The Sweet Mercerie - one of my favorite fabric webshops - has just celebrated it's first birthday.
Just look at this outfit for Wilma and this sweatshirt (or this). Beautiful, beautiful fabric from The Sweet Mercerie.
Yvonne who runs the web shop has invited a couple of her best customers and blogger/instagram friends to take part in the celebration.
We were offered a pattern and fabric of our own choice from the webshop. Not an easy decision as there are so so so many gorgeous patterns and fabric to choose from.
I ended up picking the new Alexandria Peg Trousers by Named Patterns. And I'm in love. A pretty easy make (pull on pants without zippers etc) - and the fit is spot on!
The fabric is this stunning 'Disco Dot' satin. I've been eyeing that fabric for quite some time now and when Yvonne presented the Alexandria trousers pattern to me some weeks back I was sold. Perfect combination! Thanks Yvonne.
In fact I've already sewn two pairs of Alexandria's. I made a pair in a dusty petrol blue double georgette as well.
The pants have some very unique pleats at the front waist, one sort of overlapping the pocket. It's not easy to see the details on my busy print pants, but take a look at the tech photo and you'll see what I mean.
The only thing I altered was the waistband. I made it a little wider than the one offered in the pattern. It's absolutely not necessary to do that, but I'm very high waisted and this is an easy way to add a little crotch length. Not that the pattern is low waisted - not at all. I'm not even sure I'll add the extra centimetres next time.
Now for the best part. Yvonne is offering this pattern/fabric kit to one of you lucky readers. All you have to do is visit The Sweet Mercerie's Facebook page and leave a comment under the photo of these pants. Easy Peasy.
Did I mention that she'll give away a new kit every day until next Friday. Now that's my favorite kind of Birthday Party.
Congrats The Sweet Mercerie and thanks for letting me be a part of this, Yvonne.
En af mine yndlings (ikke danske) webshops har netop fejret 1 års fødselsdag. Vi snakker her om en stofbutik, naturligvis. Det kommer nok ikke som en overraskelse.
The Sweet Mercerie har et sindssygt lækkert udvalg af stoffer til pæne priser. Jeg har tidligere syet et sweat-sæt til Wilma i mørkeblå isoli med diskret guldglimmer. Det stof er så fint, så fint. Wilma og jeg har også begge fået sweatshirt syet en helt speciel blomstret ru isoli.
Yvonne, som styrer stofferne, har inviteret en lille flok kunder/bloggere/Instagrammere til at deltage i festivitasen. Vi har hver især fået lov at vælge og vrage blandt shoppens mønstre og stoffer.
Jeg valgte det spritnye Alexandria Peg Trousers designet af Named Patterns. Det er første gang, jeg prøver en af deres mønstre. Men, det kunne godt være begyndelsen på et smukt venskab - for mønstret er virkelig godt designet og gennemarbejdet. Det er ret nemt at gå til, da der ikke er nogle lynlåse etc. Jeg skulle dog lige læse instruktionen et par gange for at få styr på lommer og læg. Lommerne er konstrueret en smule anderledes end jeg er vant til, men det holder. Dejlige, dybe lommer. Bukserne har fine læg foran, der lige giver mønstret det der lille ekstra. Et af læggene folder nærmest over lommeåbningen, som det ses på det sidste foto.
Mit stofvalg er satin. Disco Dot satin. Så er der satme fest i mine bukser! Og glimmer hæle til. Yessir, I can boogie!
Nu kommer den allerbedste detalje. En af Jer kan måske vinde så'n et kit her. Altså mønster og stof. Alt I skal gøre er at besøge 'The Sweet Mercerie' på Facebook og smide en kommentar under billedet af mine bukser. Nemt, hva'? Yvonne vil allerede imorgen finde en heldig vinder.
Til og med fredag vil der hver dag blive præsenteret en ny kreation på Facebook siden, hvortil et kit kan vindes. Yndlingsfødselsdagsfest!
I found your blog just a few weeks ago, and immediately you became my sewing inspiration! These pants were already on my wish list and that fabric is amazing! Beautiful as always!
SvarSletWhat a lovely combination! I love the print and colours of the fabric.
SvarSletThank you so much ♡
SletYou chose (and executed) well... as always :)
SvarSletThanks my friend ♡
SletSuperb, as usual!
SvarSletThanks sweetie ♡
SletMå jeg være så fri at spørge hvilken størrelse af Alexandriabuksen du anvender?
SvarSletDet må du i hvert fald. Det her er en str. 42. Satinbukserne her gi'r sig ikke det mindste. Jeg kunne nok godt finde på at gå en str. ned, hvis jeg bruger stof med lidt stretch.
SletMange tak! Det var nyttigt!
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