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...
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Jan 27, 20193 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, 20192 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...
Jan 1, 20192 min
Review of 2018 sewing adventures
Hello Darlings! With a first day of 2019 coming to the end, I would like to take a moment and reflect on my sewing highlights of 2018 -...
Nov 27, 20182 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...
Nov 19, 20184 min
#SewTalk - Your sewing questions answered!
HI Darlings! So excited to bring back #SewTalk, where I answer your questions about sewing. This time I'll answer questions I received on...
Oct 22, 20182 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, 20182 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, 20182 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 24, 20183 min
My DIY Wedding Dress: what I learned in the process
Hello Darlings! While I don’t share much of personal details on this blog (we gathered here for sewing and nothing else, right?), but the...
Jun 16, 20182 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 28, 20181 min
HOW TO SEW: Spaghetti Straps
Hello Everyone! The long-awaited summer season is coming up and along with it – cute summer dresses! Strap dresses are probably the most...
May 19, 20182 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...
Apr 14, 20181 min
Industrial sewing machine at home (my review)
Hello Everyone! If you follow me on Instagram, you know that a few weeks ago I purchased a new sewing machine and this time I went for...
Mar 26, 20182 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, 20182 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, 20182 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, 20181 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...
Mar 3, 20182 min
HOW TO SEW: invisible zipper (video tutorial)
Hello Darlings! Before I started sewing school, one of the things I feared most was zippers, especially invisible ones: no matter how...
Feb 18, 20182 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...
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