The simplest design-change – or pattern hack – you can make to the MariaDenmark Rachel Wrap Dress (apart from shortening it into a tunic or a top) is to make it ”faux wrap” or no-tie-wrap. This simply means, making a version that doesn’t have ties. Instead of ties,...
I’m going to try something new; to focus on some of my patterns and create blog series around them. It’s also an occasion for me to sew with the pattern again and to fix minor mistakes in instructions etc… The first Pattern in Focus is MariaDenmark...
I am going on vacation! Yes. 3 weeks in the sun (or, I suspect, I’ll mostly be hiding under the umbrella, but still…)! I’ve written before (in a newsletter, I think, since I can’t seem to find this article in a blogpost) on how I pack for a...
In this article I’ll show you – step by step -how to do a Full bust alteration (an FBA) on your Rachel Wrap Dress pattern. Why would you need a Full Bust Alteration, you ask? Well. That’s because sewing patterns in general (In general. There are...
Today is Valentines Day. And what better day to look into what men are attracted to, when it comes to what we wear. I’m not saying you should dress for men! Really. You should dress for you. And for you to feel great about yourself. But you know, some days (and...
For the rest of this month, I’m celebrating my very own Everyday Frock Fest. Frockfest is usually a celebration of dressing up and enjoying wearing lovely party dresses. But I want to change that. This month I want to celebrate the everyday dresses. The dresses...
