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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.
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Morning in Paradise and the First Snow jerseys
I used prints from the Nuppu print company's Morning in Paradise collection to make this cute outfit for my daughter. The fabrics were partly sponsored...
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Tweedy Lizzie with a couture waistband
I sewed the Lizzie skirt by Sew Over It.To make matters more interesting I decided to learn how to make a couture waistband with a Petersham ribbon.
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Edwardian inspired ensemble
My new Edwardian inspired outfit consists of a Truly Victorian Edwardian walking skirt and a lacy shirtwaist Beatrix blouse by Sensibility patterns.
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Lace insertions à la Edwardians
I am making an Edwardian style Beatrix shirtwaist with pintucks and lace insertion. Read how I design and make the details and adjustments to this pattern.