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.

Black Jeans with Blue Pockets

This Jeans are made of a Jeans fabric in two colours. Black and blue. The Jeans are made of the black Jeans fabric while the pockets and other details are made of the blue Jeans fabric. Most of the seams are stitched with a three double stitching consisting of two green and one dark red stitching. Others are just stitched with a double green stichting. The pattern comes from "Knippie" and is made in size 104.

Black Jeans

I've been very busy sewing lately. For my oldest son Jorn I made these black Jeans. The pattern comes from "Ottobre magazine". I've used a black Jeans fabric and a grey and black checkered cotton fabric for the Jeans. The seams are stitched with grey and green yarn. The Jeans have a fake zipper and elastic in the waisteband.

Baby Jeans

I made these cute baby Jeans for my youngest son Jurrit. He is 6 months old and wears size 62. I made the Jeans from some leftover Jeans fabric. The seams are stitched with offwhite and limegreen yarn. The back pockets are finished with a limegreen and white checkered cotton fabric. The inner pockets are lined with the same fabric. The baby Jeans has a fake zipper and elastic in the waisteband.

Party Pants ;-)

Last april my adopted grandfather (grandfather of my husband) celebrated his 80th birthday. We celebrated this with the entire family. There also was a photographer to make family pictures. Off course we had to wear nice clothes for the family portraits.

For this occasion I made 'party pants' for my two oldest boys. Party pants is a literal translation of  the Dutch word 'feestbroek'. Which is what my boys call them. Whenever there is a birthday, they like to wear the 'party pants'.

The pants are made of a fabric with a linnen and cotton mixture. The stripes are asking for a special layout of the pattern pieces. The front pockets and the flaps of the (fake) backpockets have horizontal stripes while the rest of the trousers have vertical stripes. The pattern comes from Ottobre magazine and was made in size 98 and 122.
The shirt worn by Jelle also comes from Ottobre magazine The shirt is made of a cotton fabric with black and white squares. The front pockets are laid out diagonally on the fabric. Instead of a lying collar I made a small upright standing collar. Jorn also had a shirt like this but refused to wear it for the photo. I made the shirts in size 98 and 122.

Oilily Fabric Green Jeans

For my son Jelle I made these green Jeans. Again this was an Oilily fabric from my private stock.The fabric is double layered. Light green fabric on the inside, olive coloured fabric on the outside.The pattern of the Jeans is very suitable for a double layered fabric like this. It gives lots of opportunities to show the inside of the fabric. That's what I did with the lower seams and the backpockets. All seams are stitched with limegreen coloured yarn. All the details give the Jeans a playfull look.

I've made these trousers before with a black ribcord fabric. The pattern comes from the magazine Knippie and was made in size 98.

Car Sweater and Black&Blue Jeans

Last week I finished this sweater with car application and the Jeans with black and blue stripes. The Jeans is made from the same fabric as the black&blue jeans. The pattern for this Jeans comes from "Knippie". All seams are stitched with yellow yarn. On the front legs of the Jeans are two flaps that suggest there are pockets underneath them. These flaps close with a snap fastener. The backpockets close with a flap that resemble the front flaps. The back flaps also close with a snap fastener. The Jeans has a fake zipper and elastic in the waiste band.

The sweater is made of black and red sweater fabric. The pattern for this cool sweater comes from "Ottobre magazine". On the frontside I applicated a beetle shaped car. On the backside I applicated a bus. I made this carsweater  before, for my eldest son.

Sleeping bag

Today I finished this cute little sleeping bag for my youngest son Jurrit. He's 1 month old. We live in an old house and last winter it was very cold in our bedroom. Jurrit sleeps in his own bed in our bedroom. With this sleeping bag he will be nice and warm this winter.

The outside of the sleeping bag is made of a beige sweater fabric. The lining of the sleeping bag is made of a soft flanel fabric in an offwhite colour. The length of the sleeping bag is approximately 70 cm.

Baby Wrap

Originally I made this baby wrap for a friend of mine. But I failed to deliver the present to her in time. Her baby has become a toddler, so the wrap didn't fit anymore. In the meantime I was pregnant of my younghest son Jurrit. So I can now use it for him.

The outside of the wrap is a fleece fabric. The inside of the wrap is a blue cotton fabric with white dots. The seams are finished with an offwhite cotton piping. The wrap closes with velcro strips. 

The pattern for this wrap comes from Knippie. The wrap is suitable for babies that wear up to size 62.