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A Little Sewing

Saturday, September 12th, 2009 Posted in Family, Our garden, Sewing | 11 Comments »

Yesterday we had a very nice afternoon after we all got home. The girls spent a while jumping and playing on the trampoline, and it was a joy to watch how Ronja took good care of little sister - doesn't ...

Clowns and Angels

Monday, February 9th, 2009 Posted in Day to day, Family, Frida, Ronja, Sewing, Special occasions | 13 Comments »

Yesterday, we all went to Fastelavn - you know, the thing I told you about the other day. And Ronja was indeed an angel - here she is on the wings.      Saturday I had been making an outfit for Frida as ...

Ottilia angel

Friday, February 6th, 2009 Posted in Sewing | 22 Comments »

Yesterday evening, I finished Ronja's angel costume, which is based on the Ottilia dress from Ottobre winter, 2007.   It's made up of a dress, an underdress, a headband (as a halo), and a pair of wings. For most of the dress, ...

The girl in the window

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Day to day, Ronja, Sewing | 5 Comments »

I just left work, and while I was walking to the train, a bird was singing - you know, spring-like! I immediately started dreaming of bursting buds, sunshine, and warmer temperatures. It won't be long - right?   This is Ronja modeling her ...

Roses for Ronja

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 Posted in Day to day, Sewing | 19 Comments »

This weekend I did some sewing. I bought a delicious Hilco velvet a few weeks ago at Dots N Stripes - who are having a sale at the moment. There's still a few months of winter left in Denmark, so it's not ...