24 Mar 2013 21 Comments
Oh Yay! That time again. Let’s fold those sweaters out of sight and hide those coats and boots and start planning for… This spring I am going to limit myself to only 4 items. This means I have 3 weeks to plan, find or draft a pattern, find the fabric and sew each item. Seems [...]
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 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 [...]
03 Jan 2013 10 Comments
Happy New Year! May 2013 bring you many new sewing ideas and lots of hours of sewing fun. One of the books I started the year with was “Precision draping; a simple method for developing designing talent” by Nelle L. Weymouth. Published in 1889, this is a lovely book; everything is so well explained and it [...]
17 Nov 2012 1 Comment
Italian, witty, fierce and funny, Sophia Loren was never just an actress, she was and still is an icon of style and glamour. Like many women of her era, Sophia Loren, wore lots of full skirts with short fitted tops. Her signature style, however, remains the generous cleavage and the super slim waistline. Sophia Loren wore [...]
01 Nov 2012 4 Comments
A couple of months ago I decided writing a post every first Thursday of the month in which I would talk about what I was learning, making, thinking about the previous month. A journaling exercise, if you wish. In case you missed the other first Thursdays of the month you can check out these two [...]
13 Aug 2012 5 Comments
Do you draw your garments before you sew? I do. As you can see in my first Sewing Lesson. But I would like to get better at this. As I am teaching myself pattern making I am discovering that creating a garment you imagine is not as difficult as it seems. I like working with [...]
21 May 2012 12 Comments
Introduction Since two months ago when I first started talking about this experimental sewing course I’ve been reading and taking notes and thinking of a good way to organize it. How do you start teaching pattern making when you are learning yourself? From my own experience, and I am very curious to see if [...]
05 May 2012 2 Comments
Last week I got my hands on an older number of Burdastyle, the one from July 2011 and wow, this was such an inspiring edition. I got so many ideas from flipping this magazine. 1. Drapey pants with knit waist I love these pants. They look comfy enough to wear as lounge pants and so [...]
03 Mar 2012 6 Comments
One of the things I want to sew this spring is a blue skirt with one pocket. I know the tone of blue I want, I know it should be cotton and spring like and I am thinking of painting a kite on the skirt. So I pretty much have it all figured out, except [...]
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 
