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...
Finding the perfect fabric combination is what takes the most time in the sewing process (in my case at least), but it is also what I love the most about sewing my own garments. With colour blocking I always try to squeeze in as many different fabric as possible (that still looks nice of course). In the German sewing community there is a lot of colour blocking, so I love German patterns. The only challenge with German sewing patterns is the language barrier. For us as Dutch that language barrier is not that big, as the German language is close to the Dutch language. Still German sewing language is a whole different game. The newest German sweater in town is the Fuzzle Hoodie by Fusselfreies . Important with patterns in foreign languages are the photos. And the photo instructions are great and easy to follow! It comes in sizes 86-152 (which refers to the length of your kid) and has a long and a short version. I made the short version of the sweater. The stripes in the front of t...