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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

REFASHION WEEK - DADDY'S OLD SHIRT BECOMES KID'S NEW COOL SHIRT



When Magda invited me to be a part of her Refashion Week series, I was so excited! I have been following Magda's blog for a couple of years, and I think she is so creative and talented! Magda is a real pro in what comes to recycling "old" clothes. I, on the other hand, had never done it before. 

The first step was to find something to refashion. I moved from Portugal to the US last year and only brought the essential stuff (clothes, books and toys), meaning that I could not find in my closet anything that I am not wearing. So... I had to take a look at hubbies' closet.. and there I could find a lot (in my own personal view) of stuff that could be refashioned. He agreed to spare me a very old shirt that he wore for the last time like 5 years ago! 



I cut the shirt and lay down all the pieces (praying throughout the process) to make sure that I had enough fabric to make a Mulberry Tunic for Manel in size 3. It wasn't easy, I wasn't able to match the plaid, but I really like the result.











  
It is kind of funny to see Manuel wearing his father's old shirt and I think he looks really cool.










I really enjoyed all the process, it was really fun and it got me hooked!

Thank you Magda for having me! To see what other very talented Portuguese ladies made in this series, be sure to visit Magda's blog


And now head over to Conversas de Hermanas! You can't miss what Rita made for her (so charming!) little boy!

Friday, January 9, 2015

2014 - YEAR IN REVIEW

2014 was a great year for our family! We moved to the US at the end of 2013, so we had some challenges ahead of us at the beginning of 2014, but it all went very well! We all adapted quite easily to our new home, new schools, new workplaces, new friends, new culture, new food, new life! It is not easy to be away from our closed ones, but we think we made the right choice!

In terms of sewing, 2014 was also great! Check out below what I've accomplished!










I mastered old techniques, learned new ones, discovered many inspiring blogs, created my own blog and the cherry on the top of the cake: made new sewing friends that inspire me so much and give me the motivation to do more! ;-)

In 2015 I want to:


1 - Learn more!

2 - Experiment more!
3 - Use more fabric in solid colors!
4 - Use different colors, like... yellow! 
5 - Sew more for my son!
6 - Sew something for me!

Let's see how that goes!