Piede de poule – Buttons and Bobbins

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Big print – houndstooth

9 maart 201910 maart 2019 Nicole

How to use big prints When your are tall.

diy, fabrics, Fashion, houndstooth, Joggers, Knit fabric, Me made, naaien, Pants, patronen, Piede de poule, Plaid, selfmade fashion, Stash, stoffen, Stretch pants, Travel jersey, Uncategorized, zelfmaakmode, zelfmaakmode

Just as plaid/tartan fabrics, pinstripes and houndstooth are my crush fabrics for this season. Ever since my coworker Peggy wore her pinstripe pants to the Office, I really wanted to add them to my autumn collection. So when I visited the Maastricht market last week I bought a lovely dark blue stretch pinstripe. It would… Lees verder Pinstripe & houndstooth crush

Hermosa Shorts 18 juni 2019
Who doesn’t need a good pair of shorts now summer is coming and vacation time is near there. I surely do! So I was very excited when Kennis Wong, my favourite pattern designer, announced the testing call for shorts. Especially when there were to chose three lengths. Now I just turned 50, I really liked… […]
One pattern – two styles 14 juni 2019
When I made the first summer dress recently I had some leftover fabric. Just enough to make a loose fit top with short sleeves. The zebra rayon is so lovely to wear. I used my own drafted pattern without bust dart and some extra width for the loose fit. The top is sewn with the… […]
The party outfit 8 juni 2019
Finally I can show my me made party outfit I wore on my 50th birthday party. In March I joined a workshop at Lotte Martens and made the fabric for my skirt. In the earlier post about the party outfit part 1, I discussed the design of the top. The final version of that is… […]
Birthday outfit 5 juni 2019
Cross dress favourite!
Summer is here! 2 juni 2019
This weekend temperatures are rising sky high, summer is here. Time to sew a sunny summer dress. I have the most soft and thin rayon knit in my stash that’s perfect. Last year I won the Aleria pattern by Schnittquelle and I love that dress. The only thing I changed is the top band. I… […]
Tencel knit 26 mei 2019
First time I used Tencel fabric, sustainable and eco friendly.
Party outfit part 1 18 mei 2019
Soon it will be my 50th birthday and I am having a party. Of course I need to make a special outfit. A couple of months ago I went to the Lotte Martens workshop and designed the fabric for this outfit. It will be a skirt with a boot neck top. Black and rose gold.… […]
Me made May 2019 5 mei 2019
Getting inspired by the me made may challenge
Coupons love or hate? 30 april 2019
Got lucky with this gorgeous coupon
Yellow & blue 28 april 2019
When my friend Wendy wore her yellow top in travel jersey I just loved it. But being blond I have to be careful whit the tone of yellow. Last week in Maastricht I saw the yellow fabric and decided to give it a go. I was lucky because it was the last piece on the… […]