19 Jul 2012 9 Comments
A Quick and Breezy Summer Dress
I don’t know about the place you live in but Barcelona is melting hot right now. Should you have to walk outside for lunch, there’s a great danger of melting.
03 Jul 2012 9 Comments
Liberty Refashions: Tank Top to Summer Dress
Today I am launching a new column dedicated to clothing refashions and hacks: Liberty Refashions. The column is sponsored by SewBox and features a series of three tutorials that show you how to turn a garment you’re not wearing anymore into something you love. I am going to use liberty fabrics in all three tutorials; because [...]
01 Jul 2012 7 Comments
Sewing Course Lesson 2 – How To Make a Basic Bodice Block
Why a basic bodice block? A basic bodice block that fits you like a glove is a precious pattern to have. This will be the starting point of many designs, from relaxed tank tops to dress up shirts and summer dresses. You can create a basic bodice from a close-fitting commercial blouse or dress pattern, [...]
29 Jun 2012 4 Comments
5 Reasons Why I Really Like Summer
Our first week of summer has already passed and boy am I worried it will dissolve itself way to fast. Don’t get me wrong, I love seasons and can’t wait for fall to come… in a few months! I am thinking about my summer wardrobe and how to get it down to 4 or 5 [...]
17 Jun 2012 4 Comments
Stripes! Inspiration and Thoughts
I just bought a striped knit fabric (and lots more fabric shhhht :) and I am trying to decide what to do with it. I’d rather sew a dress or a skirt, not a top, but I havent’ decided if I want the garment to be girlie, fancy or really casual. Stripes are normally casual, aren’t [...]
15 Jun 2012 1 Comment
An Interview with Inspiring Jen from Grainline Studio
Today we’re having a chat with one of my favourite bloggers at the moment, Jen from Grainline Studio. Apart from being her awesome self, Jen works as a pattern maker and has her own clothing line called Hound. You’ll like this interview because she is so modest and real. I’ve asked for her advice for [...]
12 Jun 2012 1 Comment
Super Easy Summer House Dress
If summers are really hot and humid where you live, you already know there’s no better garment to spend a hot weekend in than a loose cotton batiste dress. Even though this Ikea Livet Hemma dress is designed for two years old, that’s no reason you can’t make a cute version of your own. You [...]
05 Jun 2012 No Comments
A Sheer Blouse Like a Summer’s Breeze
I made this last year and maybe wore it once. There was something wrong with it and I didn’t know what, but I kept it. A winter has passed and the other day I had the revelation. It was too long and the elastic I’ve inserted in the hem didn’t do this blouse any justice. [...]
03 Jun 2012 3 Comments
Summer Dress Bodice Pattern and Mini Tute
This weekend I’ve experimented a bit with pattern making. Nothing fancy, just a fitted summer dress :) I already had a bodice made (trial and error, not fancy pattern making skills I am afraid) so I made a simple sketch, took a few measures and proceeded to making a draft paper pattern. It’s not [...]
29 May 2012 3 Comments
Upper thread tension, bobbin tension and sewing with elastic thread
How many times has your machine started to make stubborn monster-like noises and proceeded to such your fabric towards the bobbin? Or gave you lazy, useless, loose stitches? Do you still think your sewing machine “doesn’t sew knit fabric”? In this post I am sharing what I know about thread tension. If you have your [...]
