21 May 2013 1 Comment
Hey there! How’s it going? It’s full spring here, which means it rains for 2 hours, then the sky turns blue, the sun is up for one hour, you do all your laundry, put your clothes to air dry in the beautiful sun and the second you clipped the last item on the clothesline, it [...]
15 May 2013 7 Comments
The Meringue was the first Colette pattern I worked with. Despite being a very straightforward pattern and project, and modifying the pattern before sewing I still had to shorten it and fumble with the scallops. I wasn’t sure if I would wear this – it’s somewhere in between sweet and too sweet for me. And the cheap Ikea [...]
11 May 2013 4 Comments
Have you watched The Great British Sewing Bee? I have just watched the second episode and I’m inspired to sew more and learn more. The contestants are amazing. I don’t know how they could find so many beautiful and talented people who sew so well. I think the challenges in the show are difficult because [...]
08 May 2013 5 Comments
Now that I should be drawing the pattern for my denim dress, what better way to procrastinate than thinking about the next item on the spring list, the yellow trousers! First thing on the list: yellow trousers and a blazer. Don’t they look happy together? Then a pair of oversized, cord, yellow trousers for colder days (maybe [...]
05 May 2013 11 Comments
Finished at last. After bragging about how I organized my time to sew this and before that about fitting the muslin, the tails spring jacket is finally here. Its been more than a month ago that i started planning my new self-made spring wardrobe and even though I’m a bit behind schedule, I’m happy I’ve [...]
28 Apr 2013 17 Comments
I just finished my spring jacket last night (more about it in a separate post). It wasn’t exactly what I had in mind when I’ve done the first sketch but it wasn’t that far away from it either. I used fabric I had in my stash and I made a jacket I think I [...]
14 Apr 2013 3 Comments
A muslin! And an almost ready jacket pattern! It’s been a good day. Pattern modifications: The only thing I modified on the Patrones pattern was the front-back shape. What you see here is a second, shortened version, as the longer version looked too boxy. Maybe I’ll play with this more for my next jacket. Pattern [...]
06 Apr 2013 8 Comments
Hello, hello! Hope you had a lovely Spring break. It’s not quite Spring here yet; which for some might be sad news, but for me it means that I still have time to sew the jacket in my spring self made wardrobe before it’s too hot to wear jackets at all. I have finally decided [...]
27 Mar 2013 7 Comments
One of the things I am obsessing thinking about lately is the denim shirt dress. I don’t even care if it’s old-fashioned to mention it. The darker and the thicker the denim the better. The key is to wear it belted and roll the sleeves. Here are some ideas: 1. The Long Shirt This is [...]
26 Mar 2013 10 Comments
“What constitues great personal style? This is one of the questions I get asked the most. We tend to think that to achieve great personal style someone must have perfect clarity about who they are and what they stand for. I politely disagree. I think conflict about who you are often leads o even greater [...]
Hi, my name is Ina, I live in Barcelona and I write about sewing, garment design and pattern making
Sewing a Negroni Shirt – Collar Issues 
A Green Meringue Skirt 
On Sewing with a Time Limit and the Beautiful Sewers of the British Bee 
Thinking About: Yellow Trousers 
The Tails Spring Jacket: Finished 
