cotton

As you have noticed, I haven’t managed to sew and post almost anything in the last months. There’s been something new that has kept me away from my sewing room…

This skirt shouldn’t have been a mini, but a long skirt. I only have mini or above the knee skirts and, as I did with maxidresses this summer, I wanted…

I’ve got to admit first of all that I have never loved maxi dress. I have got only one summer maxi dress in my wardrobe, that I bought on impulse…

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.…

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…

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…

Last Saturday Cristina, one of my best friends, got married and for the occasion I sewed two dresses for the kids of two friends of mine, Carmen (the bride’s sister)…

The wedding season got started also this year with the arrival of spring. This is the dress I sewed and wore for a wedding at the end of May. It’s…

This post is part of the first Dress Up Party by Sara Lawson, the sewing blogger from Chicago behind sewsweetness.com. Every weekday from May 4th to May 29th you can…