The tales of a simple girl.
Part of the "While I Was Away" series. This dress came together during the last week before I started my master's. Since it was still fresh off the sewing machine, I thought it would be the perfect outfit for the welcoming ceremony. I already had the whole outfit planned in my head: the orange gingham…
Part of the "While I Was Away" series. Some sewing patterns quietly become favourites. After making the Loungewear Set from Peppermint Magazine Issue 46 several times, I knew I wanted to try another one of their designs. The Samford Set from Issue 57 quickly found its way onto my sewing table, and I already had…
Part of the "While I Was Away" series. Some sewing techniques stay on your wish list for years before you finally find the right moment to try them. For me, quilting was one of them. For the longest time, I thought quilting and patchwork were almost the same thing. The more I read about them,…
Two years. That is how long this little corner of the internet has been quiet. Looking at the date of my last post feels almost surreal because, in my mind, I never really left. Every now and then I would think about coming back, write a few sentences in my head, imagine the stories I…
Last year, I made myself three identical pajamas using the Noa pattern, which I elongated by 20 cm to transform into a dress. This year, I found out that three of the same pajamas were not enough. Typically, I take a clean one whenever I have a good bath and wash my hair, which is…
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