Regina dress with ruffles (free add-on)

Regina is a great dress (and tunic) pattern with lots of options. So far I have sewed four different Regina dresses from Sofilantjes*. I love that it works well as a winter dress with French Terry (like this Christmas Regina dress), as well as with knit fabric (like this Regina dress). Yet, no short sleeved...

Free colour block add-on

I love colour blocking. It always looks better with some more colour being added. So a free add-on for a colour block is a great idea. Today I am showing you the free add-on for the Regem and ADVtee from Sofilantjes*. The free add-on gives you the opportunity to add a strip colour block to...

Magistra top

A new top (and tunic or dress) pattern from Sofilantjes*: the Magistra top, tunic and dress. It is the perfect top for work or for a day out with a beautiful neckline. As always the pattern includes different options. There are long hemmed sleeves, cuffed sleeves (with beautiful pleats) and short sleeves. I sewed up...

Christmas Regina

The regina dress from Sofilantjes* and Christmas are a match made in heaven. I mean that nice detail on the sleeves makes a royal queen's dress right? The regina is a quick sew with a great result. I made the tunic, one with a gathered circle skirt and one with the low back option. This...

Teddy Cicero in fall colours

I love comfortable warm vests, but our eldest is all about dresses. So I basically sew dresses for her. Last year she did have a favourite vest with a soft cuddly inside, which is now pasted on to her sister. When she saw it again she said she wanted another one of those. That combined...

Regem t-shirt for men

Yes! Sewing for the man is your life. He is definitely the one that I sew for the least, so he and I were very happy that I could test for him. Meet the Regem shirt from Sofilantjes* for the men in our life. The basic Regem shirt, option A, is a quick sew and...

First sweater for fall weather

The Otium sweater from Sofilantjes* has been on my sewing list for a while because of the diagonal colour blocking. I love colour blocking and even more asymmetrical colour blocking. And with the rain perfect for fall weather. The Otium is a quick sew and has several options: the diagonal colour block, a low back...

Free (midi) Liberam skirt & giveaway

Yay, a free pattern and it is a skirt, the Liberam skirt (Nederlands patroon) from Sofilantjes*! A skirt our critical girl loves. Mainly because of the length and the twirl. She adores maxi length skirts and dresses, but I think midi skirts are even better. They feel long to her, but short enough for me...

Beautiful back dresses: Optimum

I have a weak spot for sewing patterns with a beautiful back. Remember this dress, and the beautiful back of this swim top. For this year I had a few summer dresses on my to sew list with beautiful backs. The first one I sewed was the Optimum Racerback dress from Sofilantjes*. It is such...

First time shirring with the maxi Brueram dress

I feel the Brueram top and dress from Sofilantjes* could use some more love. I love the neckline of the dress and two simple straps on the back. I wanted to make one ever since our eldest started wearing this dress, which was passed down after her girl didn't fit it anymore. It was her...