New Book : Maman & Moi -- Couture Tendresse

I sooo want to have this book!! .. I just can't wait!! ..

Flicking throughout pages online and I know I must have it when it's available in the bookstores .. maybe I need to go to France neighborhood again to get it, it's 19,50 Euros from the Editor (Les Editions de Saxe) .. but usually in Amazon.fr they sell a little bit cheaper .. :)

Here's the link:
Maman & Moi -- Couture Tendresse

Bubble Blouse

I made this blouse for the girls, fabric was my old stock from Spotlight, SG I got on sale. Pattern from one of my sewing books, Tuniques pour grands et petites. I made in size L (8/9 years) and S (4/5 years).

It's raining the whole day today .. I had to cancelled my plan to take the kids to Bois de la Bâtie. So, I've made two blouses in a rainy day .. well the model is quite simple but I think it's very cute ;-)

un sac dans dix minute? .. c'est parti ! :-D

A quickie project ;-p

She wants a bag, not just any bag .. she wants my bag .. but it's definitely too big for her! so, I need to make another one, in small size. So I came up with this one, I made it more or less 10 minutes while she's having breakfast.

Still with the same fabric, but this one I make double with red linen lining and the model I just simply invented myself .. as long as she's happy, I'm happy :)

Labels, name tag

I think I wanted to make labels for my handmade products like everyone else I saw in JCA or in Etsy. I just want to put my stamp on them, that's all. I was thinking for an appropriate and "catchy" name and so far I decided 2 names:

For Children Clothes, for my daughters I decided "Little Friend, made by mom"
Why? because I wanted to become a good friend to my little ones, befriend with their little friends. They're my purely truly sincere honest loyal friends ...

For Women Clothes, for my self, my friend, I decided "Petits Pas"
Why? because I'm still learning to sew. "Petits Pas" means "Little Steps" in French. I'm learning to sew step by step, small steps at a time with a little bit of courage if I think of my age .. :)

Sewing is one of my leisure, my fave pastime, that I discovered a little bit too late .. heheh .. but better late than never, right? wrong? .. whatever .. :D

Flower Tunic

Another tunic for summer. Another design I picked from "Ma petite Garde-robe" book. Model P in size 38. I think I've made some mistake when tracing the arms pattern into silk paper, it's a bit longer in one side, so I had to trim some fabric from the side back arms, and next time if I'll make this again I want it a bit longer ..

The fabric I've got from the same guy in the flea market for only CHF 5/m, I bought 2 m and still have much enough fabric to make something for the kids later :)

Pleated Tunic

There's always a reason to sew another new clothes, this one I'm making for a weekend getaway to Milan next week :)

Pattern D size M from "Tuniques pour petits et grands" by Maude Paray, Cécile de Châtillon, Pauline de Saint-Lager (hachette) that I bought in Fnac last month when we visited Annecy. Fabric I got from Plainpalais flea market CHF 5/m. The fabric wide enough that could give me 2 sewing projects for a 2m long fabric.