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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...

Creatieve naai uitdaging: one colour only (Creative Sewing Challenge)

Ik zat lang te twijfelen of dat ik mee zou doen, maar op het laatst heb ik de sprong in het diepe genomen en schreef ik mij in voor de creatieve naamuitdaging van Mamarieke en Stoffenfeest . We werden gematcht aan 1 van de andere participanten van wie we 2 naaicriteria zouden krijgen.  Van  haar  kreeg ik de eerste twee criteria en de laatste criteria krijgen we van Mamarieke en Guus van stoffenfeest.  Just until the deadline I wasn't sure whether I wanted to  participate in the creative sewing challenge by Mamarieke and Stoffenfeest . But in the end I just thought I should take a chance. I was matched to one of the other participants who came up with two sewing criteria for the challenge. She set the first two criteria and the last criteria came from the organising committee. Mijn 3 naaicriteria: * Naai iets in één enkel effen, printloos stofje (gezien je heel fijn kleurrijk combineert en naait). * Gebruik dat ene patroon dat je al lang...

Cross my heart cardigan

My first project during  our sewing weekend  was the  cross my heart cardigan  by  Max and Meena patterns . During my pattern tests I usually sew for our two older girls. So it was time to sew something for our smallest girl. I saw this pattern already long before but bought it when we were expecting our youngest. I think it looks so cute! And after sewing I can say it is a great pattern too. I like the  little straps that are used for the snaps. They are just brilliant because they do not stretch and therefore the snaps do not have the possibility of tearing the fabric. I didn't think to take any ribbon with me during the sewing weekend. But luckily there was somebody who did! And she just had the perfect match to the fabric, I love that little detail. Fabric : the mountain fabric is Indian Summer - Woodland Oak from Art Gallery Fabric that I bought at joyfits , the mint fabric comes from my store in Italy. The...

Tamara top for me

Do you remember this dress with those cute bands on the back for our eldest? There is a women's version of that pattern and it is called the Tamara *. The Tamara by Annelaine Patterns has a top and a peplum/dress version , both include those cute back straps that I love in both the girl's  Tammy dress  that I made for our girl and this Tamara top. The Tamara top is a great pattern. It is a great fitting t-shirt pattern that has lots of options. It includes a top and tunic length, 3 different necklines (high front, middle front and low front), 3 different backs (high back, middle back and low back), 4 different types of sleeves (tank, dolman, flounce and long sleeves). It even has a slim fit option, you can add tabs to the sleeves, you can add the up to 3 straps to the back of the top and it has an optional banded hem. I made the dolman top with middle front and back with 2 straps.  There is also a  bundle  that includes both the Tamara top and dress f...

Colour blocked Isa for women

I met Isabel four years ago when it was the first time our sewing weekend was organised. There are so many talented ladies in our sewing weekend group and Isabel is one of them. Our eldest girl does not like straight skirts (unless they are so long that they touch the ground) or sweaters, so I did not sew the Isa sweater for girls. When I saw the test for the ladies Isa sweater I thought it would be great for me. I mean colour blocking is always great isn't it? So here is my version of the Isa sweater  ( Nederlands patroon ) by Bel'Etoile . I made the colour block version with just two fabrics. You can also make a V shape with 3 fabrics. In my sweater the V shape continues onto the sleeves, but you can also choose not to colour block your sleeves. The pattern also includes a crop top, a dress and a hood, so many different options in just one pattern! The size range of the pattern goes from 32 (for teens) to 48. If you buy the pattern before March 31 you even get two ...