We did a lot of wedding dress shopping with my friend Laura a few months ago in order to find “the one”…

But between the meringue style, the out-of-price style, the synthetic style or the back-in-the-80’s style, we couldn’t find anything simple and made with natural fabric…

So came the idee of me sewing her wedding dress… well that’s the least a bridesmaid can do!

 Isn’t she gorgeous??

Pattern = Based on a Simplicity pattern (1$) – Fabric = Embroidered white cotton from Spotlight

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Cette robe de mariee m’a valu quelques nuits blanches et toutes une serie de cauchemards … mais quand je la vois si bien portee, je me dis que ca en valait la peine!

Basee sur un patron chine a 1 $, la robe est composee d’un bustier et d’un jupon long en voile de coton brode. Laura etait ravie du resultat, c’est le principal!

Qu’est ce que vous en pensez?

I have been spoiled, spoiled, spoiled by Nais:

First a beautiful little box topped by a macaroon which looks so real that I could have eaten it…

With inside a amazing necklace with the shape of a half-eaten chocolate…

Miam, miam!!

But there is more… a colorful ring holder and its matching bracelet…

Material =Polymer (fimo) clay

Un joli echange avec Nais qui m’a pourrie gatee!!

Ces creations en pate fimo sont superbes, avec de jolies couleurs acidulees… 100000 fois merci!

An other Vogue Easy pattern and again a real pleasure to sew this LBD (aka - Little Black Dress or “Petite Robe Noire” in French)

Nothing hard or unclear in the instructions, perfect fit without need to lenghen or shorten anything, I am definitely impressed by these Vogue Easy new collection.

Simple shape with original sleeve and collar…

With or without petticoat ?

That’s the (big) question…

 Pattern: Vogue Very Easy V8442 – Fabric: Black dotted swiss cotton and plain black voile for the lining (both from Spotligh) and metal buttons (from the Hosp. shop) – Super Model : Laura

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Une Petite Robe Noire toute simple sortie de la nouvelle collection Vogue Faciiiiile … encore du bonheur de simplicite a coudre, j’adore!!

Le jupon est un model maison, encore plus simplissime, 2 bout de tissus, 2 boutons, et ziou, un jupon… (je suis un grosse fleimarde!)

I don’t know if you remember the simple but soooo confortable top I have made here with my Very Easy Vogue pattern?

NooooOooO?

Well, here is not only one, but two others…

Really easy to sew!

In brown and black

Petits haut tout simple en gersey marron et tricot extensible noir…

pratique et confortable…

un patron Vogue que je recommende vivement!

Pattern: Vogue Very Easy V7997 – Fabric: Black stretch knitting and brown geyser both from Spotlight

SuperModel: Natalie and Laura

The generous Michelle from “Les mimis de mimis” sent me this beautiful ring she made in polymer clay:

Shiny isn’t it?

I love it!! Thanks for your kindness Mimi, the ring is amazing…

For a little fairy who just turned 2 years old:

A white linen thai pant…

And a matching Elsie top…

I really enjoy sewing this Elsie top, it is very easy to do and the result is really cute on  a little girl…

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Ensemble pantalon Thai et haut Elsi pleins de couleur pour une petite fee de 2 ans…

Pattern: Thai Pants Home-made pattern, Top Elsie from Citronille both in size 2 years old - Fabric: White linen and pink canvas from Spotligh

I was envious of my friend Adeline’s pants from Cop Copine  (A french famous designer, check out on their website, they are doing amazing clothes – but no online store, that’s a relief for your bank account a pity…)

Perfect fit, material, color… Perfect pants, in a nutshell!

So, I was wondering, why shouldn’t I try to sew the same for me?? It doesn’t seem to be to complicated after all…

But in fact, I was completly wrong, and this pants have been ridiculiously hard to sew, just because of the little fancy stuffs in the bottom on the legs…

 Rhaaa… yes those ridiculous little folds…

Now, I understand why these French designer clothes cost SO much!

Pattern: Inspired by a Simplicity pattern – Fabrics : Checked black and grey cotton, from Spotlight

She received her package so I can’t show you what I sent to her. Her????

Yes, I am talking about her:

She wanted a top like this one here with bright colors like blue, orange pink and green…

Colors in bits by bits… here and there…  Not easy… but all is in the details…

And I sew a matching necklace to go with the top …

…Multicolor…

 Pattern : Home made – Fabrics: Various from Spotligh

Top Model: Natalie & Jack

Thai fisherman pants were  used by fishermen in Thailand. They are lightweight trousers that are made very wide in the waist, one size fits all. The additional material is wrapped around the waist and tied to form a belt. 

And above all, they are really confortable!

I cut in an old and full of hole thai short pants I had for years to create the pattern. I wanted something classic enought to wear them at work so I used a black fabrics to made these.

I am really happy with the result, they are really confortable, and I wear them all the time now! And you may have noticed the pull-over from the previous post?

Pattern: Home made (Tutorial here) – Fabric: Black heavy coton from Spotlight – Top Model: Natalie

Usually, Vogue Very Easy’s pattern depresses  me… it is meant to be very easy (or so it is written on the pattern), and I spend hours scratching my head trying to enderstand the instructions…

But this time  it was not a lie, this close fitting pullover top  is really easy to do and I am very happy with the result: 

The collar is very low so that we can see the shoulder… sexy, sexy!

 And with a bit of color…

Pattern: Vogue Made-Easy V7997 – Fabrics: 2-ways Lurex knits from Spotlight (on special @ the moment!!) – Top Model: Natalie & Jack