Halfway MeMadeMay

mei 16, 2017mei 16, 2017 NikiFinished, handmade wardrobe, memademay, MMMay, My Makes, Niki, sewing, sewmystyle, work in progressEen reactie plaatsen

It’s May 16th and I documented my outfit almost every day. I am pretty impressed by myself, because normally i’m not really dutifully 🙂

For every day (except one) I wore at least one Me Made garment and still haven’t worn every garment i made! I’m very proud of it, because I’m sewing since September 2015 so that’s 1,5 years now.
Also I’m good at thrifted clothing. My jeans are mostly from garage sales/ thriftshops. And all my RTW clothes are with me for a long, long time. Lees verder “Halfway MeMadeMay” →

MeMadeMay17

april 21, 2017april 22, 2017 Nikidiy, handmade wardrobe, me made, memademay, MMMay, My Makes, Niki, sewing, wardrobe, work in progressEen reactie plaatsen

It is almost May and that means it’s time for MeMadeMay!
Last year I tried to join, but because I only started sewing 4 months earlier, I didn’t have much me made clothes.
This year I’m in for real.
Well, I did took the pledge at Zoë’s Blog (the organizer of MMMay17)

I, Niki, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May ’17. I endeavour to wear a MeMade garment each day for the duration of May 2017 and to discover which garments i’m missing in my wardrobe. I want to have a sewing plan for the “missing” garments at the end of May.

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DIY print screen set

maart 25, 2017maart 25, 2017 Nikidiy, printscreen, studio hamerhaai, tshirt, zeefdrukkenEen reactie plaatsen

I got the DIY print screen bug too.

The idea of screen printing your own fabric it appealed to me so much. But working with the photo emulsion, a pitch black room, exposing it to light etc etc.
Nah. It’s too complicated.

So when i saw images on Instagram popping up with the hashtag #wearebobbinhood, all with the most amazing examples of print screened fabric, I was curious.
They were all made with the same kit from Bobbinhood. Lees verder “DIY print screen set” →

Finished: Frankenstein Moneta dress

februari 23, 2017februari 26, 2017 Nikicolette patterns, dress, fabric, Finished, knit, moneta dress, monetaparty, Niki, sewingEen reactie plaatsen

If there’s a party, I want to join the party! (especially when it’s a sewing related party) (well, only if it’s sewing related. 😉 Yay i’m such a party animal…!)

The Triple Stitchers organized the Moneta party where everybody posts her Moneta dress on Instagram with the hashtag #monetaparty and we all can admire eachother creations and get to know more sewists on Instagram. I like that.
And because of their enthousiasm for the pattern, they made me curious for the Moneta dress.
(frankly, I saw it numerous times clicking through the Colette website but didn’t think it was something for me) (HA! Was i wrong) Lees verder “Finished: Frankenstein Moneta dress” →

Finished: Saunio Cardigan of Named Clothing

februari 20, 2017februari 20, 2017 Nikicardigan, Finished, named clothing, saunio cardigan, sewing, sewmystyle4 reacties

The second make of the SewMyStyle Sewalong!
This time it was the Saunio Cardigan of Named Clothing. It is my first try with the Named patterns, and to be honest I am a bit intimidated by the patterns. They are very hip and have a lot of constructive details, and I always consider them out of my league (read: comfort zone).

The same with the Saunio Cardigan: a short but boxy/ oversized cardigan. Very simple, and could be elegant with a thin, very long hipster girl who likes to play with her silhouet. Everything I am not 🙂
(#momcore of the non hipster kind is more me)

But I tried the Saunio Cardigan (a heck why not) and I was pleasantly surprised. It kinda suits me!
Woohoo!

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Finished: table tent present for my three year old

februari 14, 2017februari 17, 2017 Nikiselfless sewing, sewing, sewing for kids, table tent2 reacties

It all started with a idea from a friend. She saw some really cool table tents on Pinterest. So I looked too. And made my bed. 🙂

Oh Pinterest. How I love you. And how I hate you! Because I will NEVER make a Table Tent as beautiful as those examples.

But I would never know about table tents if Pinterest didn’t excist.
So nevermind!

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Finished: Hacked Billie sweater by Zonen09

februari 11, 2017februari 20, 2017 NikiBillie sweater, fabric, Finished, selfless sewing, sewing, sewing for men, sweater, Zonen09Een reactie plaatsen

I got some not so subtle hints from Boudewijn: he reaaaally would love to have a sweater. And well, he had some reason for those hints, because some time ago (a year..!) I started enthousiastic with a really cool hack of the Billie Sweater of Zonen09.

I don’t know why I left it for so long. And I forgot how far I was with the hacking: I just needed to cut the fabric and sew the damn thing!

*woops*

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Finished: Toaster Sweater #2 by SewhouseSeven

januari 19, 2017januari 20, 2017 NikiFinished, sewhouse seven, sewhouse7, sewing, sewmystyle, toaster sweater 2Een reactie plaatsen

Woohoo, my first make for SewMyStyle! The Toaster Sweater of Sewhouse7 was the first pattern to attack. And I made it the second day of January. So quick!

I planned a Sew-All-Day day with my friends Marianne and Freya. We sewed all day, ate a delicious lunch Freya made and had a blast!

I handstamped & cut the grey sweaterfabric (bought at de Stoffenloods) on New Years Eve. (my so glamorous rock&roll life.. 😉 )
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How to make your own stamps and stamp your fabric

januari 4, 2017januari 20, 2017 Nikifabric, sewing, sewmystyle, toaster sweater 2, work in progressEen reactie plaatsen

Jeez, that’s a long title. But sums it up pretty well 🙂

This is superfun to do with your kid!

(or alone, because who need kids for fun stuff: I enjoyed it tremendously)

Your own drawings (designs!) on your t-shirts, dresses, table clothes, leggings, handkerchiefs, quilts, beddings, dishclothes, cardigans.. I think you get the picture.

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Sewing plans – 2017

januari 1, 2017januari 20, 2017 Nikiplanning, sewing, sewmystyle, work in progressEen reactie plaatsen

Happy New Year!

I started my sewing plans for 2017 with a kick start. I spend New Years Eve making stamps and decorating t-shirts and fabric with Ieke (my 6 year old) and my mum.

The fabric of my Toaster Sweater 2 and the birthday dress of Ella (and Ieke’s very similar dress 🙂 ) were made.
After dinner I was so tired and I was afraid I couldn’t keep my eyes open till 12. So I just kept going. Ironing (so much fabric!), cutting out the Toaster Sweater pieces and tracing the Saunio Cardigan pieces. Pretty pleased with myself for keeping myself awake, gheghe.

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