Ever since I found a new base pattern with a good fit for my body shape, I wanted to try al kinds of garments. One garment I’m thinking about a lot lately is a corduroy dress. Based on a shirtdress, but really feminin, and with a twist. I started drawing the pattern for the back […]
Ever since my first lesson pattern drafting, when I was still a somewhat naive eighteen year old, I’ve always used the techniques for base patterns that I was taught. It was never mentioned, but those bases are according to the Rundschau method. I was already fascinated enough to be drawing the bases for straight skirts and tops, […]
I’ve had this piece of fabric in my stash that I bought years ago at IKEA with a giant crab print on it. At the time I just liked the print but had no idea what to use it for. Of course with the print being so big it had to be used in a […]
When I cleaned up my fabric stash, now already a year ago, I rediscovered a nice white linen-cotton blend fabric. A perfect fabric for a nice summer dress. And now, a year later I decided to make that linen summer dress. Like I normally do, I try to envision the dress before starting on the […]
At the beginning of the COVID-19 lock-down in Belgium I felt a bit lost. Of course. Like a lot of us I think. But I figured this could be a good time to do some things I don’t always have enough time to do. Like making clothes, and trying out new patterns. So I decided […]
We are already 3 months into the new year, so it’s about time I told you about the dress I made to celebrate the beginning of this year. I have this personal tradition to make a new dress, or garment, for every New Year’s eve celebration, ever since I was 16. I think I only […]
Two of my friends got married last weekend, and of course this was an opportunity to make a new dress for myself. I’ve always liked making new dresses or outfits for special occasions like New Year’s or weddings. In fact, the one time I wasn’t wearing a dress I made myself to a wedding, somebody […]
Lately I’ve had an interest in shirt dresses. Of course it’s a trend at the moment, but I just like the casual dressed up feeling of it. But since I sometimes lack bottoms, I thought why not make just the skirt part of a shirt dress? For the fabric I choose a popelin cotton fabric […]