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Soft Cactus, We Want Waves

16 December 2016 · Leave a Comment

Soft Cactus needs no introduction any more.  Only 2 years on the market, and can be found in almost every fabriclovers fabric stash.

we-want-waves-soft-cactus

We Want Waves

Today I can show you a next print. “We Want Waves”, of the colorrange  “Cristal Rose Blue”

Especially the “baby blue” ♥ I have a son who’s skin glows whenever he wears shades of light blue. In my head he is stil a sweet little baby, but in reality he is a playfull toddler .

The beautiful blue is combined with a touch of pink and gray. I feared for the pink. But I sold this fabric as a sea of tiny dolphins. As a proud kid of “the Dolphin class” he could only like that.

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Filed In: For boys / Tagged: Arend, shirt, Soft Cactus

A new start

1 September 2016 · Leave a Comment

September 1st

A perfect day for a new start!

Not only for Nand, our oldest son, who started in the 1st grade today.

Also a great opportunity to revive my blog, with a new look and from now on also in English.

Mix and match

For Nand I made a schoolbag. Making the bag has a lot of simularities with creating my new blog

  • They were in my head for a long time, but I needed to gain some courage to start
  • It was not easy, at all. het was niet simpel, echt niet, perseverance and folowing manuals -not my cup of tea- was realy necessary
  • Once they started to form, I got more and more excited
  • I enjoyed the proces of choosing colors and patterns
  • Secretly, I’m very proud of the result
  • Both of them are not perfect, but made with love

The difference with the schoolbag is that there can and will be a lot tweaks for the blog. I decided to go life now! If I wait until I think it’s perfect, it will never materialize.

So the blog is far from finalized. There are most likely things that don’t work or that are little strange. Your feedback is very welcome!

 

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Not a perfect picture

7 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

It is a little bit more quiet on the blog. 
Not that I don’t sew anymore. More because my sewings dont gets on the blog.
Because:
– they are to simple
– I forgot to blog it
– it can’t be shown yet
– I want to make a tutorial of it
 
Or  I can’t get some good pictures, like the outfit I am showing today.
I tried, 3 times, took 255 pictures, most of them are blurry, not beautifull, with a strange face, or just wrong …
 
He looks nice in it, but apparently not on pictures.
 
There ‘s more to life than perfect pictures.
 

Nevertheless, tips are always welcome!

 

flamingo-hemdje
Pattern: 
Gingerbread shirt, Home Made Minicouture
 
Fabric:

Tropical Flamingo’s

 

 

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Can somebody squeeze me please?

17 December 2015 · Leave a Comment

 

About five years ago it hit me. I just having had my first child, it had to be the hormones. I had to have a sewing machine. Probable just another phase, so I went to the local supermarket and bought me a very basic first sewing machine.


Who would have thought…


The phase intrigued me, became a learning experience, became a hobby, became a passion and in the end became my dream job.


I never expected that… 


About four years ago, I bought my very first “designer” fabric on the fabric sales evening of my sewing club “Schoten Stikt”. That I would be on the other side of those tables filled with fabrics, helped by the two most important men in my life.


I never would have thought…


Because of that one piece of fabric, I became a fan. I became a huge fan. Fan of colors and designs. Fan of the biological quality of lillestoff.


Who would have guessed…


I met Naomi during an evening of sewing for a local charity. We worked together to build her dream and a couple of months later I witnessed the birth of what nowadays is a well known design studio in the fabric world.


I never thought that would happen…


During a wholesale fabric fair I visited the booth of lillestoff. My husband chatted up the people of lillestoff and showed them some of my designs. Before I had the time to process it, I had just become a designer for lillestoff.


I could have never even dreamt that…


It all felt unrealistic, until last week. The friendly UPS lady brought me a parcel with fabric. A parcel that was just a little bit different then all the other parcels of fabric that are delivered here. The parcel with the very first fabric “Designed with love” by Pieke Wieke for lillestoff.


The fabric got the appropriate name “Squeeze me”. Sometimes I really feel like I’m living in a dream. Not that my adventure as a self employed person has always been nice and shiny.


If you ever pass me by, you’re always allowed to pinch me in the arm. Just to remind me how lucky I am. Lucky to be able to realise my dreams. Every day I can do what I love to do, at my own pace, but also when needed at the pace of our children, supported by everyone I hold dear to me.


So squeeze me…

 

Squize me, designed with love by Pieke Wieke for lillestoff

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I blame Pinterest

2 August 2015 · Leave a Comment

Last week Nand turned 5
He ordered a construction party.
As a pinterest mum, I love theme party’s.
Hours were spend on Pinterest and I had a ton of ideas

To make a long story short, the party did not go as planned.
It was not pinterest worthy at all.
But the kids had fun.

Not everything must be perfect.
Must it?
I just blame pinterest 🙂

Bouwfeest Lego uitnodiging
Bouwfeest Lego uitnodiging verso

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Filed In: For boys, Sewing / Tagged: Birthday, Home made Minicouture

A new beginning and a toddler backpack

5 January 2015 · 1 Comment

Today is the beginning of a new phase, one without a little toddler at home. Our youngest one is going to kindergarten for the first time.
 
I promised him a handmade backpack, but I couldn’t find a pattern that met all my requirements:
  • a good toddler size
  • easy to open
  • an extra pocket for his water bottle
  • enough space for spare clothes
  • an extra internal pocket
  • a pattern that did justice to the fabric
So I decided to make my own pattern. Luckily it turned out just perfect.
Our son is happy, mommy is really happy and even big brother was happy. He already ordered one for himself.
 
The fabrics are a design of Zesti, and printed by Spoonflower. I won Ine’s give away, and got these wonderful prints on eco cotton.

Kleuterrugzakje-2
Pattern: self drawn
Fabric: By Zesti , printed by Spoonflower on Ecocanvas

 

hello bear
 
bottom in faux leather

the cutest handle
 
an extra pocket on the inside

a

enough space
 
stands on its own
 
the perfect size
 
mud resistant
 
 
easy to open with little hands
 
Dag lief peutertje, hallo klein kleutertje!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Filed In: Bags, For boys, Geen categorie, Sewing / Tagged: Arend, bag

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