Look who’s bringing the milk in! It’s me in my new Canadian Tuxedo with patch pockets. I made a denim version of my Lotta Jansdotter’s Everyday Style Pilvi coat. Now that I have altered the patten to my liking, it’s a very fast make ~ maybe half a day to cut, make and bind the seams. This… Continue reading A Denim Pilvi Coat With Patch Pockets
I finished a few new bags in the last couple of weeks. Here is how I added the leather handles to my Lotta Jansdotter Elsa Tote. Leather Handles To be honest ~ adding these screwed leather straps was a pain. I bought these 3mm wide, 127cm saddlery leather straps at Artisan Leather. They were good quality, the… Continue reading Leather Handles for My Elsa Tote Bag
I’m having lots of fun with Me Made May ’16. I wore my new embroidered bag for the first time this week and documented it on Tuesday. I’m also wearing my own shirt and fave Texas birthday cowboy boots. I’ll be doing weekly round-ups of my me made outfits, Mondays on my blog, and daily… Continue reading Bits and Bobbins: Me Made May Fun
I wanted a bright and Springy accessory to wear with my velvet Pilvi coat. I feel that a red scarf can take this coat into winter, but a bright green or yellow makes it more suitable for Spring. I didn’t want anything too big, since I want the pattern of the coat to take centre stage. I had some… Continue reading Charm Shawl Paired With Pilvi Coat
I finished my first Pilvi Coat and I think I love it. I’m wearing it, indoors, right now. I like the idea of just throwing it on over a t-shirt and jeans, and feeling “dressed”. A medium weight cotton is great for my lifestyle. Just the right comfort level and the sleeves are short enough that… Continue reading Finished Pilvi Coat in Cotton Velvet
The internet is full of tutorials for Hong Kong seam binding, but I’m adding mine to the pool because I don’t like the way I see it demonstrated on most sites. I hadn’t done any Hong Kong binding in a while and wanted to refresh my memory before I made my Pilvi Coat. I looked… Continue reading Hong Kong Binding: How-to
It took no time to whip up this toile. The sewing probably took all of 15 minutes. Pattern adjustments and cutting out may have taken slightly longer, but worth it. I’m going to start calling this a toile again. Every time I type “make a muslin” or “photograph muslin” into my phone to-do list,… Continue reading Pilvi Coat Toile
I have been humming and hawing about which pattern to use for my spring coat, or whether to draft my own. Right now, I’m enjoying exploring all the indie pattern companies, so I decided to try that path first. I have a few in mind but I thought I would start with trying a muslin of the… Continue reading Lotta Jansdotter’s Pilvi Coat Adjustments
Last Friday I rode the top deck of the bus home, along Oxford Street. I looked out at a sea of people in black winter coats. This was our first beautiful Spring day and everyone looked so dreary in their dark colours. Especially, on masse like that. I longed to see someone in colour and decided that I needed a cheerful Spring… Continue reading Spring Coat Fever
