Italy

Last Saturday I was lucky enough to join the very first Italian Sewing Meet-up with other 29 sewing bloggers and lovers. It was, as you can imagine, an amazing day full of chattering with friends, fabrics and sun (oh yes,…

Spring is coming and so this will be my last winter sewing project for sure. I can’t wait to sew cotton and light-weight fabrics. Anyway, this panelled mini skirt come out of my will to try a new silhouette I…

I’ve always sewed in a “traditional” way so far. I mean with pattern, tacking, a lot of patience but great final satisfactions! Some projects have really put my patience to the test and, from time to time, I need to…

This is the pair of shorts I made over the basic dressmaking evening classes I was attending at AFOL Moda in Milan until the middle of December. The shorts have two tucks for each side of the front (left and…

This is the skirt I made over the basic dressmaking evening classes I’m attending at AFOL Moda in Milan. It’s a fifties style skirt with tucks both on the front and on the back and a side opening, with a…