Author: sewingcircle

The Great Indian Sewing Bee

This was the first bag and two more followed + a dress and a little skirt (among other things) while this great sewing grandmother was in Japan*

Unbelieveable: This is Her First Project

Natural Talent?? I don’t know, but this is the FIRST project of  a new student from Russia… She just started and within 3 lessons we finished this dress. It is perfect!        

The New T-shirt Collection!!

My daughter is so lucky to have a sewing granny! I made the first sample, handed all fabrics over to my mother in law and -voila! It’s done. Like magic hands ***  

Blouse and Cardigan

Two new projets got finished last Thursday: an organza cardigan and an arganza blouse. It was hard to sew these fabrics, but  the serger (overlock) helped a lot.  

Little Dress for Summer

I started to smock again… somehow this is my preferred technique for the Summers. This is  a little dress that I made for my daughter. Please view also Time to Smock and Shirring Boom  

Young Sewing Master Part. 2

It’s amazing, how fast one can learn sewing! This 9 year old sewing master has just finished her first blouse with sleeves (we all know that sleeves aren’t THAT easy) and a bias tape around the collar with a little slit and button at the back… wow! Please also view the previous post Projects in…

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Füßlinge

In German you’d call this Füßlinge. It’s the kind of socks that don’t reach to the ancle, but just cover the footsole. I love them and just figured out, how to make them.        

A Comfy Bean Seat

If you are almost 2 you need one of those: A comfy bean seat! It is made of 3 pieces: bottom and top circle and a long wide strip to connect the two. In the seams are very cute pipings. Well done, Jennifer!! (She actually started sewing with me when her little one was only 2…

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A Lacy Wool Dress

This is another inspiration for the upcoming Summer. A lacy wool dress, sewn in a overlay style and with a slightly A-line skirt. Falling gently around the legs as well as around the arms with the playful overlay sleeves.