Olivia wrap dress

Hyvää päivää!

I had to start my blogpost about the Olivia wrapdress with a "hello" in finish. The Olivia wrapdress is from the cool finish pattern company Named Clothing. Named Clothing is owned by two sisters who release pattern collections a few times a year. I really like a lot of their patterns because of the modern and contempory vibe.

All right, enough fangirl raving and back to the dress!

This dress is as comfy as a pyjamas. Its made from a soft viscose knit from Stof og Stil. The dress is a fabric eater and requires 2,90m, but don't be tempted to buy cheaper stuff, because this dress is so comfy to wear, that you'll wear it again and again.

I have seen so many wrap dresses in the sewing community the last six month, but not in the shops? Sometimes the sewingworld creates it's own trends? I remember I had a wrap dress - maybe 10 years ago?. I also remember the skirt to be quite clingy and to show all the lumps and bumps I had back then. I still have the lumps and bumps - and these days I have even more than back then, but this dress is constructed with small pleats which make the sillouette on (curvy) women look more attrative. And the idea of sewing your own clothes is to get clothes that fit your body and not just the clothing companys idea of a body. Anyway, all this ranting was just to say, that I really like my wrap dress and I'm sure it will be an everyday dress I'll use a lot this winter.

The only alteration I did on this dress was to cut off 13 cm. The pattern will give you a calf length dress, but I'm not sure this is a very good dress lenght on me.

Pondering about making more wrap dresses....


Do you plan your sewing after what you see in the shops - or where do you get your inspiration?

Happy sewing


Mette

Sewing for boys

It seems so hard to get decent pictures of the clothes I make for myself so instead I present to you: Grumpy boy in a homemade vest (is this the right word?). He likes the vest, but not to have his picure taken. I had to bribe him with candy to get a so so shot, so I guess he will expect the same bribery next time I make him something.

The vest was a real pleasure to make. It came together easily and the edges are finished with biastape. It provides that little extra you need in the scandinavian winter.

I should have made a closeup picture on the little leather pocket detail. It's a small triangle - i put one on the back yoke as well, but you'll have to take my word for it since I didn't document it.

I have made the Hudson Pants by True Bias two times for myself (unblogged). They are both weekend favorites. True Bias has now released the Mini Hudsonpants and my kids need them! Both my daughter and son have asked for comfypants - so I thought it would be in their own interest to help out a bit. Putting pdf patterns together is not my favorite job - so why not introduce this as the next big thing in child labour after emptying the dishwashing machine? You want pants? - then cut this out and put them together!:)

I have quite a big backlog from the last two month I havent showed to you. This includes a Moneta, Simplicity 1366 blouse, Cloverdress, a coat and other tidbits.. I will get it photographed soon. Promise.

How do you keep up with the pictures this time of year? I find it so hard to get decent photos inside the house and outside it's always dark or rainy. Have you any advice? I only have an Iphone to take pictures - will it improve if I get a better camera?


Pattern and fabric: Stof og Stil

Raglan - sewing for fall

Jeg er godt igang med at sy efterårs- og vintertøjet. Disse to sweatshirts var hurtigt syede. Mønstret til begge er Onion 20047, som jeg har anvendt en del gange efterhånden. Min datters sweatshirt er jaquardvævet stjernestof fra Stofdepotet.

I'm making progress on my to-do list for fall. These two sweatshirts didn't take long to make. I used the pattern Onion 20047 for both of them. I have used this pattern several times and I think it has a good fit. My daugthers sweatshirt is made from jaquard jersey from Stofdepotet.

Min søns udgave er quiltet jersey fra restekassen i Stof og Stil. Jeg er ikke imponeret over kvaliteten efter vask, men man kan dårligt brokke sig når prisen er 30 kr.. Halskanten er ikke helt vellykket, men stoffet er så blødt, at min søn tilgiver alle fejl og glad tager den på. Hvis jeg skulle sy denne igen, ville jeg gøre halskanten lidt mindre. Det er virker ikke helt godt, at halskanten er så vid, når det er en varm trøje.

My sons sweatshirt is made from quilted jersey purchased locally from the remnants bin from Stof og Stil. However, I'm not impressed with the quality of this fabric after washing it. I'ts difficult to complain though when the fabric was this cheap. My son is happy enough as long as the sweatshirt is soft and cuddly. I'm not quite happy about my work with the neckline on this either. It's a bit too loose..

Er du gået igang med at sy efterårstøj?

Have you started sewing for fall?

Pattern: Onion 20047
Fabric: stars: Stofdepotet, Quilted jersey: Stof og Stil

Happy sewing

Mette