Outdoor jacket

This jacket has been on my list for a while, I just didn't have the right pattern for it. But now that QUINN and PHILIPPA from Farbenmix are available in my shop, I had to have a go. It is a bit more time consuming due to many different pattern pieces, but I'm very happy with the result. It is made from soft shell fabric and is water repellent and windproof.

More dresses

Pattern: Tunic 'Kerstin', OTTOBRE design 1/2013, fabric Cotton Poplin Apples

 

Pattern: MARIEKE from Farbenmix, fabric Tamina fine cord and pink baby cord

New dresses

I'm currently working on some dresses and other items for the shows in March. I use them to display on my stall which makes the whole thing much more colourful than just having posters on the wall.

Leoni turned nine last week - yes, already - and she invited some of her friends to an indoor climbing park. She'd been there before and really loved it. Not everyone was very keen at the beginning, but after a while they were really into it. Pretty high, if you ask me....

I made her this quilt as a present out of what seemed hundreds of little squares (a big thank you to my mum who cut them all!). It goes very well with her new sofa :-)

Sewing workshops

From April on I will be running sewing workshops here in my workroom in Dundee. If you are an absolute beginner and would like to learn basic sewing skills or a more advanced sewer who would like to try out new things, just come along. We'll be making loop scarfs, owl cushions, and of course clothes for children like trousers, pinafores and t-shirts. To download the programme click here. If you need any further information or want to book a place please contact me on 01382 813132 or send me an email to info@dotsnstripes.co.uk.

New coat

I think they did a really good job with the last Ottobre magazine 5/2012 as it contains quite a few patterns that I like. So I started with the "Perfect Autumn" coat. I made it in boiled wool, no lining,  and it was a quick and easy make as you don't need to finish the seams as wool doesn't fray. Still a bit too cold for this weather, but spring is not far away, is it?

And how winter is here...

.. it's been snowing all day and we're kind of snowed in. I have only been out to clean the path but that's all covered again! Everything is so peaceful outside, I wonder how long it will last....