Refashion

Julie in her Carolyn Pajamas
Pattern: Carolyn Pajamas from Closet Case Files Fabric: Second hand duvet cover from Fretex I dound this awesome duvet in a second hand store and it was perfect for a pajamas. I had two different sides of this duvet cover and only needed the one, so made one pajama for my big sister. I planned on making one for myself in the near future, but since I have sewn other things instead I figured I post a blog for my […]

Summer PJs for my sister!

 tagged Carolyn Pajamas
Alice
Name: Alice (Alice in Wonderland) Pattern: Macaron dress from Colette Patterns Fabric: Ikea curtains and pink party sateen for my sister and light blue cotton curtains for me. Background story of the two Macaron dresses: I made this dress for me as a muslin last summer, why? Because I needed to test it out before I made my Randall Boggs dress as a maid of honor dress for my sisters wedding last year. So after half-assed the Alice dress and […]

Sister sisters!

 tagged Macaron dress
Flounder
Name: Flounder jumper Pattern: Astiora from Seamwork Mag Fabric: Thrift shop jumper I spotted this fantastic jumper at my local thrift shop, and just had to have it. Isn’t it brightly beautiful? This is a mens jumper size XL. Luckily bf didn’t want it, (it was to big for him anyway) so I cut it up and stitch it together again. This time I used the pattern of the Astoria from Seamwork magazine. Here’s some of the process: First I […]

Thrift shop refashion!

 tagged Astoria jumper / Seamwork / Sweater
Buzz Lightyear
  Name: Buzz Lightyear jumper Pattern: Astoria sweater from Seamwork Mag. Fabric: Bf’s old jumper I’m calling this jumper the Buzz Lightyear Sweater. It’s simple, but beautiful. takes under an hour to make and fits great (mainly because it’s knit/jersey fabric). This is the first Astoria I made. Boyfriend clean out his closet and threw away clothes he never used. In the mix of all this I found a sweater I thought was nice, and I haven’t made the Astoria […]

The simplicity of the Astoria pullover

 tagged Seamwork / Sweater