Design your Wardrobe week 1

maart 14, 2018maart 14, 2018 Nikicolette patterns, design your wardrobe, fabric, grainline studio, handmade wardrobe, me made, My Makes, Niki, planning, sewing, sewmystyle, work in progressEen reactie plaatsen

I needed some structure and vision in my sewing journey. And apparently there were more like me (nope, i’m not a special snowflake): Seamwork Magazine came to the rescue!

They designed an 4 week program to help you plan your wardrobe. You can enroll twice a year and I decided to enter this February. It’s free, but you have to be a Seamwork Member (active or paused membership, it doesn’t matter)

Every workday for 4 weeks you get an email with dispatches, food for thought & worksheets. And step by step you getting closer to designing your wardrobe. That is a lovely result eh? But there is work to do. A lot.
There is a Design Your Wardrobe Facebook group and it totally took over my timeline. I loved it (because it all are very positive posts & all abouw sewing, what’s not to love?) but when the course started and I couldn’t start immediately, I got a bit overwhelmed with all the input the other students were giving. Lees verder “Design your Wardrobe week 1” →

Finished: Darling Ranges Shirtdress by Megan Nielsen Patterns

juli 10, 2017juli 10, 2017 Nikidiy, dress, fabric, Finished, handmade wardrobe, megan nielsen patterns, My Makes, Niki, sewing, sewmystyle, shirtdressEen reactie plaatsen

When you want to sew every free minute just to complete your current project, you know it’s a satisfying sew.

I made the Megan Nielsen Darling Ranges dress, version 3. And I never going to take it of again. Well, almost. 🙂

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Halfway MeMadeMay

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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” →

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: Toaster Sweater #2 by SewhouseSeven

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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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NY resolution #sewmystyle

december 5, 2016december 29, 2016 Nikisewing, sewmystyle, work in progress2 reacties

(English below picture)

Een heel vroeg voornemen. Ik doe mee aan #sewmystyle: 12 kledingstukken maken in 12 maanden. En niet in mijn eentje, maar via Instagram georganiseerd project met deelnemers over de hele wereld! Alex Bartholomew heeft dit bedacht en uitgewerkt. Vet tof!

Nu de patronen eens goed bestuderen en misschien (stiekem) een beetje vooruit werken. Want ik merkte dit jaar dat de zomervakantie een naaistop betekende.

Wordt vervolgd!

So these are the items in the Project #sewmystyle sewalong starting in January! (Yes I know there’s only 11, not 12, pictured here and that’s because one of them will be a new release from Named Clothing next year!) Do any of these take your fancy? If they do, then follow the link in the bio to sign up for the sewalong and discounts on these fab patterns! #sewcialists #makersgonnamake #handmadewardrobe #sewalong @alexbartholomew_ @namedclothing @megannielsenpatterns @sewhouse7 @sarahblaho @byhandlondon

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A very early NY resolution: I’m joining #sewmystyle: 12 pieces of garments in 12 months. And not just by myself, but in a through Instagram organised project with participants all around the world! Alex Bartholomew is the organiser. SO COOL!

Now I need to use my time wisely to check out the patterns and maybe try to (secretly) do something beforehand. Because last year I noticed the summer vacation means a sewing stop for me.

To be continued!

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