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New Territory

Thursday, April 28th, 2011 Posted in Frida, Sewing, Work life | 4 Comments »

Today was a bit of a tough day at work, and it left me with a lot on my mind. As always, the obvious way for me to relax and get my mind off things is to sew - it's ...

Fabric in Copenhagen and a Versatile Smock Top

Monday, June 29th, 2009 Posted in Day to day, Outings, Sewing, Shopping | 19 Comments »

I had a very nice weekend! Most of my Saturday was spent with a very good friend of mine, walking the streets of central Copenhagen, checking out some of the wonderful fabric shops, and just talking, talking, and talking. This ...

Circus Elephant Baby Shoes

Friday, February 27th, 2009 Posted in Day to day, Internet, Sewing, Special occasions | 11 Comments »

I have long wanted to try the Cloth Shoe Pattern from Stardust Shoes and when a good friend gave birth to a little baby boy, I had to make these.     The tutorial is great, and I would definitely use it again. I ...

Soft, warm, and pink

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 Posted in Sewing | 11 Comments »

Alright then. I have to say now, that the object here is not so much what I made, but the fact that I made something.   That being said, Frida needed some new pants, so I digged up the Vilkas pattern from ...

The oilcloth project

Thursday, November 6th, 2008 Posted in Day to day, Ronja, Sewing | 18 Comments »

I have been wanting to try a tutorial from the U-handblog for quite some time now - just had to work up the nerve... She has lots of great tutorials there, but the one I had my mind set on ...