Remember these Urban Jungle soft toys that I sewed for our two eldest? We only had two girls at that moment so of course once our youngest started to realize she did not have one of those big soft toys she started to request one. Enter the perfect Christmas present for our youngest (last year).... Continue Reading →
Christmas Cicero Vests
The Cicero vest from Sofilantjes* is becoming more and more a favorite vest of mine. It is great for thicker fabrics during winter and I love the colour blocking or just the simple version. Until now I just sewed the colour blocked version of the Cicero. For these Christmas Cicero vests I used the simple version of... Continue Reading →
Muskoka colour block fleece dress
Our middle girl loves warm cuddly fabrics and is also feeling the coldest of the family. So I am always in search of sewing patterns for warmer fabrics. Besides straight forward sweaters I have not found too many nice dresses. When I saw the tester call for the updated Muskoka Fleece dress and tunic from... Continue Reading →
Three times Funky Factory Friends soft toys
I love sewing soft toys and have already sewed several for our girls. Luckily our girls love the home sewed soft toys. What I haven't shown yet are the birth soft toys that I have sewed the last years for the birth of each of our girls. For some reason these never ended up on... Continue Reading →
Birthday Lykka dress for myself
My birthday was a couple weeks back, just before Christmas. I sewed this dress so I had something new to wear on my birthday. It is great to sew something for a special day, don't you think? I loved the result of the kids Lykka so of course I also had to sew one for... Continue Reading →
Christmas gifts: Slippers for the girls
During colder times our girls love to wear slippers, and not the "boring" ones (according to them) that I sewed for myself. The ones they received last year were getting a bit small, especially for our eldest. So when I saw the Kritter Kicks from Sew U Can Patterns on Facebook, I knew I just... Continue Reading →
Mouse softie – One Thimble
I love sewing soft toys, or softies, and I already made quite a few. Although not all of them made it to the blog yet. I definitely need to make time to post them. For One Thimble issue 27*, I got to sew the Mice and Meese softies designed by The Crafting Fiend. I picked... Continue Reading →
Another winter coat: Blissful Blazer
Right after I made this winter coat for our middle daughter I started with the winter coat for our eldest. I used the Blissful Blazer from Love Notions and made several adjustments to make it warm enough as a winter coat. I used the Blissful Blazer before when sewing the wedding outfit for our eldest.... Continue Reading →
Free cozy sleepy time slippers
After these slippers I sewed another pair of slippers. You can never have too many slippers. I used the sleepy time slippers from Petite Stitchery*, which is a free pattern for these lounge type of slippers. You can wear these slippers up (see below) or fold the top, where the inside of the slippers is... Continue Reading →
Nordik slippers
Surprise, two new patterns from Jalie. The Nordik (4025) and the Flair (4026) are released. The Nordik includes quilted booties and slippers with a travel shoe bag. The Flair includes face masks and accessoires. I sewed up the slippers from the Nordik pattern. I always wear slippers during winter. Especially now that I work from... Continue Reading →