My makes

I’ve been thinking of sewing this blouse for about a year. Paola, an ex-colleague and friend of my mom, gave me some fabrics her mother had hoarded over years, mainly…

My last sewing project is a red and white polka-dot blouse. I use to wear blouses with skirts and jeans very often over spring and summer. I find them practical…

Spring has just started and this is my last outfit in winter colours and textures. It’s made up of a semi-fitted skirt and a jersey sweater with three quarters sleeves,…

Here is another handmade gift! I sewed this hoodie out for Daniele, my brother. The pattern is Finlayson Sweater by Thread Theory and I made it with a beautiful cotton jersey,…

This Christmas I made two handmade presents. The first one is this men’s shirt for Filippo. I sewed it up with a Etro‘s cotton tartan remnant and bronze snap buttons.…

I’m used to dressing in layers in autumn. For instance, I often use short dresses under a long cardigan. I basically prefer loose sleeveless dresses with a flowing cut that…

Giorgia wanted to make a bat costume for Hallowen this year and she’d have liked to sew bat wings up refashioning a black skirt of her mom. The skirt she…

It’s been a while since I decided to try to sew knit fabric. I also asked Silvia of Sewing Princess some suggestions (thank you Silvia 🙂 ). She suggested me…

My first post after summer holidays is about a DIY gift. My mum turned 60 at the beginning of August and my brother Daniele and I decided to give her…

As I promised in the previous post, here is my outfit for my friend Cristina’s wedding also. For the occasion I sewed up a completely DIY outfit: top, skirt and…