A heatwave forced us to find alternatives for the baby to wear which are more summer appropriate than a longsleeved onesie plus pants. We went to buy a short-sleeved jumpsuit with short legs, which was the ideal choice- airy but not exposing too much skin to sunlight. Since a single onesie isn’t enough I thought … More Ottobre Summer Onesie
When I went to Stoff & Stil in Berlin I couldn’t resist buying this pattern for a bedsnake I saw in a nursery display. The sample was made using linen, but I went for cotton because it was cheaper and hopefully easier to wash. At 3,55 m length this snake is perfect for wrapping around … More Stoff & Stil Bedsnake
A recent trip to Berlin offered some photo opportunities (although these are just phone snaps) for my new Ondee Top from Deer and Doe. This is my wearable muslin, made out of a light green cotton jersey from the Dutch fabric market. My chest measurement put me in a size 40, but I went for … More Ondee Top
Spring temperatures are finally here and with them a lot of sunshine. So I made a sun hat for the baby. The Reversible Bucket Hat from Oliver + S is a free pdf pattern that comes in four child sizes. Since my printout was not to scale (too small, don’t know how that happened) I … More Baby Sun Hat
In a family of book nerds ( I will never move again!) the baby needed a book as well. So while she happily rolled around on her blanked, I rummaged through my scraps and whipped up a baby appropriate book: she can suck at it, try to eat it, throw it around without any visible … More I made a book
Never change a winning …pattern, right? This is my second Bloom jumper. I used a jacquard jersey from Traumbeere which I bought specifically to make this jumper with a few months ago. I used the wrong side of the fabric because the right side (yellow and white triangles) was just to bold a pattern to … More Triangle Bloom
I am more of a cardigan type but I still thought a basic sweater wouldn’t be a bad addition to my wardrobe. This is my first Bloom Sweatshirt (La Maison Victor May/June 2017) made with a very soft and drapey Stoff&Stil brushed sweat fabric. This was a pretty straightforward project, three main pattern pieces and … More Flowery Bloom
My Myrtle is not moaning but saying in a very self content and grown up sort of way: I am quite pleased with how this dress turned out. Nah, who am I kidding, she is screaming out loud: It fits! I love it! I will make more!!!!! I am so in love with this dress … More Myrtle Dress
After an aldut clothing hiatus due to my baby bump I present you the first post- baby item of clothing: my second Moss Skirt by Grainline Studios. Ironically, I sewed this skirt last summer, way before I was pregnant. After my first Moss needed many changes to fit, I had planned on sewing a second … More Second Moss Skirt
After complaining about the baby sewing books I took out of the library I will now present you baby clothes from the book I actually bought, Alles Jersey by Lissi Wilbat. I decided to buy that book because for once I found the sample clothes appealing, the patterns in the book wearable and aesthetically pleasing … More Baby Set
