InstaSewing

I have had a huge sewing spree. I bought an overlock machine/serger, (Janome MyLock 644D) and a regular sewing machine (Pfaff Quilt Expression 4.2). I love them both!
I realize I'll never have time to follow up on my blog the way I wish, but here are some instagram photos of my latest creations.

This pattern is Autumn Roses, from Ottobre 6/2013. I only need to set in an invisible zipper and hem it to finish. I've never sewn invisible zippers before, so I may do a practice run first. It was supposed to be the christmas dress for my eldest (and I've already cut the fabric for baby girl), but then my old sewing machine broke down.

These are my two best tricks for copying patterns. Use rubber band to hold two pencils/pens together to add the seam allowance to Ottobre patterns. And instead of drawing a full line, i just make dots. Copying patterns is so much faster. More time for sewing, yay!

For kindergarten use for my daughter, this is a Giant Apple from Ottobre 3/2014, size 104/4yo. I left the shoulder caps out this time - it's the third time I've made this dress. I also made a long-sleeve version in the same fabric as a present to a friend's daughter, but I forgot to take pictures before I gave it away. It happens a lot...

Yes it's pink, and yes it's a present. For my niece H, size 128/8yo. I also made one sice 104/4yo for my niece M, but I forgot to take pictures of that one as well...
Pattern is Ottobre 301 Creative Workshop. The rest of the long-sleeve t-shirts below are made from the same pattern Fabric is by Maitotyttö at Royal-tuote. I bought mine on sale, yay!

A gift for my slim nephew S. I drew the pattern for a size 104/4yo, and lengthened it to a size 128/8yo.

Two for my daughter.

Consentrate!

For my nephew O. Size 128/8yo.

 The same as above. My daughter loves the pirates, and demanded a sweater from the fabric.

Aaand for my youngest nephew, H.

Did I mention that I love my new overlocker?


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Ooops, is it her birthday?

Julaften på kjerringa er min konstante tilstand. Sånn går det når man outsourcer hukommelsen sin til mobiler, smarttelefoner og - den største synderen - internett. Eller så er det bare meg. To uker og en dag før bursdagen er det perfekte øyeblikket å komme på at gullet trenger en bursdagskjole. Hjemmestrikket. Panikk? Jeg kastet meg over Ravelry, min redning. (Må jo ha litt igjen for alle timene jeg bruker der inne...) Taiga Hilliard er en strikkedesigner jeg tidligere har merket meg, og da jeg bladde meg gjennom mønstrene hennes fant jeg den perfekte kjolen. Lizzy Dress. 

Ooops, is it that time again - this happens to me a lot. That's what you get for outsourcing your memory to cellphones, smartphones and - the Internet. Or maybe it's just me. Two weeks and a day, and she turns one! Just the right moment to realize she needs a birthday dress. Knit by her mom. Need I say I panicked just a little? A frantic search for something deserving commenced. Ravelry to the rescue! (At last a small pay-off for those hours wasted spent there.) Taiga Hilliard had come to my attention earlier, and while browsing her patterns I found the perfect one. The Lizzy Dress.