15 May 2013 5 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
10 Feb 2013 6 Comments
How many of the things you do in your free time are (still) meaningful to you? If you could learn anything, what would it be? Why are you sewing? Why are you blogging? Before I get to the point and explain why I’m asking those questions, I will start with a short (super-short, I promise) [...]
06 Feb 2013 8 Comments
I’ve talked and praised blocks many times before. Blocks are the base of all garments and are normally made of 5 base pieces: a front bodice, a back bodice, a front skirt, a back skirt and a sleeve. Many dress patterns can be used as they are or modified into a basic block. Here I [...]
28 Jan 2013 No Comments
There is a certain moment in mid-February when everybody starts thinking about date night clothes. There is a certain sugar rush and a soft avalanche of pink-hued and love-flavoured garments, presents and deserts. One might not be so much into Valentine’s Day, but the garments sewists all over the world create to celebrate it are [...]
13 Jan 2013 4 Comments
Can you believe it’s already the third week of January? It seems like only a few days I was napping next to the Christmas tree, eating gingerbread and enjoying the slowness of everything. But it’s the third week of January and there are things to be done, people to see, new projects to start. This [...]
06 Jan 2013 4 Comments
This is another idea from ”Precision draping; a simple method for developing designing talent” by Nelle L. Weymouth. And it seems so easy to make also: just cut a (sort of) diamond shape above the bust, then slash and spread the remaining part of the bodice to create pleats. Then sew back together. I would work with a [...]
11 Dec 2012 No Comments
This year happened so fast. A lot of fabric was bought, some was ruined, a lot of sewing projects were planned, some were brought to life and also, quite a few blog posts have been written this year. And here are the top 10 most popular posts on the blog, in case you missed them [...]
Hi, my name is Ina, I live in Barcelona and I write about sewing, garment design and pattern making
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 
How to Manage Your Sewing Time 
