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Onion patterns Give-Away

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 Posted in Day to day, Give-away, Sewing | 41 Comments »

Folks, here we go! As I told you, Maria from ShopOnion.com has donated four Onion sewing patterns including English translations of the sewing instructions to you, my dear readers! Isn't that just sweet of her? We're starting with the first two.   These patterns ...

White world

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 Posted in Day to day, Family, Frida, Sewing, Winter | 7 Comments »

 I woke up to a beautiful sight this morning. Our garden is covered in snow, the sun is shining, and moments ago I sent Mads and Ronja off with a sled to play in the snow.   So what am I doing back ...

Dolly daisy dress

Monday, November 17th, 2008 Posted in Day to day, Sewing | 19 Comments »

When I found this fabric at my local sewing shop a few weeks ago, it was love at first sight! I didn't get it at the time, mainly due to the price, but when I returned there this Friday, I ...

The oilcloth project

Thursday, November 6th, 2008 Posted in Day to day, Ronja, Sewing | 16 Comments »

I have been wanting to try a tutorial from the U-handblog for quite some time now - just had to work up the nerve... She has lots of great tutorials there, but the one I had my mind set on ...

The happy girl in her new dress

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 Posted in Day to day, Family, Frida, Sewing | 15 Comments »

So here is my tiny model for the Cilla leaf dress. And yep, she is standing on her own!   She doesn't walk unsupported yet, but she can stand quite well. We have been trying to encourage a bit of walking, by making ...

Cilla leaf dress

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008 Posted in Day to day, Sewing | 15 Comments »

I have been waiting for some materials to arrive from England for the project I told you about that I'll be making for Ronja. Friday however, my mail man still didn't bring what I needed, so I thought that I would ...

In the mail

Monday, October 27th, 2008 Posted in Day to day, Sewing | 7 Comments »

A few days ago, I had a really good mail-day.   First of all, I was recently lucky enough to win two patterns over at Sarah's blog. It's the Feliz dress from Fledge, and the Anna wrap dress from Farbenmix. Both patterns ...

Matryoshka dolls blouse

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 Posted in Day to day, Frida, Sewing | 18 Comments »

A week ago, an online shop with a small, but very nice selection - Silassen.dk - had a sale with 50% discount on Japanese fabric and trim. I usually buy Japanese fabric in the US, but with a discount like that, ...