Jeans Jacket

Jelle complained that he didn't have a summer jacket. So I decided to make a Jeans Jacket. The pattern for the jacket comes from Knippie and was made in size 116. The Jeans Jacket closes with snap fasteners. Also the sleeves and the flaps on the front pockets close with snap fasteners. All horizontal seams are stitched with dark red and light red coloured yarn. All vertical seams are stitched with dark blue and denim coloured yarn.

Todler 3/4 Skater Jeans

This summer, I made these cute todler bermuda Jeans. The pattern comes from Ottobre Magazine nr. 3, 2008 and was made in size 80. I used some leftover Jeans fabric for the bermuda. I also used some leftover grey and white checkered cotton fabric for the pockets and waisteband. From this checkered fabric I also made a small label which was sewn into the seam of one of the legs of the bermuda. Most of the seams are stitched with an offwhite coloured yarn. Some others are stitched with a dark blue coloured yarn that matches the colour of the Jeans fabric.

Epilator bag

I was on a roll after making the pencil holder and the shopper. So I decided to make a new bag for my epilator. I drew a circle on the inside of the red rosed cotton. I measured the perimeter of the circle and cut a rectangular piece of the same red rosed cotton. I closed the rectangle and sewed it onto the circle. Now I only had to sew two small button holes on the top of the bag and make a seam. I re-used the cord of the original epilator bag.

Shopper

For my voluntary job at school I always have to carry lot's of lunch boxes and drinking cups to school. To carry everything around I had a very big shopper bag. Unfortunately one of the handles was torn off. So I decided to make a new big shopping bag that can hold 4 lunch boxes, 4 drinking cups and some other occasional stuff that I have to carry. This is the result.

The bag is made of the leftover canvas fabric from the diaper bag. I also used some leftover checkered green and white cotton fabric from the winter overall.

Pencil holder

Jorn and I made this cool pencil holder for school. Together we browsed through my collection of applications and other sewing accessories. He chose a black and white checkered cotton fabric and a small leftover piece of black Jeans fabric. Together with the red train, the red 8 and his name tag there can be no misunderstanding as tho whom the pencil holder belongs. De pencil holder closes with a light blue zipper. All together Jorn owns a unique pencil holder.

Seal sleeping bag

I made this very cute and warm seal sleeping bag. When temperatures drop below zero and you have no insulation, the nights can be very cold. But with this sleeping bag Jurrit stays nice and warm. This pattern comes from Ottobre Magazine nr. 6 2012.

The outside fabric of the sleeping bag is a woolen fabric. The inside of the sleeping bag is lined with a dark grey cotton tricot fabric. Between the layers of wool and tricot there is an extra layer of polyester fiberfill. The flippers of the seal are made of some leftover offwhite cotton flannel fabric.

The sleeping bag closes with two zippers. Even when the little one is allready asleep, you can still put him or her easily in the sleeping bag. The hood keeps babies head nice and warm, even when you take him outside for a ride in his stroller.

Winter overall

In february 2012 the weather was extremeley cold. I made some winter overalls for my youghest son Jurrit. This it my latest creation. The outside is made of a turquoise corduroy fabric. The inside of the overall is a cotton fabric with green and white squares. As you may notice I just LOVE these kinds of fabric. I often use them as a lining fabric. To make it extra warm, the overall is lined with an extra layer of polyester fiberfill. The arm and leg holes are finished with a tricot collar fabric. The overall closes with a zipper. I even thought of the loop in the neck this time. Now I can hang it on the hallstand.

Diaper bag

At the start of 2012 I finally had the time to make a diaper bag. Although my son's allready was 1,5 years old I still wanted to make the diaper bag. I bought the cotton canvas fabric at IKEA. The inside of the bag is a black cotton fabric. The diaper bag is very convenient since it has many different compartments. The inside of the bag has 6 compartments. At both sides, on the outside of the bag, there are another 2 compartments.

The pattern comes from Amy Butler's book that my sister-in-law owns. In Dutch it's called: "Kleding en knuffels voor de kleintjes". The original pattern resulted in an open diaper bag. My sister-in-law allready made the diaper bag and decided that an open diaper bag is not very convenient. So I decided tot make a closed diaper bad. My diaper bag closes with a zipper that runs all arount the top of the bag. The changing mat is also an extra accessory that was not included in the pattern. But since I had some leftover fabric I decided that a matching changing mat would be handy as well.

Barbapapa Family

My children have very nice "Barbapapa" curtains in their bedroom. From the leftover fabric I made this funny cuddly toy "Barbapapa" family. I cut out the figures with some extra room for the seams. Then I sewed on checkered fabric on the back of the figures. All in a colour that matches with the colour of the figure. Then I stuffed them with some polyester fiberfill. Some of them also have a small bell or rustling piece of material inside.

90's Bermuda

In the 90's my mother used this fabric to make curtains for my bedroom. She gave the leftover fabric to me. When I wanted to make some bermuda's for my boys I came accross this fabric. The end result is a very funny retro bermuda.

The pattern comes from Ottobre Magazine and is pretty straightforward. The fabric doesn't need much decoration. The bermuda only has sewed on back pockets and front pockets. All seams are stitched with yellow coloured yarn. This bermuda was made in size 104. I also made one for Jorn in size 134.

Black, White and Blue Bermuda Jeans

I made these cool Bermuda Jeans. The pattern comes from Ottobre Magazine nr. 3, 2007 and was made in size 104. The base colour of the Bermuda Jeans is Denim Blue. The pockets and front of the Bermuda Jeans are made from black and white Jeans fabric.All seams are stitched with black yarn. The Bermuda Jeans has a fake zipper and elastic in the waiste band.

Red, Black and White Jeans

I made these Jeans for my son Jorn. The pattern comes from Ottobre magazine nr. 6, 2010 and are made in size 134.

The Jeans is made from a black Jeans fabric with a red inside colour. All seams are stitched with red, grey or white yarn. The backpockets are decorated with small pleats. The front of the Jeans are decorated with knee-pads and lowered front pockets that are part of the zipper. Instead of a zipper I made it close with snap fasteners. I sewed special elastic with button holes in the waisteband. This way the Jeans can easily be adjusted into a slimmer fit.

Jeans with Kneepads

Why do children always grow that fast? All of Jorn his Jeans were to short. So I had to make some new ones. The pattern for this Jeans comes from Ottobre magazine nr. 6, 2010. The jeans was made in size 134. I made some additional kneepads. After a while he always seems to rip the jeans at the knee area. I thought I'd fix this problem by adding kneepads. It's easier than sewing them on later to repair a hole. All seams are stitched with three different colours of blue. Light blue, aqua blue and cobalt blue. The jeans has a zipper and buttonhole elastic in the waisteband. Very convenient for slim boys like Jorn.

Black Bermuda Jeans

These black bermuda Jeans were also made in the warm spring period at the beginning of this year. The bermuda is made out of a black Jeans fabric. The black fabric also has a trace of red and white in it. That's why I chose red stitches in combination with grey and offwhite stitches. They match the fabric but they also stand out from the fabric. The pattern comes from Ottobre magazine and was made in size 104.

Bermuda Jeans with Car Applications

A nice bermuda for the nice weather last april. I had some leftover Jeans fabric. I also found some car appliccations. I matched the yarn colours with the colours of the applications. The result is very bright and colourfull.The bermuda has front pockets, side pockets and back pockets. The pattern comes from the Dutch magazine "Knippie" and was made in size 104.

Purple Bermuda

With the warm weather last april I needed some shorts for my sons and I needed them fast. So I looked in my fabric stock pile. This nice purple cotton fabric was perfect for a pair of shorts. The bermuda is pretty simple. With two pockets on the front side and two pockets on the backside. All seams are stitched with a purple coloured yarn. With elastic in the waiste band the shorts are easy to pull on and off. The pattern comes from Ottobre magazine and was made in size 134.

Black and Blue Jeans

These Jeans are made of the same black cotton Jeans fabric as the Black Jeans with Blue Pockets. The pattern comes from the Dutch magazine "Knippie" and was made in size 104. All seams are stitched with light blue and aqua coloured yarn.

Recycling Dickies Jeans

How about some recycling? These Dickies jeans first belonged to my husband. The jeans were ripped in the crouch area. Unfortunately for him, beyond repair. The jeans lay in my repair bucket for a very long time. Some time ago I wanted to sew a jeans for Jelle. So I browsed through my fabric stash. I couldn't find a nice fabric. Then I saw my repair bucket and found the Dickies jeans. How cool would it be to make a new jeans out of them? It was a very nice fabric. So I set out to try if there was enough fabric to make a jeans for Jelle. And there was!

I removed the original backpockets which were transformed into the new backpockets. I also carefully removed the waisteband and made it smaller to fit Jelle. I also used the original loops that support the belt. I mimicked the colour scheme of the original jeans. Light blue and dark blue stitchings with small details of red stitchings.

The pattern comes from the Dutch magazine "Knippie". I made the jeans in size 104.

Blue and Green Jeans

This Jeans was made of the same blue fabric as the pockets of the Black Jeans with Blue pockets. The pattern comes from the Dutch magazine "Knippie" and was made in size 104. The Jeans has 4 backpockets and also 4 pockets on the front. All seams are stitched with light and dark green stitchings.

Canvas Trousers

These trousers are made of a cotton canvas fabric in two different shades. The jeans are made in a beige shade and de pockets and kneepads are made in a sand shade of canvas. All seams are stitched with an offwhite stitching. There are also some aqua coloured stitchings. This pattern comes from the Dutch magazine "Knippie". The trousers are made in size 104.