Wardrobe builder

Are you looking for a t-shirt pattern but can't quite decide on the style you want?

A v-neck, crew neck scoop neck, sleeve length and so on.

Don't worry in this blog post I'll solve that problem for you!

I was so lucky to be one of the testers for Wardrobe by me new pattern,

The Wardrobe Builder Tee.

Happy New Year!

I had a very good 2015 both sewing and otherwise.

I turned 40 and in celebration of that milestone I and my best friends since childhood,

who also all turned 40 in 2015, went to New York together.

And boy did we have a good time!

We went on a summer holiday with my in-laws and then I got to hang

out with my side of the family in New York.  So I got a chance to spend time

time with all the important people in our lives.

We are all happy and healthy!

Me in Heaven - aka Mood Fabrics New York.

Sewing related, I got a new sewing machine for my birthday - Happy happy!

I got a chance to join the Shwin Designs ambassador team and got the opportunity to

test a few patterns for Wardrobe by me.

I am so thankful for those opportunities and I hope I get to continue along

those lines in 2016.  I love being a small part of the online sewing community,

it is such a fun, loving and supportive group of people.

I finally have confirmation that the presents for my little nieces and my brand new

nephew have arrived only about a week to late - all my mistake!

So now I can share them here.  I joined in on the mermaid tail francy and used

the pattern from The Plucky Butterfly Designs

The girls said it was what they have always wanted and my kids have already

put in orders for their own so I better get out of this holiday mode and start sewing.

For my nephew I used the baggy trousers pattern from Nosh, it is a free pattern but it is in

Finnish so I got some help from Google Translate along the way.  I love the style of these

and plan on making some for Viktor.

I also made him the Rowan Tee from Titchy Threads.

The fabric is Duncan and Kate, I think maybe I bought it from Kitshy-Coo but I'm not sure.

The navy one for the pants is stretch french terry from Imagine Gnats

I made the six months old size and my gosh this is sooo tiny, I guess I have forgotten

how small babies are.

I also owed Mila a birthday present so she got the Little Girls Skater Dress from

Kitschy-coo.  Anita has several of these and they are in heavy rotation.  In fact

she has exactly the same dress and she loves her princess dress.

I used Lillestoff organic cotton jersey I bought from Stoffrullene.no

That about sums it up!

Love

Dagbjört.

The perfect sweater!

I have discovered the most comfortable pattern - fabric combination ever!

You can just thank me in the comment section here below!

Keep reading and you will find a coupon at the end of this post, and believe me you

will want to use it!

This one is for me too, I'm getting comments from the kids now that I have made

enough clothes for me and it's time to start making something for them again.

Here is the perfect sweater:

Pattern Anthology: Unbiased

There is a new collection out from the amazing designers of Pattern Anthology called Unbiased.

It's a bundle of four patterns for women using knit fabrics.  Actually it is much more than four patterns since all of them can be made as either a dress or a top, with different sleeve options and

different kind of finishing touches.

Totally worth every penny!

I had big plans to sew them all up and share them with you but you guys know how it is,

life usually gets in the way of those grand plans!  So I am pretty happy to share with you

two out of the four.

Lets start with the Diamond - girls best friend, right?

The Ponderosa Dress

Alrighty then, lets talk about a pink dress yet again shall we!

Anita basically only wants to wear dresses and even though they are usually very cute they aren't all that practical on cold days in kindergarten.  But I guess long sleeved knit dresses are the best option for those situations, and I have made a few so far even though I haven't posted them all here.  

So today that's the kind I want to show you!

Conquering the fear of the invisible zipper!

I've had this pattern since last June, but never got up the nerve to sew it.  First of, this dress has an invisible zipper, which I have been terrified of doing after a total failure on a pair of pants for Anita.  Luckily she is such a flagpole that I was able to skip it and just do an elastic waist on those pants. Second, I have been waiting for the perfect combo of fabrics for this amazing dress.  

And third, the invisible zipper thing.

At last the stars aligned, I had the perfect fabrics and decided I just had to conquer that fear!

The pattern is the Louisa Dress from Compagnie M.

Anita has a new outfit!

Sometimes I have SO many sewing plans but just can't seem to get anything done.
Or at least so it feels but since my last blog post I have sewn I think 5 dresses, two cardigans and some matryoshka bins.

The reason I haven't been blogging recently about my sewing adventures is that I am not liking my photos.  I totally do not understand my camera settings now that I have to take pictures inside due to the colder weather, even though my husband has tried to explain this to me I just can't seem to get it right.  Maybe I should just make him be in charge of the photoshots.  

So I am sorry if the photos you see here are very far from perfect.  

Any tips are welcome!!

Today I'll share with you a Norah dress a pattern by Mouse House Creations and 

an Aster cardigan a pattern by LBG Studio for Willow & co

 I made for Anita.