few times but in performance knit. I'll have to try branching out into other knits for my next ones!

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    1. Sew Cucio8 February 2019 at 09:53

      I worked with sweatshirt knit for this one, and it works perfectly. I saw your Bella dresses, they inspired me to sew this one!

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  4. SewWhatYvette7 February 2019 at 23:13

    Your post put a smile on my face! Your model appears to be having a ball, and it brings back memories of when my daughters were small. Thanks sew much!

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  5. Unknown8 February 2019 at 05:44

    How cute is this twirly dress! You've convinced me my daughter needs one this year.

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    1. Sew Cucio8 February 2019 at 09:54

      Indeed, these dresses are just perfect for girls.

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  6. Emily8 February 2019 at 06:16

    Darling! The tank layered is a great idea too! My girls definitely lived in twirly dresses until first grade.

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    1. Sew Cucio8 February 2019 at 09:55

      I love the low back, but during winter it is a bit cold. Jalie has enough patterns to get you covered :)

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  7. Bigflynotions8 February 2019 at 07:03

    I love the purple and this twirl!

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  8. JustAnotherAn8 February 2019 at 17:00

    So cute!

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  9. Discovery Trekking Outfitters8 February 2019 at 17:06

    Great job! Congrats from all of us at Discovery Trekking Outfitters specialty fabrics!

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  10. Tami8 February 2019 at 17:08

    Such a cute dress! I love, love the spin factor- every girls dream!

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  11. Itsewcolorful8 February 2019 at 20:41

    Winner pattern! And your model is so pretty.

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  12. Unknown9 February 2019 at 01:06

    These are great! I know a certain 7 year old who would be all about this one!

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  13. Shalini9 February 2019 at 01:51

    Cute dress!

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  14. TheCraftingFiend11 February 2019 at 17:46

    I just adore the lines on this dress!!! so fun!

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  15. Liesel12 February 2019 at 15:50

    So good! And 3245 was my first Jalie pattern, and one of the first pdf patterns I ever sewed <3 It has a special place in my heart :)

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    1. Sew Cucio13 February 2019 at 15:13

      I love the versatility of 3245. A great pattern indeed!

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