Finished: Archer buttonup by Grainline Studio

My second Archer button up!

My first one I haven’t even blogged about (made from purple plaid fabric gifted by my great aunt) but let’s do this one first. (because I just finished it!)

Look at this wedding picture ๐Ÿ˜€ Photo made in my parents garden by Boudewijn

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Finished: Archer buttonup by Grainline Studio

Design your Wardrobe week 1

I needed some structure and vision in my sewing journey. And apparently there were more like me (nope, i’m not a special snowflake): Seamwork Magazine came to the rescue!

They designed an 4 week program to help you plan your wardrobe. You can enroll twice a year and I decided to enter this February. It’s free, but you have to be a Seamwork Member (active or paused membership, it doesn’t matter)

Every workday for 4 weeks you get an email with dispatches, food for thought & worksheets. And step by step you getting closer to designing your wardrobe. That is a lovely result eh? But there is work to do. A lot.
There is a Design Your Wardrobe Facebook group and it totally took over my timeline. I loved it (because it all are very positive posts & all abouw sewing, what’s not to love?) but when the course started and I couldn’t start immediately, I got a bit overwhelmed with all the input the other students were giving. Lees verder “Design your Wardrobe week 1”

Design your Wardrobe week 1

How I met Listokap or Finished: Grainline Studio Linden Sweatshirt

Long live the Instragram community! Through the Monetaparty I “met” Linda (@Listokap on Instagram).
She made a gorgeous Monetadress with hand stamped fabric (yes i LOVED the handstamped part) Lees verder “How I met Listokap or Finished: Grainline Studio Linden Sweatshirt”

How I met Listokap or Finished: Grainline Studio Linden Sweatshirt

Refashioned: from buttondown men shirt to dress.

I LOVE refashioning. Or upcycling. Or whatever you call it. It is such a good idea to make something new out of something old (hm, something we also do at my work.. i see a pattern here ๐Ÿ˜‰ )

Last month there was the Restyling exchange of Pilar and Amy Nicole and I was so thrilled because the more the merrier and I love to see everyones take on what to make out of something excisting.

They asked you to send a garment (which you have but don’t wear) to your swap partner and vice versa, and to make something out of it for the other one. And thatย  scared me to bits.

Because sewing for myself: excellent!
For my loved ones: fine!
For some one I don’t know? Only through Instagram? OMG!

So I refashioned in spirit of the Restyling Exchange.

What did I have?
A XXXXXL denim button down men shirt.

And an polyester jersey infinity scarf

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Refashioned: from buttondown men shirt to dress.