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  • Ottobre 1/2013 36. Pitcher ja Fabriking bambujoustocollege.
    Affiliates,  Fabric review,  My projects,  Reviews,  Sewing,  Suomeksi

    Fabriking bambujoustocollege testissä – Testing bamboo french terry fabric by Fabriking

    June 29, 2019 / 8 Comments

    Testissä Fabrikingin bambujoustocollege ja Ottobre 1/2013 36. Pitcher -takin kaava. I tested the Fabriking bamboo French Terry and made an Ottobre 1/2013 36. Pitcher jacket.

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  • Lekala 4696 dress.
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    Lekala 4696 dress review

    June 27, 2019 / 5 Comments

    I saw this Mereen viscose immediately as a sundress with volume and a round yoke. Lekala 4696 fit the description and I had just enough fabric for it.

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  • Tilly and the Buttons Agnes top.
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    Tilly and the buttons Agnes top

    June 25, 2019 / 2 Comments

    My friend Jenna gave me some of her old patterns and this Tilly and the Buttons Agnes top was among those. I have wanted to make this top for a while since I love the ruched sleeves. I found this very nice and drapey viscose jersey fabric from the remnant bin and it was just perfect for this project. Previously, I have had problems with sizing what comes to the jersey tops. The cotton tops often become too small and the viscose ones too big. This is, of course, due to the fact that the viscose jersey stretches a lot more than a cotton jersey. This time I was determined…

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  • Travel high chair for a baby.
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    A travel highchair for a baby

    June 22, 2019 / 1 Comment

    As a quick sewing project I made a travel high chair out of fabric for my 1-year-old nephew who was visiting us during the Mid-Summer.

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  • Sundress
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    Sundress with oranges

    June 19, 2019 / 1 Comment

    I made a cute little sundress out of orange-patterned fabric by Elvelyckan. The Suuri Käsityö 7/2015 magazine had instructions to draft this dress.

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    Reading Nuppuzine

    June 18, 2019 / No Comments

    I got the English version of Nuppu print company's new book, Nuppuzine, to read and review. The book is about dresses and dreams but what does it mean?

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  • A self-drafted teeshirt pattern for a boy.
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    Drafting a boys’ teeshirt pattern

    June 16, 2019 / 3 Comments

    I decided to draft my own pattern for a boys teeshirt that would fit my son. My son then got to choose the jersey prints and got two unique teeshirts.

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  • The women of Mereen.
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    The opening of the new Mereen fabric shop in Helsinki

    June 15, 2019 / 4 Comments

    The fabric company Mereen opened a new shop in Helsinki and I visited the opening party. I couldn't leave without new, lovely fabric.

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  • Red ballet flats
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    Making red leather ballet flats

    June 11, 2019 / 11 Comments

    I made a pair of red leather ballet flats with die cut decoration. This is my first ever leather shoemaking project and a successful one!

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  • Events

    Ommel 2019, the last day

    June 9, 2019 / 1 Comment

    During the third and the last day of the Ommel 2019 sewing festival I attended the course on e-textiles and S got to do some shopping of her own.

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