My friend Nadia wanted to try and sew her first dress and I offered to help her. She liked the Shakira pattern but she decided she wanted to make it sleeveless and without a collar & buttons. She b…
Several days (but I’m kinda slow)… in the beginning I made it a little too tight so I had to un…
I used some cotton fabric with African patterns I bougt at a local haberdashery. I liked the idea of using an Asian pattern with an African fabric, of mixing styles.
I really wanted to make my own Paola dress for which I decided to use this lilac silk I bought on my last trip to China. I had some problems with the pattern as the front and the back of the should…
I really liked that pattern and I decided to give it a go with some raw silk I bought in India. Although it
might look a little short on me I think this jacket looks great on a dress. As I did not…
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