Yaletown Dress and Blouse is the new Sewaholic Pattern. I tested the pattern back in May…you can nearly see my goosebumps! I made the pattern straight from the envelope only grading up (or was it down?) the armscye as I like it more fitted. As you can probably notice from the pictures the sleeves are slightly gathered. Il vestito e la blusa Yaletown sono il nuovo … Continue reading Yaletown Blouse with a vintage flair
I am not talking about my face wrinkles, of course! If you missed their blog tour, Tap Shorts is the first pattern by Katy & Laney. From the moment I saw the pattern I was in love with view A… As I normally do, I tried to resist the temptation of buying them. Seeing new versions popping up didn’t make things easy (A denim version, a … Continue reading Tap Shorts by Katy & Laney View A: beware of wrinkles!
Basic Black is one of Sato Watanabe’s most recent book to be released in English. I love Japanese books and black (and gray ;o) and happened to have a long strip of black linen in my stash…so I couldn’t miss the opportunity to make a new dress! Basic Black e’ uno degli ultimi libri di Sato Watanabe ad essere tradotti in inglese. Purtroppo non è … Continue reading Basic Black: V-Neck Midi Dress O – Japanese Sewing Book Review & Make
A new La Mia Boutique issue is here! The scalloped dress on the cover look lovely though I worry it would be a nightmare to cut those scallops so precisely. Indeed it’s an advanced pattern…correctly so. E’ uscito il nuovo numero de La Mia Boutique! Il vestito della copertina è delizioso anche se forse sarebbe davvero complicato tagliare le curve in modo preciso. E’ un modello per esperte…forse per … Continue reading La Mia Boutique 07-08/2014 Review
Isn’t it the cutest piping? It’s Fleurs des Iles by Petit Pan When I bought it I didn’t know what to do with it (I tend to do that with fabric too!) but when eventually I bought this gabardine I thought it would be a nice detail. Non è bellissimo questo sbieco con cordoncino? E’ Fleurs des Iles di Petit Pan Quando l´ho comprato non sapevo cosa farci (ho lo stesso … Continue reading Pants take two: La Mia Boutique 3/2014
Sewing Princess 