different shades of blue

My daughter got a new pair of jeans! I made them using the Ottobre pattern and - as quite often - I had to modify it because it was too wide. I'd prefer the pattern to be more "slim fit". Anyway, after the changes the pants were fine in the end.

I added some decorative details to the pockets.

I also made a hat and a scarf in a petrol/blue elephant fabrics from Znok design.

back to the needle...

... or a sewing machine, rather. The past months have been quite tough since our baby refused to sleep during the nights. She used to wake up and cry and scream for 2-3 hours every night. It was very tiresome and deprived me from any lust to sew or to blog. I do not know how we survived these two months of horror... Anyway, it is much better now. Our girl still wakes up during the night, but then she falls asleep without too much fuss.

I am back to business now, meaning sewing, and I am much inspired as: 1) my shelves are stuck with new fabrics bought at the winter's Syfestivalen in Stockholm, 2) I've got myself an overlock (Janome 644) - it really makes much difference, 3) I have created a proper place for sewing at home (thank you, IKEA).

Here are some of the things I made during the past few months.

A simple scarf for me! Very warm...

A baby top...

Red corduroy pants...

And black cozy pants (actually upcycled from my husband's sweatshirt)...

 

: Patterns: from Ottobre Design

: Fabrics: various, mainly from Stoff & Stil and Znokdesign.

scarcity of time

I am back to work since October, and unfortunately I do not have much time  neither for sewing, nor for updating the blog...

These pants I made for quite some time ago as a birthday present for my husband. They are warm and comfy and just perfect for his parental leave.

 

:pattern: Ottobre Design 4/2011 (which is one of the best issues in my opinion), size 174cm

: fabrics: grey velour from MG-tyger and cobalt-blue ribbing

Pants en masse

I like sawing baby pants! It is so easy and quick... Looking at different patterns in OttobreDesign I just knew I have to make these and these...

...and these and these :)

cute harem pants

My daughter needs new pants as she grew too big for all her old ones. So I made these harem pants! Not only they are cute but they are also comfy to crawl around...

I really like the pattern, so I guess I will sew more of them - maybe using same colour jersey and ribbing... And the nice thing about them is that they were made in no time!

: pattern: Ottobre Design 1/2011, size 68 cm
: fabric: jersey from MG-tyger and ribbing from Ohlssons Tyger