#SewTalk: What first sewing machine to get? (+Burda Pattern Review)
Hello Darlings! Today, I am very excited to bring back two things to this blog: pattern reviews and #SewTalk. SewTalk is a series where...
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- May 16, 2020
- 7 min
Guide to Embroidery Machines (Part 1/3) + Elna eXpressive 830L review
Hello Darlings! Recently I shared on Instagram that my big dream came true - I got my very first embroidery machine! I have been dreaming...
- Feb 2, 2020
- 3 min
Burda Style Magazine 02/2020 Review + My New Blouse!
Hello Darlings! Today I would like to share with you my review of latest Burda Style 02/2020 issue and my first make from it - this wool...
- May 26, 2019
- 5 min
A Year with Burda: 12 patterns, 2 lessons
Hi Darlings! For the last 12 months, I had the honor to be a part of Burda Influencer Team - a team of 10 creative women, where each of...
- Apr 29, 2019
- 5 min
My recent Burda makes: 3 pattern reviews!
Hi Darlings! This year I am making a conscious decision to tackle different type of projects and try out new styles. Looking back at my...
- Feb 5, 2019
- 4 min
Adjustable Dress Form: is it worth it?
Hello Darlings! You might have noticed on my Instagram that I love my dressmaker’s dress form (it’s almost in every photo there - I just...
- Jan 27, 2019
- 3 min
Pattern review: BurdaEasy Coats HW/2014
Hello Darlings! January always treats us with some cold weather waves here in North Europe (as cold as -20 degrees Celsius, -4...
- Jan 6, 2019
- 2 min
Book review: "Tailoring: The Classic Guide to Sewing the Perfect Jacket”
Hello Evryone! Even though I finished my sewing school a while back, I don’t feel like I “know it all” - on contrary, it feels that the...
- Nov 27, 2018
- 2 min
Pattern Review: Burda Sheath Dress 03/2016 #120B
Hi Darlings! Everytime I work on a new project, I get excited - new pattern, new fabric, what’s not to love? But from time to time I come...
- Oct 22, 2018
- 2 min
Kicking off October Makes with Pleats (+ Burda pattern review)
Hi Darlings! Not sure how it happened, but I never made a pleated skirt before - I always liked them, yet never came around actually...
- Sep 17, 2018
- 2 min
Book Review: Couture Sewing Techniques by Claire B. Shaeffer
Hello Darlings! In the beginning of summer I graduated from two-year long evening sewing school with a diploma as a professional...
- Jul 15, 2018
- 2 min
My Most Repeated Pattern (Burda Pattern Review)
Hello Everyone! I have done little to no sewing this past month - to be honest, I needed to recharge after an intensive period in...
- Jun 16, 2018
- 2 min
One Pattern, Two Different Looks (+Burda pattern review)
Hello Darlings! A couple of joyful events took place recently: I gratuated from sewing school and... got married! I made dresses for both...
- May 19, 2018
- 2 min
Burda Style “Tie the knot” Blouse (+ pattern review)
Hello Darlings! Once I heard a saying that spoke dearly to me: there are times when nothing is appening, there are times when everything...
- Mar 26, 2018
- 2 min
“Hello, Spring!” Puffy Jacket
Hello Darlings! I have to admit that this year I am surprising myself with changes in my outwear wardrobe: first was this faux fur coat,...
- Mar 19, 2018
- 2 min
My DIY look inspired by Donna from Suits
Hello Darlings! As a new work week has started, I thought I would use it as an opportunity to speak about DIY office wear. When I was...
- Mar 12, 2018
- 2 min
“The One that got away” dress (+Burda pattern review)
Hello Darlings! Throughout a decade of sewing, I said “Goddbye” to a fair share of me-made clothing: a few of them were not suiting, a...
- Mar 7, 2018
- 1 min
The “I am waiting for spring” blouse (+ Burda pattern review)
Hello Darlings! Though it’s officially spring in the calendar, it does not look like one outside. In fact, I wore my faux fur coat and...
- Feb 18, 2018
- 2 min
DID IT MYSELF: Yellow Dress (+ pattern review)
Hello Darlings! The calendar is showing that the spring is coming closer and closer, and I started to notice that I am adding more and...
- Jan 21, 2018
- 2 min
I finally made a dress with exposed zipper (+ Burda pattern review)
Good evening Darlings! I think I am the last person to jump the exposed zipper bandwagon – the trend started five or even more years ago,...