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The #118 Autumn Dress * from Thread Faction Studio is here! Patterns from Thread Faction Studio are clean and classic patterns. The #118 Autumn Dress is a dress with ¾ sleeves and a higher waistline.  The gathered waistline is sewed with clear elastic. This was a first for me. This  video  was suggested in the test group and it has a perfect tip: leave a long thread at the beginning of the fabric so you can pull the fabric from the back. I can definitely recommend this video if you are sewing with clear elastic. I sewed two dresses during testing, however after the first version the dress has changed quite a bit. The final dress is the green dress. The red dress was the first version of the pattern. As you can see one of the changes was the length of the dress. The first dress was quite short, but can still be worn with leggings underneath.   What I like about the pattern is the clear finish of the neckline. In the pattern you wrap the binding around th...

Sometimes you have these designers, which patterns you just love! Duck Butt Designs is one of those designers for me. I just love all of their color blocking! I have applied for every test they had the last couple of months. And last week I was chosen to be a tester. I was over the moon to test for Duck Butt Designs! The skirt that was being tested was the Sideswipe Skirt  (3M-12Y), which is part of the other Sideswipe patterns. Only this pattern is for free, for one week only!  Join the  DBD Facebook group  for the code.  The Sideswipe patterns have the look of colorblocking but do not have any extra seams than regular patterns. It is such an innovative idea! I really like it!  It is an asymmetrical design with only one pocket on one side. I really like clothing that can pull of asymmetry. This skirt is just perfect and fits very well, even over a cloth diaper. The great part of the skirt is that you can make it in knit/jersey or in woven....

You probably would not know that I really like the patterns by Compagnie-M . I have sewn al lot of patterns by Compagnie-M, but I have sewn them before I started by blog. You can see them on my instagram account : the Louisa dress , the Charles pants , the  Lotta dress , the  Lila Jumpsuit  and the  Noa pants . The Nore dress  that I made recently for my daughter was the first Compagnie-M pattern on this blog. I almost never sew a pattern twice, however, Compagnie-M patterns are one of the few exceptions. I have sewn several Julia sweaters , both for my girls as for myself .  In this post I want to show you the Nina skirt * that I sewed for myself. I wanted a skirt that was light and breezy. During our sewing weekend we were gifted the paper pattern of the Nina skirt and Culottes by Compagnie-M. It is a very versatile pattern, you can make a skirt or culottes. I adapted the pattern a bit. I cut the front piece of the skirt in two pieces t...

I loved the Nore Dress*  from Compagnie-M when it came out and I bought it right away. Of course I made the version with the most color blocking options. I used different fabrics for the side panels and I made the split back option.  The fabric with the girls comes from Stef's Stoffen , a fabric store right across my sewing machine dealer. This is great for a sewing related trip. I bought the fabric because I found the girls cute and I knew that our daughter would love it. When I had it at home I found it difficult to combine with other fabrics. Until I found the perfect combination. The nosh fabric with the feathers is a piece of fabric that I won during the fashion week from Made-It Patterns in 2015. I also won some other fabric that I already used in other projects. I sewed the Nore Dress during one of our sewing days. One of my best friends, Miranda from Inspinration , and I have been doing this for a couple of years already. We come together 2 or 3 times a year...

A couple of months ago I sewed the Latona Dress for kids for our eldest. I just loved the dress and specifically the amazing back with all those buttons. I also wanted one for myself! A couple of months later Steph from The Eli Monster designed the Latona Dress for women *. I would have loved to participate in the test of the dress, but we were busy with our wedding preparations and I sewed the outfits for both our  girls so I did not have time to participate in the test. So when the dress came out I bought it right away and put it on my sewing list. After I bought the pattern it was time to choose the fabric.  I do not own too many large pieces of woven fabric and therefore  didn't find the perfect match for the dress in my own stash. I went to Hoofs to buy the fabric. The grey fabric is square white/grey - B*inspired by Poppy. The dress was finished pretty quickly after I put it on my sewing list. I wanted it to be finished before summer so I could wear it d...

The summer dresses (and tunic) patterns by Sofilantjes * are always a hit in our house. So is the new Montis Dress  (also available in Dutch ) that I made during testing. My husband thinks it is the best thing I ever sewed. Since my husband is always my most critical audience, that definitely says something. And of course my daughter has been wearing it since I finished it. It has a twirl, it has nice chameleons on it, it has pockets, what else does a girl want! Montis, the name of the pattern, is latin for mountain as the dress looks like a mountain. The Montis Tunic and Dress (12M - 14 years) has two options for the top. The first option has three straps on the back and is lined. The second option has just one strap in the front and the back and is not lined, which is perfect for hot weather. The front and back of both options look the same. You can make the dress with tunic length or dress length.  I made the second option with just one strap. As always with the Sof...

There is a new pattern in town, perfect for summer! The Firecracker Dress * by Annelaine Patterns . I made two versions during testing, one with dress length and one with maxi length. Our daughter loves the maxi dress, she feels so grown up in it. Even though I don’t own a maxi dress… The Firecracker Cress by Annelaine Patterns (9M-14) is a dress pattern that is released for the 4th of July celebrations. Here in the Netherlands it is just a regular day. The dress is an easy sew up with a lovely back detail. The best part is that our daughter can dress herself in it. Because of the crossed straps, she can step into and out of the dress herself. She cannot put things over her own head yet. But this dress she can put on herself. Yeay for girls who want to do everything themselves! The first dress I am showing is the final version of the pattern. I bought the fabric in Italy and when I showed it to our eldest, she didn’t like it at all. It think because of the black color. Becaus...