by Sigrid | Sun 03 21 | Designer pattern, jeans, pants
Despite the promising photo of the knee detail of these jeans, it will not be finished. I haven’t thought about a few changes well enough and the pocket placement is totally wrong. I made a quick muslin that was pretty good with the changes for making it a more...
by Sigrid | Tue 03 21 | blog, Designer pattern, jeans, pants, Vogue
I’ve been a huge Claude Montana fan in the 80’s and my first Vogue patterns were designer patterns by him. I no longer have those patterns but I recently found one in a suitable size again and that is on its way to me. This pattern is from 2007 and I...
by Sigrid | Sat 02 21 | blog, knitting
The top I was working on is almost done, but I’ve been procrastinating. This dress for my daughter took priority. She made the ruffles and as she has limited time for sewing (being a primary school teacher there’s a lot on at the moment) she happily...
by Sigrid | Sun 02 21 | blog, burda pattern, stretch fabric, top
Top number 116 of the January issue of Burda was one that I liked to try too when the magazine arrived. Apparently I’m attracted to necklines with a tie at the moment. I bought this fabric last year and was not too fond of it when it arrived. The downside of...
by Sigrid | Thu 01 21 | blog, lingerie
Though I’ve made a lot of bras over the many years that I sew lingerie, I never made a bralette before. An area to investigate, if not for myself. My daughther will be a happy recipient of my testing and I might use the experience on these in a future class. ...
Recent Comments