Het Lore Piar Lenne Top patroon heeft een opvallende unieke asymmetrische hals. Niet alleen leuk voor de komende feestdagen maar ook een top die prima het hele jaar te dragen.
Lore Piar did it again. Her Lenne Top is well designed with some amazing details. A beautiful asymmetrical neckline combined with a gathered shoulder.
Deze The Wolf and The Tree No Show Socks waren een last-minute Sinterklaas cadeau. Na het maken ven een paar nieuwe onderbroeken voor manlief bleef er nog wat restanten over. Perfect voor een paar sneakersokken.
It has already been Sinterklaas in the Netherlands Christmas still has to come. So if you’re looking for some leftover fabrics makes these no show socks are perhaps a great idea.
Iedereen kent misschien wel de gebreide polswarmers. Ook wel bekend als vingerloze handschoenen. Deze Dongo Design Hand Cuffs worden gemaakt van gebreide stoffen met stretch. Een leuk idee voor kleine restanten.
Everybody will perhaps know the knitted mitts or fingerless gloves. These Dongo Design Hand Cuffs are a little different. They are made of woolen fabric or leftovers sweater fabric with stretch.
Nog iets meer dan 3 maanden en dan staat Sinterklaas weer voor de deur. Nu de vakanties voorbij is het een mooi moment om eens na te denken over zelfgemaakte Sinterklaas cadeautjes. Etuis met elastiek bijvoorbeeld. Handig om cadeau te doen aan mensen die werken met een notebook.
Within 4 months it will be Christmas. Kids are back to school it’s a good time to think about homemade Christmas gifts. These All that sewing elastic pencil case are great to give to family and friends who have a notebook.
Gehaakte amigurumi is erg bekend maar er is ook een gebreide variant. De Frog pattern by Claire Garland is daar een mooi voorbeeld van.
Amigurumi is probably best known for the crocheted figures but it can also be knit. This Frog pattern by Claire Garland is a beautiful example of a knitted version.
Vorig jaar deed Oh, Gnome, You Didn’t van Sarah Schira ons huis aan. Dit jaar is het een gebreide Elf Mouse by Manon Lemaire.
Homemade Christmas decorations are always one of a kind. Last year Oh, Gnome, You Didn’t came into our house. This year it’s Elf Mouse by Manon Lemaire.
Je kunt natuurlijk altijd de winkel inrennen om kerstversiering te kopen maar ook kun je zelf aan de slag gaan. Deze Bee Sew Inspired Gnomette Doll is een leuk voorbeeld van een zelfgemaakte kerstversiering. Als je een middagje over hebt en wat restanten dan staat deze Gnomette Doll vanavond all tussen de andere versieringen.
You can always go to a shop to buy Christmas decorations but making them is much more fun. The Bee Sew Inspired Gnomette Doll is a good example of a homemade Christmas decoration. You only need one afternoon and some leftover fabrics to make this fun doll.
Het Misusu Folded X-Mas Tree patroon is oorspronkelijk bedoeld voor een foute kersttrui. Het patroon intrigeerde mij enorm maar een foute kersttrui maken zat er door omstandigheden niet in. Na een nachtje slapen ontstond het idee voor een Misusu Folded X-Mas Tree broche.
The Misusu Folded X-Mas Tree pattern is designed to make an ugly Christmas sweater. The pattern intrigued me but sewing a sweater wasn’t going to happen. After a good night sleep I had the solution. Why not make a Misusu Folded X-Mas Tree brooch version.
Zelfgemaakte kerstversieringen is altijd leuk om te doen. Ondertussen staat er van alles in ons huis. Maar er kan nog altijd meer bij. Zoals deze Oh, Gnome, You Didn’t van Sarah Schira.
Homemade Christmas decorations are unique. As soon as I saw the knitted Oh, Gnome, You Didn’t I knew he would be added to my collection.
We zijn niet ver meer verwijderd van Kerstmis. Uiteraard komt Sinterklaas nog maar met nu alvast kerstversiering maken is natuurlijk niets mis. Al een tijdje staat ‘an elf on the shelf’ op mijn ‘verlanglijstje’.
A few years ago I came across ‘elf on the shelf’ when I was looking for homemade Christmas decorations. You can find lots of patterns to make one. My version of the Atelier Caroline patron lutin is now every day in a different place in our house.
Natuurlijk is kerst 2020 ook anders dan normaal. Natuurlijk is het huis versierd en hebben we dit jaar maar weer eens ouderwets kerstkaarten versierd. Er zullen dit jaar minder mensen over de vloer komen. Ook zullen we niet op visite gaan tijdens de jaarwisseling. Maar wat trek je aan dit jaar? Je kunt natuurlijk ondanks alles flink uitpakken maar je kunt het natuurlijk ook rustig aandoen. Ik ga voor een comfortabele 2020 kerstoutfit.
Christmas is bound to look very different this year. Although our house is decorated we will have less family are coming to our house for a dinner. No visits at New Year. What to wear? You can go for a spectaculair outfit or wear a more comfortable outfit.
Kerstmis 2020 wordt een kerst zoals we die nog nooit hebben meegemaakt. Rede des te meer om er thuis een gezellige boel van te maken en in te zetten op een leuk vrolijk gedecoreerd huis. Zo kun je in de landen om eens heen veel items vinden die je zelf kunt maken. Een zoektocht op Engelse sites leverde bijvoorbeeld Beatrice the Angel en Darcy the Deer op. Patronen die je gratis kunt downloaden.
When it comes to making Christmas decorations one can find all kinds of sewing patterns. These two Sew Magazine Christmas figures for example. Beatrice the Angel and Darcy the Deer looked very appealing and prefect for decoration.
De eerste testversie van de Misusu Patterns Stereo Sweater bevatte ook een tuniek versie. Deze was ruim boven de knie maar eindigde niet als optie bij het definitieve patroon. Deze tuniek versie pracht mij wel op het idee om later een jurk versie te maken. Stofkeuze, uitvoering: in mijn hoofd zat de jurk al in elkaar. Direct na de Sinterklaasviering was een goed moment om aan de slag te gaan omdat ik dan nog genoeg tijd hebben om de Misusu Patterns Stereo Sweater becomes fitted Dress klaar te hebben voor de kerst.
The first test version of the Misusu Patterns Stereo Sweater also had a tunic version. This version didn’t ended up in the final pattern but the tunic version made me realise that I wanted to make a dress version for Christmas.
Initiative Handarbeit is een initiatief gestart om de hoeveelheid plastic boodschappentasjes terug te dringen. Je kunt op hun website diverse patronen vinden waarmee je boodschappentassen kunt stikken, haken of breien.
Initiative Handarbeit started this year with a campaign to reduce the use of plastic shopping bags. One can find all kind of patterns on their website to make them. There are patterns for sewing, knitting and crochet.
The first day of 2019 is almost gone. After a quit New Years Eve we met each other at our annual social New Years Day neighbourhood party. I wore one of my LBD and made a plate filled with pigs in a blanket. (an idea of eldest daughter).
Besides ideas, plans and challenges for my homemade wardrobe I’m everyday working on 10k steps/day challenge.
This is my final homemade sewing project for Christmas. I ended up having small scarps of fabric lying on the table after making my five other Christmas makes.
I decided to see if I could find a small project for fabric scraps to make another Christmas item. Sewing4Free has all kind of useful ideas and this Christmas stocking zipper pouch is one of them. A cute looking small stocking that has just the right size for gift card.
A Christmas wreath hanging on the front door is welcoming but it also looks great hanging in the living room near the Christmas tree. Not surprisingly that a home-made Christmas wreath was on my sewing list.
Someone showed more then two years ago on Facebook this Spring wreath with the suggestion it could easily be transformed into one suitable for Christmas. I bought a straw wreath, a few Christmas fabrics and both went into bag. This bag ended up in a cupboard.
I placed this make on my monthly sewing list at the beginning of this year and now this wreath is my fifth Christmas sewing project.
There isn’t a big difference between Sinterklaas and Father Christmas. Both are spend with family and friends. Often presents are found near the fire place or under the Christmas tree. These Presents can be big or small, cheap or expensive.
Children in the Netherlands are allowed to put a shoe near the fire place in the evening a few times before the fifth of December. Then they sing a song or two and the next morning the find a small gift (some sweet, pencils, a pair of socks) in their shoe.
Christmas stockings are for Christmas and they usually hang above the fire place. Father Christmas fills them with small gifts and one can find many of these so called ‘stocking fillers’ in lots of shops.
You probably read it in one of my previous Nikolaus Tasche that I wanted to make a gnoom using discarded socks. A gnoom is part of the Scandinavian history and culture. He also has a place in their Christmas tradition as well. Time to make one. One can easily find enough patterns to make one out of fabrics but not out of socks. I made a kind of sketch and a proof model using pins. When I had something looking like a gnoom I made a paper pattern using the model as a guide line.
After the pattern was made, the body was cut and sewn together. My gnoom also has a base in the form of a circle.
Sinterklaas has almost arrived in our part of the world but Christmas isn’t far away either. Time to start thinking about what to make for Christmas. Last year I shared some ideas for homemade gifts but also two lucky pigs. These pigs both had a zipper with a kind pocket for a small gift or money. This year I made a Father Christmas brings surprises. A great idea for kids to hide a small gift for them inside. I came across this pattern at Pinterest when I was looking for ideas to make for Christmas besides my wrath. But this Nikolaus Tasche looked so cute that I decided to make this one first.
In the meantime it is almost halfway October. Time to start making homemode gifts for the coming holidays. I set the Patty Doo Geo-Bag on my ‘sewing ideas for Sinterklaas and Christmas list’ as soon as this pattern was alive. This Patty Doo Geo-Bag is such a genius pattern. You fold an odd shaped piece of fabric, stitch a seam, fold again and like matching it begins to look like a bag. This pattern comes in two sizes. A big size to make a toiletry bag and a smaller version for a cosmetics bag. I made my version of a discarded jeans and dress shirt.
I’ve a few new sewing projects but also some sewing techniques on a ‘I want to make/do list’. So now and then I sew soft toys like a sloth, pig, fox and a rag doll.
Until now all these soft toys weren’t able to move their arms or legs. So on my sewing techniques list was exploring how this can be done.
A while ago I saw this Sew Magazine Clementine Cat. This cat has visible buttons joints for arms and legs. Perfect item for my technique project.
It’s almost 2018. I started this year with a bucket list of 15 items. How many items are completed after 365 days. Time for my Round-up Bucket list 2017. I start with the items that are still on the list. Traveling with a mobile home, eating french fries in Belgium in a so could ‘frietkot’ and using all the giftcards. That doesn’t sound too bad.
The announcement of this edition of the ‘Designin December’ challenge was done a few weeks ago. ‘Designin December’ is all about finding a designer original garment and make your designer me-made copy. I decided to make a two-piece part outfit suitable for Boxing Day and the days towards New Year. So here is my Homemade two-piece ‘Designin December’ 2017 party outfit story.
Christmas is less then two weeks away and many of you are already making their party outfits or probably have finished it. I usually wear a jeans with a cardigan or jacket because someone has to to he cooking. I’ve my party outfit already finished but it’s part of the Let’s Sti(c)k Together blogtour. This blogtour is scheduled for next week and therefore I show my Black-White boucle short cardigan today. This cardigan was a lucky found and also a perfect match with my party outfit.
Ik kwam tijdens mijn zoektocht naar zelfgemaakte nekkussens op internet dit gratis vos naaipatroon tegen. Misty Richardson is de ontwerpster van dit geweldige patroon. Ik maakte mijn Misty’s Whimsies Fox called Cherry van een oude sweater en wat andere restjes stof.
Note: Dit patroon is niet meer leverbaar. This pattern is no longer available.
Het Misty Whimsie Fox patroon heeft toegevoegde naadwaarden. Dit patroon komt met een uitgebreide instructie maar ook goede illustraties voor als je meer van plaatjes houdt. Ik maakte slechts een kleine aanpassing op het patroon van de neus. Mijn neus is onderdeel de kop en kan daardoor niet loskomen van de kop. Ik denk dat het daardoor iets veiliger is in de handen van kleine kinderen.
There is also an English version. Please scroll to the end of the Dutch version.
Everyone probably had a piggy bank as a child. I had a small one but sadly enough I can’t find it bag. My piggy bank had a rubber plug. The rubber plug was replaced by a cork because after a few years the rubber plug was broken. I came up with the idea of making Two Homemade Good Luck Pigs after reading about the Swedish love for pigs at Christmas. For centuries pigs were held to preserve their flesh in the form of ham and sausage so families had meat during the Winter. This preserved meat was also served at Christmas and made the centrepiece of Christmas dinners.
Er is ook een Nederlandse versie. Deze vind je aan het eind van de Engelse tekst.
I decided to make a car neck pillow in week 3 of this Oktober Homemade Christmas ideas. Most people will visit family and friends during these holidays and travel by car, airplane or train. Some like and can sleep during these hours and love to have a comfortable travel neck cushion but the neck pillow is also comfortable while reading. I had some off white teddy in my stash and wondering how to use that for a neck pillow. In my childhood time lots of elderly women were wearing small fur neck warmers. They were made of mink, weasel or a small fox. This gave me an idea to make an animal neck pillow. A fox caught my eye and the dark red fleece came form the leftover fabric stash. Now it was time to think about a pattern to make a Fox Travel Neck Pillow.
Er is ook een Nederlandse versie. Deze vind je aan het eind van de Engelse tekst.
We now will make some Homemade Activity Teaching toys. I wanted to make a rag doll for a girl and a fabric car set for a boy. Our eldest daughter advised me to make gender neutral toys. Gender neutral is a hot item and some warehouses are now advertising with gender neutral marketing. Time to let my first idea go and after a while I came up with the idea of Homemade Activity Teaching toys. When our daughters were small they both had a plastic bag that was filled we all kinds of games, books and toys to keep them busy while we were traveling. I made three of this type of Homemade Activity Teaching toys. Two they can play on their own and one to play together.
Er is ook een Nederlandse versie. Deze vind je aan het eind van de Engelse tekst.
Christmas is only 84 sleeps away. Time to think about gift ideas, stocking fillers, Christmas stockings to put them in, decorations and other fun homemade items. I show this month some homemade Christmas ideas and I start with a Red Jeans Homemade Christmas Stocking. I’m not only making Christmas ideas. Sue Stoney will also show and share some lovely decoration.
Er is ook een Nederlandse versie. Deze vind je aan het eind van de Engelse tekst.
You can see in another todays bog post my version of the Mondsee scarf. September 1th is the beginning of the meteorological Autumn. There’s a gap of three weeks between the meteorological Autumn and the astronomical Autumn. At the beginning of this week we still had Summer weather. Lots of sunshine and high temperatures. But the weather changed dramatically on Wednesday. It was raining almost the whole day and temperatures dropped. The next day was also grey and cold. It felt like we had a taste of Autumn already. I decided to start thinking about clothes to make for the upcoming astronomical Autumn while wearing my Mondsee scraf. I now share some of my Autumn 2017 sewing plans.
I decided to take a look at patterns I all ready have due to my ‘Use What You Have’ mission. I’ve found at least two patterns I want to use. This jeans from a recent KNIPmode magazine and the RDC Gerard manteau. I’m still looking in my pattern stash for sewing patterns suitable for a cardigan, a sweater and a pattern to knit another scarf.
Er is ook een Nederlandse versie. Deze vind je aan het eind van de Engelse tekst.
Sewing Happy X-mouse is made for Christmas. I love sewing Christmas decoration. These three dolls are hanging since a few years for our window. Last year I made Chris Moose. A couple of days ago I was looking for inspiration for the Christmas Wreath I had planned to make. Then I came across a mouse dressed for Christmas and as a follow up on the word Chris Moose I found X-mouse a nice and funny idea. I went looking for a pattern that looked a bit like a rag doll.
Crewneck Sweater Burda 11_2015 112 is made of black fabric with velvet polkadots from my stash. I bought this fabric last year while I was in The Hague together with our eldest daughter. It will be Christmas within four weeks and I wanted to make something to wear on Boxing day. The dress for the first Christmas day is already hanging in my closet. Boxing day asks for a more comfortable wear and I decided that I wanted to make a top that I could wear with the trousers I had made at the beginning of this year. I also made a skirt of the same fabric so I can choose that day if I want to wear trousers or a skirt.
The fabric and the pattern for this Christmas dress were bought more then two years ago at Stoffenspektakel in the Haarlemmermeer. One of the market stalls had a finished dress hanging made out of a pattern from the My Image magazine.
De stof en het patroon voor deze kerstjurk werden meer dan twee jaar geleden gekocht tijdens Stoffenspektakel in de Haarlemmermeer. Aan een van de kramen hing een jurk gemaakt van een patroon uit het MyImage tijdschrift. (meer…)
A couple of weeks ago I asked my husband which dessert he would like finishingChristmas dinner. His answer was Chipolata Puddin
Een paar weken geleden vroeg ik mijn echtgenoot wat voor een toetje hij zou willen als besluit van het Kerstdiner. Zijn antwoord: Een Chipolata Pudding.
On FoldLine someone showed Chris Moose and I decided to make it too. Chris Moose is a pattern from Sew Magazine. In my bag with leftover fabric I found some tweed fabric for the body parts, a piece of knitted fabric for the tail and ears, a piece of pink fleece for the inner ears and tartan fabric for the antlers and hoofs. The eyes are two brown horn buttons from my button box.
Op FoldLine liet iemand Chris Moose zien en ik besloot er ook een te maken. Chris Moose is een patroon van Sew Magazine. In een tas met reststoffen vond ik tweed voor het lijf, een stuk gebreide stof voor de staart en oren, een stukje rose fleece voor de binnenkant van het oor en tartan voor het gewei en hoeven.
