I'll sew you

I don't mean to make you all jealous or anything....but.....well, how shall I put this..... LOOK WHAT I GOT!! Ain't this fantastic?! I'm so glad this friend of a friend knew of my sewing or else this would all have ended up in the paperbin. 19 magazines I can add to my already extensive collection of sewingmagazines. There are 17 Burda's (one I read outside and I forgot to bring it in for the picture), 1 Sandra Mode and 1 Easy Fashion. All of them are from the last decade and most are from 2005 to 2010.  And that's not all: A huge amount of fabric came home with me too. I don't want to keep all of it. Some I really like and already have plans for. Some I don't like or the pieces are just too little to do anything with them. A few of them look nice but have a very rough surface. The camel in the right picture is perfect for a coat but I'm not sure about the colour. It's just off from the camel you see a lot for this fall...

What do you do when you're desperate to blog about something but have nothing to blog about? You dig into your memory if there's nothing you left out that's still worth mentioning. I did and I came up with this top (on the left). I had totally forgotten to show it to you. Probably because it's not really very special. However, I do like it very much and that's the main point right? This is made from the same, and very much loved, fabric as the blue vest of my previous post. I think it is fun to show them next to each other. (In fact I always think about them as a pair, don't know why that is). The only thing that can be said about the purple one is that it has an interesting neckline. It's hard to tell in this picture but the line from the leftshoulder (left when worn) goes all the way to the sleeveseam. In fact, the right shoulder is just a little piece that's sewed on top of that line. It's a nice feature but as I said, it's the only fea...

(oops...forgot to press the hems of the arms before taking pics)                                                (Linedrawing)                                           (Real colour, but this picture doesn't show                                                           ...

As promised, here is a sneak preview of my upcoming plans. Yep, this is fall-sewing. I'm totally done with summer. Sewing, that is. Skirt Pattern - KnipMode, August 2004, nr. 6 Fabric - Beige ribcord with a bit of stretch,  creamy-soft texture! I love the topstitching on this skirt, and of course the A-line style which suits my bodytype very well. Sweater Pattern - KnipMode, August 2004, nr. 8b Fabric - Soft knit, polyester with spandex (the same fabric as for the vest) This sweater has an interesting neckline which I like very much.  Vest Pattern - KnipMode, January 2010, nr.11 Fabric - Soft knit, polyester with spandex I'll make the sweater before I start on this vest, just to get the feel of the fabric and find out wether it's an easy or difficult fabric to work with. Best to practice on something not too difficult. I think I'll start with the sweater. I'm anxious to find out how to handle this lovely fabric. There's one week of holiday lef...

When I took these pictures I considered this dress finished. After looking at the pictures I think I might have to squeeze in one more bit of sewing. More about that later. First pictures. It's too dressy to call it casual. It's probably best worn in the office. But that's just fine. The pattern is quite old, it's from KnipMode April 1996. Would you call this vintage? How old should a pattern be before you can call it vintage? Well, vintage or not, I like this one quite a lot. It's a timeless design and it was very easy to make. The fabric is from my stash. I think it's a blend of linen and cotton, but I'm not sure. Anyway, it was a joy to sew with and it's a joy to wear, so it must be something good. Below, the picture in the magazine. While going through my old KnipModes over the years, this picture always caught my attention. There's no particular reason why I didn't make this dress sooner but I'm glad I finally got round to it. (...

Yesterday I started on this project: It's a rendez-vous (Burda Febr 2009 / 123) as I made it before, you can see that in this link  (scroll down to the bottom of that post for a nice picture). Piece of cake, I thought. Not! The thing is that the fabric is behaving very badly. On top of that my serger is behaving even more badly, if that's possible. And as for me? I was being far too hasty and impatient, thinking I could do this one with my eyes closed, so I made a few mistakes. I said to myself that nothing would get me down and I would finish this in a good way. But there's only so much one can take. At a certain point I decided that enough is enough. And I took a step back, looked at it and decided I was not going to let this ruin my happy-holiday-sewing-mood and this blouse just wasn't for now. Maybe I'll pick it up again at one time but now I'm gonna concentrate on (sewing)things that make me happy. This picture of the right frontpiece (the small cu...

Lately I feel a growing urge to sew something more complicated, like a jacket or a blouse with special details. But until now I haven't been able to bring myself to actually start such a project. To fill in the sewing-gap I sticked to simple sewing. And what is more simple than a plain t-shirt? When I took a trip to Antwerp last spring, I bought a few pieces of knits with the intention to make t-shirts out of them. So it was just the right time to cut them up. (Freaky! I seem to have posed EXACTLY the same for these two pictures. Just look at my hands..even the plant behind my back sticks out exactly the same!..) I've used this TNT-pattern  quite a lot and made it with short and 3/4 length arms. The only thing I've changed recently is using a binding to finish the neckline instead of facings. I once read somewhere: "Once you use a binding to finish edges, you never look back". This might be very true. It's such a neat finish and quite easy to do. I don...