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Yellow outdoor ballet flats
I continued my shoemaking adventures and made a pair of ballet flats with real rubber soles. Read about what worked and what I still want to improve.
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Kuura – A merino wool vest (free pdf pattern!)
Kuura is a free pdf pattern for a sleeveless vest meant for stretchy merino wool knit. Lace edgings and a ribbon bow add a bit femininity to this useful garment.
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Viskoosihame, Burda 6341
Otin osaa Eurokankaan ja Burdan sponsoroimaan viskoosihaasteeseen ja ompelin tällaisen kesäisen hameen.
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Ballet flats
I made my first pair of indoor ballet flats using the pattern from Living DIY Style. I used the lovely floral fabric from Nuppu Print Company.
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All the ways I have failed
I delve deep into my basket of ufos full of failed projects. What are the project and why did I abandon them? It's confession time!
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Robot marmot tee-shirt with a vinyl printer
This vinyl print tee-shirt is a product of my son's imagination, my husband's drawing talent and my sewing skills.
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Named Helmi blouse with a hack
When I made my Named clothing Helmi dress, I decided I needed to make the blouse version as well. The original pattern has some trench coat inspired details but I wanted really to find a good pattern for a loose fitting shirt. For the fabric, I chose this simple black and white stripy viscose fabric. I had written down that the dress I made was a bit tight across the bust. So, for the first time in my life, I made a full bust adjustment. I didn’t want to go up to the next size since the pattern otherwise fitted pretty well. The full bust adjustment made my side seams…
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Virvon, varvon…
Every Palm Sunday Finnish children go around the neighbourhood in costume handing out decorated willow branches and wishing good luck and health.
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Skirt out of locally weaved Kultavilla fabric
This Kultavilla fabric is weaved just a few kilometres from where I live. How nice it would be to wear a skirt out of local fabric!
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Sports tees with vinyl prints – Teepaitoja vinyyliprintillä
I made S relaxed sports teeshirts with Ottobre 1/2015 35. pattern and added vinyl prints.