I'll sew you

(boring picture, he?) There's just one thing that pops up in my mind when I look at this picture and that is: ......mwah....... I had high hopes for this great fabric. But I guess I didn't think this one through properly. There was a sudden urge to finish something (i.e. post something) this weekend and I wanted this to be my last winter-sewing. I didn't choose the pattern carefully and I wasn't very accurate with lenghts and width (arms are too short). And the seam looks definitely crooked. (The pattern is an old one I used a few times. Don't know where it originates from. This version  looks a lot nicer by the way).  Well, as we all know, this happens every now and then. No need to dwell on it. Some would call this a wadder with destination bin, but I always find it hard to dismiss things I put time and energy in. This sweater will not be work-appropriate (as I hoped it would be)  but it's fine to wear while shopping...

Hi everyone. Sorry for being so quiet on my blog lately. It's just that work has been eating away at my free time and energy. But it seems like it's slowing down a bit and that means that I'll be able to get some sewing done. Yesterday I started and finished this project. Talking about 'instant satisfaction'!! Boy, this was just what I needed. It's a tunic that I loved from the moment I received the Knipmode that contained this pattern. But I was a bit hesitant about the shape and waited exactly 3 years to make it. And now I'm glad I did. It's not close-fitting but I guess that's what tunics are about. It's very pretty though. At least, I think so.   For the detail-lovers, this is the linedrawing: I lengthened the top-part with 3 cm. But I think I could have done without that. I just lóve the 3/4-sleeves. They're close-fitting at the top, but wide at the bottom with a piece of elastic in the seam. While I was not sewing, I wás bei...