What type of sewist are you? Type A, who plans and only buys fabrics for concrete projects? Or rather to type B, who are overwhelmed by fabric beauties? I definitely belong to group B. Worse still, I always have to buy new fabrics because those in my cupboard are so beautiful that I don’t have […]
As soon as the first rays of sunshine break through the clouds after winter, everything in me screams for colour! Therefore the new collection Flurina by Hello Heidi Fabrics couldn’t have been more fitting! The fabrics are really competing with the sun! The Flurina collection is based on the first HelloHeidi collection Flur. Flur was a […]
If you are looking for a stylish sewing magazine, I have a hot tip for you: Fibre Moods! The latest issue of the IT sewing magazine has been published today. I like that the magazine serves different styles and contains both sewing and knitting patterns. In addition, the models are artfully presented. Today I’ll show […]
Have you ever heard of the Röschti Graben? No? That’s a wide ditch that stretches across Switzerland. An impressive ditch. There were even attempts to include it in the immaterial cultural heritage of Unesco. But if you look for it on google earth, it will be difficult: it is invisible. Nevertheless, it is absolutely noticeable. Not […]
This is an absolute premiere for you: You see me in shorts! Something I haven’t worn for about 20 years. Because then, in my teenage years, I had a serious accident. Fortunately, I had not suffered any long-term consequences, only a few scars, including on the leg. To make my entry into the world of […]
Whoa! You really knocked me out: I never expected this reaction when I posted a little teaser picture of my Suzon Shirt on Instagram! Thank you so much for your kind words! On Instagram I asked the question which pattern I sewed here. Nobody figured it out. Honestly, I wouldn’t have come across the Suzon Shirt […]
I don’t know how long I’ve been a fan of them. According to the mountains of Cotton + Steel fabrics in my house it must be an eternity. When I heard that the designers were now also producing jersey, I listened attentively. And when Hello Heidi Fabrics asked me if I wanted to sew a […]
My first blog post in 2019! I am happy that you’re here and also in the new year with me on my sewing universe! During the last weeks it was quiet here on the blog. But in the background I worked eagerly… …because I’m seized by blouse fever! In the past weeks I have sewn […]
Glitter is part of Advent, like ice cream is of summer. That’s probably what Hello Heidi thought when they launched their glitter glamour fabric collection called “Loom” this week. I had the honor of sewing the jacquard fabric in gold powder. Pattern wise I found the right counterpart in “I am Zebre” by I AM Patterns. As you […]
kali méra Today I welcome you in my new Sheona denim dress. I noticed the pattern a while ago. When the Greek designer Athina Kakou asked me if I would like to sew a design example of this pattern, I was very happy and of course said YES! When I was choosing the fabric, I […]
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