Mother-Daughter Sewing

I did it again! I made matching outfits for Choupie and me. Dressing us in similar, handmade clothes brings me so much joy - and apparently brings a smile to everyone else, too. I get so many grins and nice comments when we're out and about as a matching mother-daughter duo. 🙂 I had high …

Little Red (Riding Hood) Baby Bump Coat / Manteau de (Petit Chaperon) Gros Bidon Rouge

Hello, all! Finally, pictures and a review of my red maternity coat! (Montpellier cathedral in the background)   First off, the pictures were taken 2 weeks ago. I was hoping for sunnier weather to take better pictures, but I'm not sure when that will happen - so we'll have to be content with these!   …

A tunic top from eons ago…

Here's a tunic I made in October. I totally forgot I hadn't photographed it yet, and as I was wearing it today, I snapped a couple of pictures while the sun was out. This is Onion 2017. I used this pattern once before, for a shorter version. The Japonaiseries top is one of my favourite …

Japonaiseries

Japonaiseries? You must be wondering what I'm talking about. This is how I'm calling my two latest tops. It all started with a fabulous fabric I got a couple of weeks ago. Just look at that: This is a super-soft, slinky cotton jersey, with just a hint of silvery glitter. At 4€ a metre, I …

The Curaçao Swimsuit (review and step-by-step tutorial)

Curaçao Swimsuit (Burdastyle Alison Vintage Style Swimsuit) This is my version of the wonderful Burdastyle swimsuit that came out a few weeks ago (pattern is downloadable here). I've been meaning to try my hand at a swimsuit for some time... Hoping that in the near future, my work and various papers will be all finished-finished, …