tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59567107359683272902024-03-05T22:27:01.036-08:00Miss Alice is makingMiss Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535204354775430535noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956710735968327290.post-32929696328957052392014-05-15T13:40:00.000-07:002014-05-15T13:45:17.676-07:00Garden fairy dress De retour après plus d'un an!!!<br />
Voici une robe de fête pour l'éte. Il s'agit d'un patron fait maison qui consiste en un corsage ajusté et une jupe en demi cercle. Le robe est entièrement doublée et comporte un bord en dentelle cousu sur la doublure inférieure de la jupe.<br />
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Back after a year! Time just flies.</div>
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Here is a party summer dress. The pattern is homemade, basically a fitted bodice with a semi-circle skirt. The dress is entirely lined and a lace trimming is sewn on the bottom edge of the skirt lining.</div>
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Miss Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535204354775430535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956710735968327290.post-20357966975154738492013-04-16T13:09:00.002-07:002013-04-16T13:09:07.125-07:00Summer look/5 - Look d'été/5J'avais vraiment envie d'utiliser ce tissu Liberty que j'avais acheté l'année dernière. Je le trouve magnifique! Pourtant je ne porte pratiquement jamais du fleuri (ma garde-robe est assez minimaliste: uni ou rayures en majorité) mais je rêve depuis quelques années d'une robe fleurie d'un style particulier (j'avais flashé il y a quelques années sur un modèle Gérard Darel ...). Mais évidemment, je n'avais pas assez de tissu* pour faire la robe de mes rêves donc j'ai du me rabattre sur le robe E du "<a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41UbeTqbwnL._SL500_AA300_.jpg">Stylish Dress Book</a>" . Ce n'est pas que je n'aime pas la robe, je la trouve très sympa mais ce n'était pas mon premier choix. Soit, après avoir décalqué le patron et coupé le tissu, j'ai commencé à regarder sur le forum des JCA et j'ai commencé à paniquer un peu: me retrouverais-je avec une robe "parachute" avec des émanchures trop petites etc etc? Evidemment, je n'avais suivi aucun des conseils pour ajuster le patron.<br />
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Que penser du résultat? Je pense que j'aime bien. Je ne peux pas dire que j'adore, c'est vrai que ce n'est pas un modèle très flatteur mais je pense qu'elle peut être sympa si elle est bien assortie. Je ne suis pas encore tout à fait décidée (et il y a un petit pli en haut à droite, j'espère qu'il ne se verra pas porté!)<br />
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J'adore ces livres de couture japonais. Mais je ne suis pas sûre d'être vraiment faite pour ces modèles. Je vais encore en essayer quelques uns avant de me décider!<br />
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* La prochaine fois, je choisirai le patron avant d'acheter le tissu!<br />
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I really wanted to use this Liberty's lawn I bought last year at <a href="http://www.fabricsgalore.co.uk/">Fabrics Galore</a>. I love it! I hardly ever wear flowery clothes (my closet it sort of minimalistic in style: plains or stripes mainly - I'm a jeans girl!) but I had a crush a while back on a flowery Gérard Darel dress and I've been thinking of it ever since. But of course, I didn't have enough fabric to sew the dress of my dreams* so I went for the E dress of the "<a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41UbeTqbwnL._SL500_AA300_.jpg">Stylish Dress Book</a>". It isn't that I don't like the dress (I obviously wouldn't have spent that much time on it) but it simply wasn't my first choice. So after tracing the pattern and cutting the fabric, I decided to have a look at the Japan Couture Addict Forum and panic seized me. Will I end up with a pregnancy dress? Will my arms fit through the sleeve holes? etc etc. Of course I had not adjusted the pattern according to their advice but now I just had to go for it.<br />
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Do I like it or not? I think I do! I cannot say I love it but it could look cool with the right leggings and shoes. Well, I have not really made up my mind yet. (and theres a little fold at the top right ... I hope it is not obvious when the dress is worn).<br />
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I love these japanese sewing books. they are so cool! But I am not sure I am built for those models. Well I need to try a couple more before deciding.<br />
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Next one will be a burda though.<br />
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* Next time, I will chose a pattern first and the the right amount of fabric!Miss Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535204354775430535noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956710735968327290.post-87531879327696516282013-03-28T07:29:00.000-07:002013-03-28T07:29:04.032-07:00Summer look/4 - Look d'été/4Je ne craindrai plus jamais les fermetures éclair.<br />
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Cette petite robe boule est cousue suivant le patron <a href="http://straight-grain.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/peplum-bubble-dress-patterns-and.html">"Peplum bubble dress" de Straight Grain</a>. Le patron est gratuit et téléchargeable sur le blog. Merci, An!<br />
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Le patron reposait sur mon étagère depuis quelque temps mais je n'osais pas m'y attaquer car il prévoit l'installation d'une fermeture éclair (invisible). L'alternative aurait été d'y mettre une boutonnière mais cela aussi me pose problème car ma MAC semble ne pas les aimer...<br />
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J'ai finalement décidé de m'y mettre et pour compliquer les choses, j'ai choisi de doubler le haut de la robe, pour éviter que la fermeture ne repose sur la peau nue de Miss M en été.<br />
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Heureusement, la blogosphère est pleine de personnes très généreuses de leur savoir et j'ai trouvé ce <a href="http://msjennyhomemaker.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/invisible-zipper-tutorial-fully-lined.html">super tutoriel</a> (en anglais) qui décrit l'insertion d'une fermeture éclair invisible sur un corset doublé, en coinçant le ruban de la fermeture entre le tissu extérieur et la doublure. Merci Jennifer!<br />
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Le tissu est du cotton pur de chez Fabrics Galore à Battersea (Londres), de designer non spécifié.<br />
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This cute little bubble dress is <a href="http://straight-grain.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/peplum-bubble-dress-patterns-and.html">Straight Grain's peplum bubble dress</a>. The pattern is free and you can download it from the website (after liking the page so it seems). Thanks An!</div>
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Miss Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535204354775430535noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956710735968327290.post-88396191978480304182013-03-11T13:05:00.000-07:002013-03-11T13:05:44.570-07:00Summer look/3 - Look d'été/3<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Le tissu extérieur et la doublure en 100% coton, pas de designer indiqué mais acheté chez Fabrics Galore, à Battersea (Londres).</div>
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A summer cocktail dress for Miss C - <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/93047744/anya-dress-for-girls-12m-8y-pdf-pattern?">Anya dress</a> from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Petitekids">Petite Kids Boutique</a>, on Etsy. Very easy project, no tricky bits. It is a wrap dress, with some snap fasteners inside, for a better hold.<br />
Fabric is 100% cotton from Fabrics Galore in Battersea. I have no idea who the designer would be.Miss Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535204354775430535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956710735968327290.post-85542942160796265692013-02-26T12:03:00.001-08:002013-02-26T12:03:28.416-08:00Summer look/2 - Look d'été/2J'avais prévenu dans mon dernier post que je posterais très prochainement un nouveau projet - et je n'ai pas menti!! Cette semaine, j'ai enfin pu terminer une petite robe d'été très légère pour Mlle C (4 ans). Le patron est issu de "Basiques pour petits filles" de Yuki Araki. J'ai déjà cousu quelques pièces de ce livre et je n'ai jamais du changer quoi que ce soit mais cette fois, j'ai omis la petite jupette censée être cousue sur la robe. <br />
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I did write las week that more was coming soon ... and I did not lie. This week I managed to finish this little summer dress for Miss C (4). The pattern is from Yuki Araki's "Basiques pour petites filles". This is not my first attempt from this book - but this time I have changed the pattern a bit, by removing the little skirt that was supposed to be sewn on top. </div>
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Miss Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535204354775430535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956710735968327290.post-4497182154822719972013-02-21T07:03:00.001-08:002013-02-21T07:03:56.501-08:00Summer look/1 - Look d'été/1Je travaille depuis quelques temps à la garde robe d'été de mes filles mais ça va très très très lentement! Certaines bloggueuses sont tellement productives, moi je n'y arrive pas, j'ai toujours un tas de choses à faire et j'aime bien la télévision le soir, aussi (complètement fan des séries danoises et polars en général - bref c'est hors sujet). Ceci dit, j'ai réussi à terminer une petite jupe pour Miss M (20 et qq mois), avec un reste de tissu déjà utilisé <a href="http://missaliceismaking.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/encore-une-and-another-one.html">ici</a>. Patron maison, vraiment simple à faire.<br />
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Plus de créations à venir!<br />
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PS: premier essai avec le logiciel PicMonkey ...<br />
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I have been working for a while on my girls summer wardrobe but it is taking soooo long! I am so impressed with some bloggers' productivity - how do they do it? I have so much stuff to do and maybe I watch too much TV (I'm a big fan of Danish series and other detectives - but that's got nothing to do). I have however managed to finish a little skirt for Miss M (20 and smthg months) with a left over of fabric already seen <a href="http://missaliceismaking.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/encore-une-and-another-one.html">here</a>. No pattern, very easy to make.<br />
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PS: first try with photo editing software PicMonkey ...<br />
<br />Miss Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535204354775430535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956710735968327290.post-72530023163629167582012-11-30T12:09:00.000-08:002013-02-10T13:02:54.927-08:00Girly mittens / moufles girlySuch a simple project - and my girl loves them!<br />
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Les petites moufles du livre d'Oliver + S - <i><a href="http://oliverands.com/images/product/OLV-OS026LIT/OLV-OS026LIT_Prod_Full.jpg">Little things to Sew</a>,</i> en polaire fuchsia et, <a href="http://missaliceismaking.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/another-yoke-dress-encore-une-robe.html">encore une fois</a>, biais Liberty's. A cet âge (4), je pense que la majorité des filles porteraient n'importe quoi - pourvu que ce soit rose ou à fleurs...Miss Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535204354775430535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956710735968327290.post-26451532367781104872012-11-14T13:13:00.000-08:002013-02-10T13:02:54.918-08:00Another yoke dress / Encore une robe à encolure ronde<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Cousine; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Une version <i>bis</i> de la robe B du livre</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Cousine; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Cousine; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.amazon.fr/Jolies-tenues-pour-fillettes-coquettes/dp/2756506478" style="color: #9b3fd9; font-style: italic; text-decoration: none;">Jolies tenues pour fillettes coquettes</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Cousine; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> , d'Akiko Mano. Cette fois en mode hiver - velours côtelé bleu ciel, avec le biais, les poches, l'appliqué et la doublure en Liberty </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Cousine; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">(Floribunda H Tana Lawn - reste de tissu suite à la confection de <a href="http://missaliceismaking.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/coeur-croise-crossed-heart.html">cette chemise</a>). La première version est visible <a href="http://missaliceismaking.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/robe-encolure-ronde-yoke-dress.html">ici</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Cousine; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I had some trouble with the lining, I cannot really say why, but it results in a bit of plissé which does not bother me that much.</span>Miss Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535204354775430535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956710735968327290.post-67269708147236720002012-09-25T04:08:00.000-07:002013-02-10T13:02:54.925-08:00Scrap skirt / Jupe en chutesIt has been a while since I last visited, let alone contributed to my own blog. The reason being that we are busy with the refurbishment of our new house and the planned move (in two days time). Sewing has had to be set aside in favor of more immediately ... necessary tasks (such as decluttering, looking for domestic appliances, etc. etc. the list is endless). But 3 days before the move, I could not resist sudden urge and compromised by going for a very very easy and fast project.<br />
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My 3 and a half year old is into skirts and dresses. Does not want to hear about trousers except for leggings. So with the autumn suddenly falling on us, I wanted to upgrade her fall/winter skirt collection a bit and use the beautiful (and girly) baby cord remnants of my fabric box. But I was (almost) doomed - the width of that beautiful cord was just a bit too short! So I decided to include to contrasting side panels, making the skirt a bit less simple than I wanted to (I think that with a fancy fabric pattern, best keep it simple). But who cares, the person most directly concerned likes it so ...<br />
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Cela fait un petit temps que je n'ai pas alimenté mon blog. La raison étant que nous sommes très occupés avec notre imminent déménagement et la rénovation de notre maison. Les hobbys ont donc du être mis de côté au profit de de tâches plus immédiatement nécessaires (tri, recherche d'appareils électro-ménagers etc. etc., la liste est sans fin). Ceci dit, trois jours avant le jour J, je n'ai pas pu résister à la tentation mais j'ai opté pour un projet très facile et rapide.<br />
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Ma petite de bientôt quatre ans aime les jupes et les robes. Elle ne veut pas entendre parler de pantalons ni de jeans - sauf les leggings. Avec l'arrivée de l'automne et le refroidissement notable de l'atmosphère, j'ai voulu enrichir sa collection de jupes d'hiver en utilisant les chutes d'un superbe (très girly) velours côtelé de ma boite à tissus. Mais misère - les "chutes" en question étaient juste un peu trop étroites ... J'ai donc décidé d'intercaler des bandes latérales de velours côtelé rouge. Ce qui ôte un peu à la simplicité de la jupe (vu le tissu, je voulais garder le modèle simple) mais la principale intéressée est ravie - donc ...Miss Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535204354775430535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956710735968327290.post-40796052060221362352012-07-26T04:21:00.001-07:002013-02-10T13:02:54.922-08:00Coeur croisé - Crossed heart<br />
Voici ma version en Liberty's (Floribunda H Tana Lawn) de la blouse 5 du livre <i><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519I8KooUiL._SL500_AA300_.jpg">Elegance et Sobriété: Robes et Tuniques</a>.</i><br />
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J'adore ce modèle mais je trouve qu'il faut un peu l'adapter pour le rendre plus flatteur. Comme la plupart des JCA, j'ai ôté plus ou moins 10 cm à la largeur de la partie inférieure de la blouse. Et j'ai aussi un peu serré la partie coeur croisé.<br />
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Voici une petite robe du livre <a href="http://www.amazon.fr/Jolies-tenues-pour-fillettes-coquettes/dp/2756506478" style="font-style: italic;">Jolies tenues pour fillettes coquettes</a> (la B), d'Akiko Mano. C'est un cadeau de baptême pour une petite d'un an donc j'ai du adapter le patron (les patrons du livre commencent à la taille 100 - 3 ou 4 ans). Pour ce faire, je n'ai pas ajouté la marge de couture et j'ai utilisé une marge de 1.5cm au lieu d'1cm. On y est presque au niveau taille.</div>
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Les finitions ne sont pas super. J'ai eu du mal. Ca avait d'ailleurs mal commencé, avec la pose du biais. Je pense que la prochaine fois, je ferai beaucoup plus à la main pour un résultat plus soigné. Ceci dit, je suis assez contente du résultat :-)</div>
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Although the model is very simple, I found it quite difficult to have nice finishes. It all started off quite badly, the placing of the biais and then the yoke ... I think I'll do a lot more hand stitching next time. But I am still happy with the result :-)</div>
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</div>Miss Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535204354775430535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956710735968327290.post-73155687979965145442012-06-11T13:29:00.000-07:002013-02-10T13:02:54.928-08:00Encore une - And another oneJe suis une grande fan de la robe à encolure carrée du "Basiques pour petites filles". J'en ai déjà cousu une version en noir, visible <a href="http://missaliceismaking.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/back-from-morocco-robe-encolure-carree.html">ici</a>. J'aime sa sobriété, je ne suis pas très froufrous.<br />
Voici donc une deuxième version de cette robe, à caractère plus estival et très frais. Le tissu est un coton acheté chez "<a href="https://www.facebook.com/fabricsgalorelondon">Fabrics Galore</a>", à Battersea/Clapham. Une super boutique, d'ailleurs!<br />
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I'm a big fan of this dress from Yuki Araki's "Basiques pour petites filles". I have already sewn a version of it, that you can look at <a href="http://missaliceismaking.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/back-from-morocco-robe-encolure-carree.html">here</a>. I like its soberness - I am not much into frills. <br />
This is a second version of this dress, more summery, very fresh. The fabric is cotton from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fabricsgalorelondon">Fabrics Galore</a>, a great fabric shop between Battersea and Clapham.Miss Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535204354775430535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956710735968327290.post-13485251599406839512012-05-22T13:24:00.001-07:002013-02-10T13:02:54.915-08:00La blouse B - The B blouseVoici donc ma version de la fameuse blouse B de Tuniques, robes, etc., avec le tissu Jezebel, d'Anna Fishkin pour Red Rooster Fabrics.<br />
La confection de cette blouse ne pose pas de difficulté particulière, si ce n'est qu'il faut savoir qu'il faut élargir le patron de la partie inférieure des manches de 10cm, pour pouvoir les froncer et obtenir cet effet bouffant. C'est un bon modèle pour un(e) couturier(e) débutant.<br />
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Here is my version of the B blouse, from the Stylish Dress Book 1. The Fabric is Jezebel by Anna Fishkin for Red Rooster Fabrics.<br />
The making of this blouse is quite straight-forward. You just need to know that the pattern for the bottom part of the sleeves must be widened by 10cm in order to be gathered and give this bubble effect. I think it is quite a good choice for a beginner seamstress.Miss Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535204354775430535noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956710735968327290.post-14870982694043991002012-05-15T02:17:00.000-07:002013-02-10T13:02:54.916-08:00Tutu Carabosse / Carabosse tutuMa fille aînée, 3 ans et demi, est obsédée par le ballet, plus particulièrement celui de la Belle au Bois dormant, qu'on a été voir il y a quelque temps ici à Londres. A la maison, on ne parle que de ballerines, de sorcières, de se piquer le doigt etc. Et elle voulait un tutu ... noir. Peut-être est-ce parce qu'elle a été si impressionnée par la fée Carabosse.<br />
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Voici donc son nouveau tutu noir, fait maison selon les instructions du livre d'Oliver + S, "little things to sew (encore lui!). Un petit ajout par rapport au patron, un ornement de dentelle just au dessous de la ceinture.<br />
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My eldest, 3 and a half, is all about ballet at the moment, especially the Sleeping Beauty one, that we went to see a little while back. Ballerinas, witches and finger pricking is all we talk about. And she wanted a black tutu. It most likely is because she was so impressed by the witch Carabosse.<br />
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So there we are, with a home sewn black tutu, instructions from (again) Olivier + S' "little things to sew". Small addition: a black lace trimming below the waistline.<br />
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<br />Miss Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535204354775430535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956710735968327290.post-7514273488139934372012-05-13T12:45:00.000-07:002013-02-10T13:02:54.930-08:00Le bob réversible / Reversible bucket hatOn l'attend, l'été, on l'attend. Dans l'espoir de l'attirer, j'ai cousu un petit bob pour bébé, réversible, eh oui. Même si un côté est clairement plus joli que l'autre.<br />
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Impossible d'avoir un photo du bob sur la tête de Poupousse, elle l'enlève immédiatement, vous pensez bien ...<br />
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Le patron est issu du livre d'Oliver + S: "little things to sew" (déjà mentionné <a href="http://missaliceismaking.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/baby-pleat-front-trousers.html">ici</a>) <span id="goog_661729622"></span><span id="goog_661729623"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a>mais est également disponible GRATUITEMENT sur le site dudit Oliver + S, plus précisément <a href="http://oliverands.com/files/free-patterns/Oliver+SReversibleBucketHat.pdf">ici</a>).<br />
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Le tissu du dessus est un tissu japonais du designer Lecien. Le tissu du dessous est un simple coton bleu électrique.<br />
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Et pour finir, j'ai décidé de faire un blog bilingue car je n'arrive pas à me décider, entre ma langue maternelle et ma langue d'adoption!<br />
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Anyone living in London this spring is just waiting for the nice days ... or at least I am!! In the hope to attract summer, I have sewn a reversible baby bucket hat. Although one side is obviously much prettier than the other...<br />
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Impossible to shoot the hat on baby's head, it does not even last a second. I'll need to work on that ...<br />
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The pattern is from Oliver + S' "little things to sew" (already mentioned <a href="http://missaliceismaking.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/baby-pleat-front-trousers.html">here</a>) but also available for FREE on Oliver + S' website, more specifically <a href="http://oliverands.com/files/free-patterns/Oliver+SReversibleBucketHat.pdf">here</a>.<br />
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The top fabric is from Lecien, a Japanese designer. Very nice quality. The bottom fabric is a plain electric blue, bought on Goldhawk road.<br />
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A little note on the language of the blog, which has turned bilingual. Feels more natural to me that way.<br />
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Cheers!!!<br />
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<br />Miss Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535204354775430535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956710735968327290.post-30076096237885246602012-04-22T12:17:00.001-07:002013-02-10T13:02:54.919-08:00Baby cropped trousers<div style="text-align: justify;">
Here we go again with these baby trousers. For the sake of accuracy, I should call them cropped or capri-trousers, because this is what they turned out to be. Front pleated cropped-trousers.</div>
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This time, they are the right size :-)<br />
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<br />Miss Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535204354775430535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956710735968327290.post-92087666438098654632012-04-19T12:49:00.000-07:002013-02-10T13:02:54.932-08:00A little chat<div style="text-align: justify;">
With the Easter holiday (i.e. both kids at home), I had very very little time to make anything. I tried to do a remake of the baby trousers, 1st trial still too narrow but second looking good - although not finished.</div>
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The good news is that I started a dress-making course at a community college here in London. I have been wanted to do that for a looong time and here I am!!! I do hope I will learn a lot of good sewing techniques. The thing is that I have to chose a pattern to work on and I just cannot make up my mind! It needs to be a bit challenging of course, and something I like. For the moment, I have two (Japanese) pattern books which to chose from:</div>
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I wanted to reproduce some nice pleat front trousers I had bought for my baby daughter. Because it was the first time I made something without a commercial pattern and clear instructions, I used a fabric I did not like that much. I am not even sure why I bought it, the shop man talked me into it, sold it really cheap because it was the end of a roll (probably payed 2£ for over 2m).</div>
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The result is, I think quite nice. Surprisingly, I like the way the fabric looks in these little trousers. But ... I don't know how that happened, they ended up so narrow my baby girl's cute bottom cannot fit inside them!! Obviously, I did not draw the pattern right. It is perhaps because I did not take the pleats into account.<br />
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I am back after a 2-week super holiday in Morocco. I cannot begin to tell you how welcome this break was. And what is better than a sunny break at the end of winter?</div>
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Of course, I have not been making anything while I was away. I have not bought any fabrics either. You would think you can find fabulous fabrics in Marrakech but actually ... not really. At least, not dress-making ones. Or not to my taste.</div>
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I would like to share one of my recent & favorite projects. It is "robe à encolure carrée" from the Japanese sewing book "Basiques pour petites filles" de Yuki Araki. </div>
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I love this book's simple but yet sophisticated designs. I strongly recommend it, even for the beginner seamstress. There are quite a few easy projects. Actually, I have only tried the easy ones! The Robe à encolure carrée" is one of those. </div>
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I made it in size 100, which should suit a 3 year old. It is a little big for my girl but it still looks nice! I really like the line of this dress. It is simple, yet very flattering. I actually like it so much that I plan to do it over and over again!</div>
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The fabrics come from one of the shops in Shepherd's Bush in London. I chose a black satinated cotton, which it really soft - and a contrasting brown dotty cotton. </div>
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<br /></div>Miss Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535204354775430535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956710735968327290.post-84659122343979111562012-03-05T02:07:00.000-08:002013-02-10T13:02:54.931-08:00How it all startedMy profile description explains the origins of my interest in sewing.<br />
But I wanted to share with you how I actually got started. Because talking to friends, I realise that quite a lot of people just don't know where to start.<br />
My first step was buying a sewing machine. I got myself a very basic Singer sewing machine. I was not sure that I was actually going to get into all this so I took it easy.<br />
Then, I got myself this book: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stitch-Learning-Sew-Project-Time/dp/1440211612">Stitch by Stitch: Learning to Sew, One Project at a Time</a>.<br />
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This book is great for anyone who wants to get started. It tells you what you need in terms of supplies, teaches you basic notions, how to thread you sewing machine, and gets you going with easy projects. Thanks so much <a href="http://whipstitchfabrics.com/blog/about/">Deborah Moebes</a>!<br />
So there I was, went on line and bought all I needed to buy and set about sewing my first project!! Which I will not be posting, apologies for that, because it was a totally failed project (it was not a project from the book but a simple skirt from the internet). I can tell you why actually.<br />
It was supposed to be a simple skirt, instructions taken from <a href="http://whipstitchfabrics.com/blog/20-minute-skirt-tutorial/">there</a>. The instructions say "Lay out a half yard of fabric". For some reason, I measured a half yard width (45.2 cm). I was so into my project that I did not realise my mistake and let me tell you ... the skirt was so narrow that none of my girls could have worn this skirt! So now I know, half a yard refers to the length. The lesson was learnt!Miss Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535204354775430535noreply@blogger.com0