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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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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. The knit bodice is fully lined. I did my best to make the lines continue across the princess seams and I think I did a pretty good job, don't you think?
I think the dress is beautiful and is perfect as a formal dress but then very comfortable. Or just as a very casual dress that looks great. I also sewed a maxi dress for our girl and it is just perfect!
Fabric: the knit top is a leftover from our sewing weekend and the woven fabric for the skirt comes from Modes4u
Pattern: Girls' Layla dress from 5 out of 4 patterns (also the Women's Layla dress and a bundle are available).
# Fabric this week: 5 in - 2 out (Total fabric in 2019: bought 20 - used 16 fabric - used 2 gifted fabric - used 0 scrap pieces of fabric) - in total 20 in 18 out
# Patterns in 2019: 8 in - 8 out (2 new patterns, 6 already owned unused patterns)

* Some of the links in the post above are “affiliate links”. This means if you click on the link and purchase an item, I will receive an affiliate commission, the price for you will be the same. Thank you for supporting my fabric and pattern addiction!
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