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Tulip Dress

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011 Posted in Ronja, Sewing | 11 Comments »

Just before the weekend I received the latest Ottobre, and some of the designs in there show a simplicity almost like the one that you usually see in Japanese patterns - I love it. Sunday I went ahead and traced ...

Lickety Spring

Friday, March 26th, 2010 Posted in Family, Our garden, Sewing | 4 Comments »

I made a Lickety Split bag for spring a while ago as a gift for a special blog-friend. I didn't show you then, but it's more than appropriate now, because I think I can say with confidence, that spring is ...

Taking It Easy

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 Posted in Sewing | 15 Comments »

It's definitely time for an update, don't you think? I found a job - I even managed to find one that I'm totally looking forward to, with Denmark's largest publishing group called Berlingske Media! I had my last day at ...

Oilcloth Apron For A Little Painter

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 Posted in Frida, Sewing | 16 Comments »

Frida loves to paint. A LOT. And so far she has been using an oversize bib as an apron, but yesterday I decided we should be able to do better than that. So I made her an apron. The oilcloth is ...

Amy’s Mini Dress

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 Posted in Sewing | 7 Comments »

Besides the Simply Stylish Handbag, another thing that has been waiting for me to get on with it, is the Mini Dress from Amy Butler. It's rather funny actually, because I first saw it in a friends Flickr-photostream. She made two ...

My Lickety Split Bag

Saturday, July 25th, 2009 Posted in Day to day, Sewing | 13 Comments »

A bit earlier I sent off Mads and Ronja to the cinema. It's Ronja's very first trip to the cinema, and they're going to see the new Curious George movie - Ronja loves Curious George, and she was so excited! ...

Amy Butler Birdie Sling

Friday, July 10th, 2009 Posted in Sewing | 14 Comments »

I bought the pattern for Amy Butler's Birdie Sling a few months ago, and these past two nights I finally got around to making one. It's a great pattern, and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a nice ...

Early Summer Blouse

Friday, March 6th, 2009 Posted in Day to day, Ronja, Sewing | 17 Comments »

Monday I received a package of beautiful fabric from Fabric.com. I have been rather tired this week, still not feeling up to much after my sore throat and stuffy nose took off last week, but I still had to do a bit ...