Remember my "ohh, no more pattern testing from other designers, I have to close the list, bla bla bla" mambo jambo. Yeah, I´m full of crap. When a beautiful pattern appears I just can´t help myself applying and I really must thank Heidi (and all the other designers too) for picking me. I knew Elegance and Elephants for a long time now, the...

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I think my absolute favorite sews are becoming hacks. Really, it´s getting in my system now and using great base patterns is making the hacking experience ultra gratifying. Not that the base patterns aren´t great as they are: it´s exactly because of that, because they fit wonderfully and are so well designed that they work so well also with some mods. A few...

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Skirts were never a big part of my wardrobe, mainly because in my adult years I couldn´t find any with small enough waist and also because I´m too cold during Winter and like to cover up everything, haha! Fitting issues are transversal to all sizes, though I must agree it´s easier to make alterations by taking in some parts rather than adding. I...

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I have recently decided to close the shop regarding pattern testing; not that I mean to stop doing it, just that I love so many designers by now it would be impossible to keep testing for everything new that comes around. Jilly Atlanta was my final adittion to the list, first because she reached to me in such a nice way I couldn´t...

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