I don’t exactly know when my obsession with the idea of a lemon dress started. I think I must have seen so many gorgeous lemon-inspired garments in the sewing community. Naturally, when my sister-in-law and I decided to go to Sicily on holiday, I was determined to make THAT dress. The fabric This started with finding the right fabric. Seeing as lemon prints are so popular in the sewing community I didn’t think this would be that difficult. Well, I was wrong. The fabric shops in Rotterdam didn’t have any fabric with lemons on it. The weekly market wasn’t selling

(In David Attenborough voice) Here, you see a rare sighting of the Nina in light clothes. Don’t make any sudden moves or noises, as this will scare her back into her black clothes very easily. Also very extraordinary; she also used a non-Sew Over It pattern for once!

This is the extended version of the message I posted on Instagram last Thursday. Read more on how I spent my last year dealing with a diagnosis of fibromyalgia.

When the Sew Over It Meredith dress came out a month or so ago, I wasn’t enthusiastic straight away. As an avid SOI fangirl, I pretty much have all their patterns. Including the Ultimate Wrap Dress, which looks pretty much like the Meredith. Plus, I had just made an Eve dress for both my mum and me, so another wrap dress wasn’t something that should have bumped to the top of my list. But then I saw all of the wonderful garments the SOI Pattern Insiders made… They looked so great and flattering, and everyone who also made the Ultimate

Those who know me rarely see me in anything but black, grey or blue clothes. I know those colours work on me, but it can get a bit boring. Time for some change! Read on for more on my shirt mash-up. I really love the “on trend” mustard/ocker colour on other people. So, after my sister-in-law convinced me I could pull it of too, I bought this almost golden peachskin with blue and white spots. I immediately knew I wanted a shirt out of it, but I’m a bit stuck in the Sew Over It universe… An Alex shirt from

It’s almost May and in the sewing community that can only mean one thing; Me-Made-May is coming up!

Spring is in the air! And after making a couple of things for other people I wanted a new outfit for Easter brunch with my parents and grandmother. We were going to the Euromast, which gives a great backdrop! Erin Skirt I used to hate denim skirts. I thought they looked old fashioned and too conservative for my tastes. But, as always, things change! And especially after seeing gorgeous outfits on Instagram, I HAD to have one of course I bought some denim about a year ago to make the Closet Case Ginger jeans, but I never got

When I’m sewing, knitting or crocheting I always have something on in the background. Whether it’s Netflix or a podcast, I don’t like to sit in silence. So here is a list of my recent favourite things to listen to!

At the Knitting & Stitching show in March I bought a gorgeous black and white crepe at Sew Over It that was screaming to be made in another Pussy Bow Blouse. I have two already, but I wanted a black one that I could combine easily. They probably gave me a bit more, but I think I bought 1.5 metres.

If money wasn’t an issue and you could wear one designer, who would it be? For me it would be (vintage) Dior, hands down. The silhouettes, the colour schemes, the elegance… The more I sew, the more I’m attracted to Dior. I was kind of bummed I missed the exhibition when it was in Paris two years ago. Turns out I didn’t have to be, as it came to my favourite city in the whole world at the Victoria & Albert Museum!

Ever since I “discovered” the (English) sewing community, and all the wonderful things that come with it, I’ve wanted to go to the Knitting & Stitching show and meet the amazing people in the community. We absolutely do have fabric markets in Holland, but they don’t have the same atmosphere as I imagined the Knit & Stitch has. If I want to browse at a stall at home, I always have to elbow my way through. Plus, the public being a bit older, it’s not always easy to find fabrics that I like.

I’ve always been fascinated by sewing. Both my grandmothers were keen sewers and I spent a lot of my time growing up with my maternal grandmother. Omi (my nickname for her) made most of her clothes herself and had a big sewing room.