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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 8 - While she was sleeping and Straightgrain

August 31, 2017


Today is day eight of the Cosmo dress tour. Today Jenya from While she was sleeping and An from StraightGrain are sharing their gorgeous dresses!! Until Saturday, 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 Cosmo 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 7 - Cas & Nina and Liivi & Liivi

August 29, 2017


Today is day seven of the Cosmo dress tour. Today Deborah from Cas & Nina and Maarika from Liivi & Liivi are sharing their beautiful makes! 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 Cosmo 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 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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COSMO TOUR: DAY 1 - KAATJENAAISELS AND BEL'ETOILE

August 15, 2017



Today kicks off the Cosmo dress tour! Twenty two lovely sewers from around the world will be sharing their Cosmo dresses over the next three weeks! During the tour, you can receive a 15% discount on the Cosmo pattern with the code: COSMOTOUR. Apply at checkout HERE! And guess what? You can now also purchase the Cosmo pattern in Dutch! Thank you so much to Anke from Amore for the translation and Marjolein from Flaflinko for the proof reading!!  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 that I will be announcing over there tomorrow!

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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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Introducing the Cosmo dress

July 19, 2017

Today I am excited to share more photos and details and also invite testers for my newest pattern, the Cosmo dress!  I designed the first prototype of this dress late last year but it was pushed aside by other projects until a couple of months ago when I developed it more, added more options and began testing the pattern.  The Cosmo dress is semi-fitted A-line silhouette with a pieced front and side pockets. The front dress seams and pockets can be piped or left plain. Three different half collar options can be added at the neckline.  The dress closes with an exposed zipper at the back, which gives the dress a modern edge. The dress is unlined, but rather finished with facings. The dress can be made sleeveless, with pleated short sleeves, flutter sleeves or plain three quarter or long sleeves, making the dress wearable in any weather.  The Cosmo dress also lends itself to some creative colour blocking!  


These dresses are both made in fabric designed by Cosmo. The grey woodland fabric was purchased at Spotlight and inspired the name of the pattern. The gorgeous brown cotton linen was a gift from Kawaii Fabrics.  Kawaii not only generously gifted me the cotton canvas I used for this coat, but also this beautiful floral.  I felt like the brown Kawaii floral was a good match with the grey bear fabric without being too 'matchy'.  I also could have chosen this fabric, or this, or this, or this...... So many lovely choices, which would all make gorgeous Cosmo dresses!  Kawaii also offer really great shipping rates with minimum spends qualifying for free shipping - often the shipping is what makes shopping on line less attractive, but fill your cart for the equivalent of $100 AUD and the shipping is waived.  Win!! Thank you Maggie and Kawaii for the gorgeous fabrics! I can certainly recommend Kawaii to all of my readers! 


The Cosmo dress also features an exposed closed zip at the back.  This means the back dress is cut on the fold, instead of two mirrored pieces.  If you haven't sewn an exposed zip before, don't be afraid! It is very straightforward and just requires some care and some accurate pining! I am working on a video currently that will be available to view when the pattern is released to guide you step by step if you need further clarification aside from the written/photographic instructions.  


Emily's dress features the pleated short sleeves and sailor collar.  

While Isabella's dress features long sleeves and the tie collar option.  As you can see in the opening pattern cover pic, there is also another collar option that I will show you in the coming days. 


My new friend Marjolein from the lovely blog and IG account: Flaflinko helped me with sewing the sleeveless view and will also be sharing her gorgeous dress soon! So make sure to follow her to see! I asked for Marjolein's help for three reasons...1/ She lives in the Northern Hemisphere (Belgium) so her daughter is more likely to get wear out of the flutter sleeve dress at present, 2/ I love her style, and 3/ It is much more fun working on a pattern with a friend! As I discovered working with Jill on the Juliette pattern! Thank you Marjolein! 

Would you like to apply to test the Cosmo dress? Testing will begin this Friday 21st July and finish on Saturday 29th July. Please only apply if you can commit to this time frame.  You can complete the application HERE. Edit (20/7/'17) -TESTING APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. Thanks for applying!