26 May 2012 No Comments
As part of my summer sewing I have a new project in mind, a skirt. My original idea was a simple, elastic band cotton skirt with square pockets, but something makes me want to add a bit of “quirk” to this garment’s waistband. There are some ideas I found. Any tips and suggestions are welcome! [...]
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 [...]
13 May 2012 4 Comments
There is a new bag in the house! And it’s made of dark blue denim, lined in red cotton with 2 inner pockets and a key ring. The straps are Spanish leather. I’ve never used leather for bags before, but I really like how it looks. It feels very sturdy also. But boy, was it [...]
08 May 2012 5 Comments
Maybe you’ve noticed it’s been a while since I posted anything food related on this blog. I hop you did and that you missed the travelling breakfasts and the cakes. Because, how can one live without cake? :) I have recently started writing another blog, this time related to food. I want to keep writing [...]
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 [...]
01 May 2012 7 Comments
Maybe you remember my maxi dress inspiration post/brainstorming the other day. I was saying then how maxi skirts were never on my sewing list and how that changed when Lizz from A Good Wardrobe accepted to do a project together. The project was to sew a piece of clothing we would “never” wear. Make it [...]
26 Apr 2012 No Comments
Last weekend, as I was flipping an older number of Burda magazine, I fell in love with this pair of pants. They look comfy enough to wear as lounge pants and so easy to make. And I like the jersey high waist idea. A lot. The pattern suggests using crepe de chine. I had no [...]
25 Apr 2012 4 Comments
Tshirts. We all have one. What am I saying, we all have at least a dozen. Printed with crazy messages, in both bold and neutral colours, we have t-shirts for the gym, t-shirts for work, t-shirts for gardening, t-shirts for dinner parties… there are very few things that one can’t do wearing a t-shirt. In [...]
24 Apr 2012 No Comments
Lazy is as lazy does. You fail to sew belt loops into those pants, you’ll never be able to wear them with a belt. You skip locking your seams – they will start unraveling after a few washes. You skip trying on your blouse while you’re making it – you will end up with a [...]
21 Apr 2012 4 Comments
Maxi skirts scare me. Okay they don’t really scare me, just the idea of looking silly in a bedsheet-like skirt. I love how they look on other people, but a maxi skirt is just something I would have never thought making, if it weren’t for Lizz from A Good Wardobe. I’ve been wearing Lizz’s blog [...]
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 
