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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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The Latona Dress Test

Again I was one of the lucky testers of a pattern by The Eli Monster . The Latona Dress has an amazing back. The buttons might scare you away, but it is so worth it. It is a dress for woven fabric and looks even better with some tulle underneath. I might actually make a crinoline (petticoat) for underneath. The skirt itself stands nice and wide and our eldest loves how it twirls! And of course the dress has pockets! You can get the Latona Dress  on the website of The Eli Monster. T he previous pattern that I tested for The Eli Monster was the Kosmos Dress  with planets and a stunning back. The Eli Monster  has beautiful and stylish dresses, which fit perfectly. The dresses by The Eli Monster are definitely a must have for your (kid's) wardrobe! Een foto die is geplaatst door Sew Cucio (@sewcucio) op 5 Jan 2017 om 4:23 PST Pattern : The Latona Dress from The Eli Monster Fabric : a gift from a friend for my birthday :) Some of the links ...
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Kid's scrundlewear - underwear

When I started sewing I never imagined sewing underwear or pyjama's. You can easily find these in a store and they are also very cheap. However, the benefit of sewing clothing is that you can adapt all the clothing to your own needs. When our eldest started with potty training she was pretty skinny and small so the store bought underwear didn't really fit her. Enter homemade underwear. She really loved the homemade underwear. The joy she gets out of choosing one of the colourful pieces of underwear is enough for me, plus I think the underwear are one of the most worn pieces I have sewn. For this batch I used the Kid's s crundlewear  from  Stitch Upon a Time* . It just fits perfect. I used knit jersey for both the underwear as for the binding.  For the first batch of underwear I combined the Van Katoen underwear pattern (free Dutch pattern with lots of pics) with the Tooshies from Flosstyle because I wanted binding on the underwear so that the underwear...
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Divided Dress Test

Let's start this blog with a test that I did recently for  Jennuine Design . I was lucky to get chosen to test the  Divided Dress . It is a great dress to use all your small scraps as well for colour blocking. I just love colour blocking in clothing, that is why it is so great to sew for your kids or for yourself. I sewed the 6-9 M, our little one year old is quite small for her age. She perfectly fits the dress, I did not need to change anything! I made the colour blocked front with long sleeves. There is also a shawl option and you can also make it with short or without sleeves.  Pattern :  Divided Dress  by  Jennuine Design Fabric :  * sweat fabric: blue fabric and the flower fabric both come from  Michas Stoffecke * the pink fabric comes from an outlet fabric store in Marsciano in Italy
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