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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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  • Sew Over It Kate dress in dark blue.
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    Kate dress by Sew Over It

    September 15, 2018 / 4 Comments

    I tested the Sew Over It Kate dress pattern. The hidden button placket and the 4 slits in the skirt bring this vintage inspired dress into the 21st century.

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    I am Orion blouse with a hack

    February 6, 2018 / No Comments

    I made the I am Orion blouse that is a loose fitted top with a Peter Pan collar. I really liked the pattern but wanted to make sure that my white collar stayed white. So instead of sewing the collar on my blouse I made an old fashioned dickey that snaps onto the blouse neckline.

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    Winter pajamas – talvipyjama

    January 28, 2018 / 4 Comments

    I made myself a set of warm winter pyjamas. I modified the flannel trousers pattern from the Closet Case patterns' Carolyn pajamas and made a t-shirt top using the shortened McCall's M6886 jersey dress pattern.

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  • Upländsk fågelkrans hat
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    Oldies: Uppländsk Fågelkrans hat

    January 23, 2018 / No Comments

    In my series of Oldies I post some of my older makes and tell how they have behaved in use. I start with this Upländsk Fågelkrans hat that I knitted 5 years ago and have been using a lot.

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    Red Moneta dress by Coletta patterns

    December 17, 2017 / 2 Comments

    I think that this red Moneta dress is one of my most favourite makes for this year! I am wearing it right now and it is super comfortable but still cute and the colour brightens my day.

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    From wide trousers to narrow stretch ones – pattern modification

    November 30, 2017 / 2 Comments

    Now that I have the trouser sloper I will turn it into a narrow pair of stretch cotton trousers. I show how to modify the width and how to remove the extra fullness of fabric at the back of the thighs.

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    Finally a pair of trousers that fits!

    November 27, 2017 / 5 Comments

    This black pair is the first actual pair of trousers that I am happy with. I started from an old pair of wide linen trousers that fitted me quite well and I traced the pattern from them. I made a toile and after some small adjustments I got a good fit. To get to know this pattern I decided to make a very simple pair with no waistband and a side zipper.

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    Made in Me Couture Sophie dress

    October 13, 2017 / No Comments

    This dress called Sophie and the pattern is from French company Made in Me Couture. It is an A-line dress with princess seams and 3/4 sleeves.

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  • Vintage 1940s Advance 953 dressing gown.
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    Vintage dressing gown
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    Vintage aamutakki

    October 2, 2017 / 2 Comments

    During the colder months I often have eaten breakfast wrapped inside a blanket to keep warm. However, some decades ago there were more stylish options in the form of dressing gowns. When I saw this vintage dressing gown pattern, Advance number 953 from the 1940s at Etsy I couldn’t resist it, especially because it came in my exact size. I have tried some vintage patterns before but never really succeeded in making anything useful. I knew to expect something different than modern sewing patterns. Firstly, the pattern was one size only. The pattern pieces were pre-cut and all the markings were perforations in the pattern pieces. However, the instruction booklet described…

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