Dresses

MAYU PATTERN RELEASE

April 27, 2020


Today I am releasing the Mayu dress pattern!! So excited for this one!! So far, I have made five  Mayu dresses and counting because they are so fun and quick to sew (four or five dresses shown here). The Mayu dress pattern is available in English and Dutch in sizes 12mo-12y. You can receive 20% off this week with codes MAYUENGLISH and MAYUDUTCH (expires Friday 1st May, midnight Melbourne time). You can find the pattern HERE!

Dresses

A birdie dress

April 16, 2018


Today I thought I would share a dress I made a couple of months ago for Emily.  I discovered the beautiful fabrics designed by Australian designer Lauren from Thistle and Fox on IG late last year and absolutely adore her designs.  She has created so many beautiful prints, many of them being Australian themed, which I love.  I purchased this fabric through Lauren's shop at Spoonflower. The print I chose is called Swooping swallow (in copper + peach).  Isn't it gorgeous? I found it so hard to choose!  Lauren also has a lovely IG account where you can see many of her prints and also her sewing.

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lotte martens tour

November 14, 2017



Today I am very happy to be part of the International Lotte Martens tour! Lotte Martens is a beautiful Belgian fabric brand owned by Lotte herself.  I was contacted a couple of months ago by Eva (Lotte's PR manager) asking if I would be interested in receiving some of the gorgeous screen printed fabric to sew up for this tour.  Of course this an offer one cannot refuse!  I eagerly jumped on line to carefully select my favourite fabric to order...

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vienna dress

September 05, 2017

Today I am joining in with the Vienna dress tour! I love joining in other pattern designers tours to repay the favour and also to support others and because I love sewing up patterns I've not yet used! So when Isabel from Bel'Etoile and Katrien from Kaatjenaaisels contacted me to ask if I would be interested in sewing up either the Vienna dress (designed by Isabel and drafted by Katrien) or the Nena dress/top (designed and drafted by Katrien), I immediately signed up!  Isabel and Katrien have both been great supporters of mine and I love their style so it was an easy decision! If you would like to buy the Vienna dress pattern (which I can happily recommend), you can purchase it HERE. Use code: INSTAPARTY for a 10% discount.

cosmo dress

Cosmo tour: day 9 - kneesocks + goldilocks, Honderdachtentwintig, Mend + make new and Yaaritg

September 01, 2017


Today is the final day of the Cosmo dress tour. Today I am lucky to have four lovely sewers to introduce...Jill, Fabienne, Jenny and Yaarit. Until tomorrow, you can receive a 15% discount on the Cosmo pattern with the code COSMOTOUR. Apply at checkout HERE! Available in English and Dutch.  

Jill from Kneesocks & Goldilocks is a good friend of mine now. I discovered her beautiful sewing and photography about a year ago through Instagram. We collaborated together to create the Juliette dress + top and I a big fan of hers! If you don't already follow Jill on Instagram, you are missing out!! She is super intelligent, beautiful and talented! She is a doctor/mother and avid sewer.  You will love Jill!

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COSMO TOUR: Day 5 - Bellevi, Amore + Pimp your pattern

August 25, 2017


Four lovely Cosmo dresses to share today!  Today's sewers are Evi from Bellevi, Anke from Amore and Wanessa from PimpYourPattern! During the tour, you can receive a 15% discount on the Cosmo pattern with the code COSMOTOUR. Apply at checkout HERE! Available in English and Dutch. Do you need another incentive to buy the Comso dress pattern? Well make sure to follow me on Instagram because I have a fun giveaway going on over there too! Win 1.5metres of Cotton and Steel fabric, piping and exposed zip! Simply tag your Cosmo dress with the hashtag #cosmodresspattern by next Friday 1st September to have a chance at winning!

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COSMO TOUR: Day 4 - Petrol + Mint, DooLittle Designs Co

August 24, 2017


Two more lovely Cosmo dresses to share today!  Marleen (from Petrol + Mint) and Dusty (from DooLittle Designs Co) are sharing their gorgeous dresses! During the tour, you can receive a 15% discount on the Cosmo pattern with the code COSMOTOUR. Apply at checkout HERE! Available in English and Dutch. Do you need another incentive to buy the Comso dress pattern? Well make sure to follow me on Instagram because I have a fun giveaway going on over there too! Win 1.5metres of Cotton and Steel fabric, piping and exposed zip! Simply tag your Cosmo dress with the hashtag #cosmodresspattern by next Friday 1st September to have a chance at winning!

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DAY 4: COSMO TOUR - FLAFLINKO + LARTH

August 22, 2017


Another day of cosmo dresses! I have two talented ladies joining me today - Marjolein from Flaflinko and Qwinta from Larth. During the tour, you can receive a 15% discount on the Cosmo pattern with the code COSMOTOUR. Apply at checkout HERE! Available in English and Dutch. Do you need another incentive to buy the Comso dress pattern? Well make sure to follow me on Instagram because I have a fun giveaway going on over there too! Win 1.5metres of Cotton and Steel fabric, piping and exposed zip! Simply tag your Cosmo dress with the hashtag #cosmodresspattern by next Friday 1st September to have a chance at winning!

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COSMO TOUR: DAY 3 - HAVIN SEW MUCH FUN, WENSJE + GIDDY ANTS

August 18, 2017


Today is the third day of the Cosmo tour.  I have three talented ladies joining me today with three dresses to share!  Loni from Havinsewmuchfun, Sofie from Wensjewat and Alex from Giddy Ants! During the tour, you can receive a 15% discount on the Cosmo pattern with the code COSMOTOUR. Apply at checkout HERE! Available in English and Dutch. Do you need another incentive to buy the Comso dress pattern? Well make sure to follow me on IG because I have a fun giveaway going on over there too! Win 1.5metres of Cotton and Steel fabric, piping and exposed zip!

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COSMO TOUR: DAY 2 - PETITE BOUT DE CHOU + BY DAGBjORT

August 17, 2017


Today is the second day of the Cosmo tour.  I have two more lovely ladies joining me today with three dresses to share!  Leen from Petite Bout De Chou (above) and Dagjbort from ByDagbjort. During the tour, you can receive a 15% discount on the Cosmo pattern with the code COSMOTOUR. Apply at checkout HERE! Available in English and Dutch. Do you need another incentive to buy the Comso dress pattern? Well make sure to follow me on IG because I have a fun giveaway going on over there too! Win 1.5metres of Cotton and Steel fabric, piping and exposed zip!

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STRAWBERRY COSMO

August 07, 2017


This dress has been sitting half sewn in my sewing room for a couple of weeks now. I needed to trial the zip guard on my Cosmo dress pattern last week and this was my test dress! I fell in love with this gorgeous print the moment I saw it.  Designed by Kimberly Kight for Cotton and Steel and purchased at Miss Matatabi. Unfortunately it is not in stock there anymore but you can find it here. The sweet fabric sat in my sewing drawers for a few months until I decided to turn it in to a fun strawberry Cosmo dress for Juliette!

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HOPSCOTCH DRESS

June 27, 2017


Today my two big girls enjoyed a student free day and I decided I needed to make something for Isabella using one of my stretch fabrics. She loves to wear comfortable clothes and prefers to wear leggings and a top rather than a woven dress these days. I don't like seeing my girls in store bought clothes for the majority of the time, so it is time for me to start sewing some more every day clothes.