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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...

Advena for babies and girls by Sofilantjes

Another new pattern by Sofilantjes *, and it is a great new one! I love colour blocking and the Advena top,tunic and dress has a lovely colour block on the sides. I sewed a dress for our middle daughter and a top for our youngest. Then there is also the option of a tunic (for the girls' advena size 80-164). First I'll show you the top I made for our youngest. It is a great unisex pattern, so suitable for everybody! The pattern has 3 different necklines, a round neckline, an enveloppe neckline and an asymmetrical neckline which combines the round neckline with the enveloppe neckline. On the top I made the asymmetrical neckline. It is a bit more challenging  neckline. But I love the asymmetrical neckline. At least you don't have the problem that both sides need to look exactly the same! I made the round neckline on the dress for our eldest. Then on to the dress for our middle daughter. It has a gathered front and back. The pattern offers great options for scrap...

Girls' Layla dress

The Girls' Layla dress * is here!  It is a cute dress with princess seams (I love those seams, they look so princessy and beautiful on a dress) and pleats in the skirt. I sewed two dresses during testing, although I am just showing you just the last one I sewed. The patterns comes with 4 different sleeve lengths (sleeveless, short sleeves, 3/4 sleeves and long sleeves), 2 different skirt lengths (knee length and maxi length) and has the option of adding pockets or a sash. You can even sew the skirt in knit or woven. I love patterns that combine knit with woven (I did that before in  this dress ). Besides the Girls' Layla there is also the Women's Layla dress, so you can do some twinning in this beautiful dress! So you can get the Women's Layla dress  at the 5 out of 4 patterns  website or buy the Bundle . Today (May 5th) is the last day of the sale, so get is now if you like the pattern! I sewed the dress with short sleeves and a knee length dress in woven. T...