Ellen's Sewing Passion

I bought only one meter of this viscose fabric from  Abby's Tekstiler.no   and I thought it will be nice to make a blouse with short sleeves. The pattern is from BurdaStyle 7/2005, and I have made a  Flower Blouse  once before. The back seam, princess seams, shoulder- and side seams are stitched together. I stitched the collar, and then the facing around the neck and for the button list. Then I made the lining and the ribbon for the waist. The short sleeves are gathered both at the hem and the shoulders. Then the sleeves are stitched to the armholes. BurdaStyle pattern #107 07/2025

This african print catched my eyes, and I thought it would be nice for childrens clothes :) I decided to make a dress for our granddaughter, and found a pattern in a Patrones magazine.   The dress has a phone-pocket and that was a new detail I had not tried to make before. The upper part is asymmetric, and therefore the skirt is asymmetric as well. Instead of a double layer of fabric I made a facing for the neckline and the armholes.  I stitched the princess seams and the side seams before stitching the facing in place. I attached the skirt and the phone-pocket. I have tried to show how the phone pocket is when it's flat and open. The phone-pocket is on the left-handside. The dress is finished, and I hope our 3-years granddaughter will love it😊 Patrones extra 04/2014

This is a pattern that really catched my eye! I like to challenge myself, and the lapel collar is a bit tricky to make, but this time I'm very happy with the outcome :) I have used light weight denim with a little stretch. I started with makeing all the inserts for the upper part. Then I stitched the the front and back panels together. This is the facing for the collar. I stitched the lower part to the collar before stitching the collar together.  I have also made a "fake" pocket on the left side. Then the skirt is stitched together with the upper part. I'm very happy with my new dress ☺️ BurdaStyle #111 12/2025