Ellen's Sewing Passion

This is my third Story on Instagram for The Sewing Bees :) ♪♫♪♫ I have decided to transform these garments to make a dress.  I'm going to use a shirt with long sleeves, a sweater and 2 cardigans.  This is how I want it to look like when it's finished, but sometimes I change my mind.. First I made the decoration for the top.   I have used the bottom of my cardigan as collar. The skirt is made of my husbands sweater,  and I choose to use a double layer of from the cardigan as the hem of the skirt.  Voila! Dress is finished!

This is my newest TR Dress.                                                  We share Stories at Instagram for the Sewing Bees, and this was my second story. ♪♫♪ I start with a plain body and draw the lines how I like them to be. Then I cut the front apart and draw the lines on the fabric and add a bit to make the volume. Then I'm making the drape at each curves to make a little rose. This is how it looks like on the wrong side. I'm using cotton voile for the lining. Then the top i ready, and skirt to come.  I'm drawing the lines for the skirt,  and I want it to match with the lines for the body. This is a little tip for sewing the zipper. Dress is ready! 

We are sharing sew-stories on #symesterskapet's Instagram account. We can decide what we like to share. This time I wanted to make a jersey dress with a "twist" on the body. I have chosen fabric with stripes to give it the right attention :)  Morning has broken ♪♫    Instagram: @ellenhatteland   Here are my sewing room and my favorite place in our house :)             As you can see of the front part of the body I have made  a little twist with the pattern.       The pleats are in place and I have decided to use  red fabric around the neck and at the bottom of  the sleeves. The dress is based on  Burdastyle pattern #123 08/2015     I started sewing the front part, and thought it was nice with the stripes diagonally. Then I had to sew around the neck, and I had to use one layer for interfacing as well.       ...

We were supposed to make a short video to present our self at Instagram for "Symesterskapet" The Norwegian Sewing Bee: Hi, my name is Ellen and I live in Nedre Vats.                                                         My greatest passion is sewing, except from my husband.. I love colors and to combine fabric and use my creativity :) I'm wearing my "Measure" dress I made earlier. This is a great  Pattern from BurdaStyle 05/2015 The fun part is the measure-band I have used as decoration.   "Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave." - Mary Tyler Moore