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    Designing a dress (part 2)

    December 20, 2018 / 13 Comments

    Here is how the wool dress I designed from the scratch ended up looking!

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  • Sewing pattern design: Making the princess-seams.
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    Designing a dress (part 1)

    December 19, 2018 / 7 Comments

    This is how I designed my winter dress by combining flat pattern cutting and draping.

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  • My blue underwear set. Alyssa bra and Acacia and Frankie panties.
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    Sewing a blue lace bra and panties

    December 11, 2018 / No Comments

    I made a foam cup bra that is entirely covered in lace plus matching panties. Here are some of my sewing tips on how to handle lace in lingerie making!

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    Cool snowmobile prints for my son

    December 9, 2018 / 1 Comment

    My son liked this snowmobile print organic jersey from Paapii and I turned it into a teeshirt, some tube scarfs and a hat.

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  • Printed faux leather paper.
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    How to print on faux leather paper?

    December 6, 2018 / 2 Comments

    Did you know that you can use a regular inkjet printer to print whatever you want on faux leather paper? Neither did I, so I decided to find out!

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    Camera insert for my bag

    November 30, 2018 / No Comments

    Sew a camera insert for your handbag to turn your regular handbag into a camera bag! Here is an easy tutorial on how to make it!

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    A wool coat for winter, part 4: Smooth seams and warmth

    November 21, 2018 / 3 Comments

    In my wool coat project, it's time to properly press the seams I had already sewn. I also proceeded to make the coat underlining layers to keep me warm. The coat is finally taking shape!

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  • Named Helmi tunic dress made of Spoonflower Cotton Poplin Ultra.
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    Helmi dress with Spoonflower Cotton Poplin Ultra

    November 19, 2018 / 3 Comments

    I was lucky to be sponsored by Spoonflower to test their Cotton Poplin Ultra fabric so that I could share my experiences with you, my dear readers. To test the fabric I made Named clothing Helmi tunic dress.

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  • Ruska from Breaking the Pattern -book by Saara and Laura Huhta.
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    Ruska dress from the new book: Breaking the pattern

    November 15, 2018 / 4 Comments

    I wanted to wear something designed by Named clothing to the launch party of their new book, Breaking the pattern. So, I made the Ruska dress from the book!

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    Sew Over It Kimono

    November 11, 2018 / No Comments

    I have the book Sew Over It vintage by Lisa Comfort and it has instructions on how to draft a Kimono dressing gown that I wanted to make.

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