Sew Cucio

Are you afraid of sewing a swimsuit? I kind of was, although I did see the potential of sewing your own swimsuit (well for our girls at least). So when I saw a tester call for a super cute swimsuit, I jumped on the challenge and applied. The Honey Bee Swimsuit/Leotard * by Annelaine Patterns is a one piece swimsuit/leotard. What I love about the swimsuit are the straps on the back, although you can also omit these if you like (the straps will stay up). In total there are six straps, but you can add as many or few as you like. The fit of the swimsuit is perfect and comes in sizes 6M - 24M (babies) and 2 - 20. You can choose whether to sew in elastic in the arms or legs or add bands. Additionally, you can line the swimsuit or leotard or make an unlined version. Since I did not have any swimsuit fabric at home, (so much fabric in my stash, but not any swimsuit fabric), meant I had to do some shopping. I sewed two during testing, but I am only showing you the final version at t...

Spoxxy 2.0. For those who know the Spoxxy top have been waiting for 2.0 since it has been retired. I loved the Spoxxy top by Stitch upon a time * and it has been on my sewing list for a long time already. I was planning on sewing a maternity top, which I could take with me on the holidays. Then I saw the testers call for the Spoxxy top and dress 2.0 , which was the perfect push to indeed finish it before we went on holiday. During testing I made two tops. The first one I show is the final version of the top (although there were only minor changes in the pattern). IT has a relaxed fit and a quick sew, I sewed each top within the hour. What I also like about the pattern is the waist band. You don't need to worry that the top moves up and shows your belly. This is sometimes a problem with maternity tops, they may move up when you are moving and you don't notice it because there is usually a band underneath (which is then showing).  The new Spoxxy top has a new feature, it...

Another easy to sew dress, which looks great! Everybody must know the Biker jacket by MW Patterns *. But this is not the only pattern they have. They have several cute patterns and the No limit dress is one of them. The No limit dress by MW Patterns is a dress pattern with lots of options, sleeveless, short sleeves, puffed short sleeves, long sleeves and puffed long sleeves. Additionally, it has a gathered skirt, a half circle skirt and a full circle skirt. Well I couldn't think of more options you could ask for. I made regular short sleeves and a half circle skirt. I have made a couple of circle skirts lately, so I wanted to do something else for this dress and gave the half circle skirt a try (it was the first time for me). I like that you do not need too much fabric for these half circle skirts and they still twirl nicely. The patterns from MW Patterns also come in a large size range. The No limit dress comes in the sizes 74-170, which refers to the length of the ki...

Who doesn't want that amazing dress that you have been sewing for your girls for yourself, I mean who wants the Solis tunic/dress for women * from Sofilantjes ? Everybody right?! I was so excited when I saw the first Solis dress for women on Instagram . I was afraid that I could not join testing of the Solis dress because of my pregnancy. I really badly wanted to join in. But the Solis for women, besides the circle skirt and pleated skirt also has an empire waist option. The empire waist starts just under the bust and has gathering in the middle of the skirt. So perfect for growing bellies like mine. Isn't that just perfect? It is just a great summer dress and I can wear it all the way till the end of my pregnancy. I am 30 weeks pregnant in the photos, so still about 10 weeks to go.  Sale will run from Thursday 23.55 CET till Sunday 23.55 CET. The sale price is  €5.60 exl tax (€6,77 incl. eu tax) . After that the regular price of  €12.10. So go get it while ...

Our eldest girl loves to dance and sing all day long. So a couple of years ago we started with dance lessons. I couldn't find a ballet suit with a short skirt (I am not in any way specific), so I decided to make one myself. Since that was already more than 1,5 years ago it was time to make a new one. I have always been intrigued by the patterns by Jalie . If you are like me, who loves sports clothing, patterns by Jalie look awesome. However, how many ballet suits, skating dresses and other sports clothing do you need? Well, not so many that you can regularly buy patterns from Jalie. The best part about Jalie patterns is that once you buy a pattern the size ranges from children to adult sizes, all in one pattern. So either you can sew a pattern throughout the whole life of your children, or you can create a mommy and me outfit with the same pattern! For this ballet suit I used the Tessa (3891, which is part of the 14 (!) new released patterns). It is a skating/ gymnastics...

When I saw the testing call for the LOL Swing Top Expansion * by Jennuine Design I just had to apply (even though I was already involved in two other tests at that moment). I love the design of the LOL Swing Top and even more options were added! I already made a  LOL Swing Top  but hacked it slightly to make it into a dress for our youngest girl. I had some issues with my dress version, so it looks quite different from this dress.  Also this time I made the LOL Swing Expansion for our youngest girl. The LOL Swing expansion is an add-on to the original LOL Swing Top pattern. So you need the original pattern in order to be able to make the LOL Swing dress. There are several options that are included in the add-on: a pinafore top and a dress option and pockets are included! I made the dress option with pockets. It comes in sizes NB to 12Y. The top and the expansion are on sale for just $5 and $2 respectively, so go get it or both now! The LOL Swing top and dress c...

I think colour blocking is what makes sewing so great! Finding the perfect combination of fabric, which makes each garment unique! That is what I love about sewing.  If you like colour blocking the Cessim shirt * ( Nederlands patroon ) from Sofilantjes is the t-shirt that you want! But also if you like shirts with fewer different fabrics you are going to like the Cessim. It has 4 different options and the first two options are for intermediate sewers, while the last two options are for more advanced sewers. So you can even start with the most basic option (with just one fabric) and move towards the more advanced options if you like (with 3 different fabrics). Moving from option A to option D adds more pattern pieces and thus more colour blocking to the shirt. I made option D, the maximum amount of colour blocking, which I love! What makes this t-shirt also so unique is the lack of side seams! Or maybe I should say the side seams have shifted and are integrated in the colou...