The Flowery Skirt

Holiday traveling

We travel today! We are going to visit my parents and spend a few days with them, and after getting back we pack again and fly to Sicilia !

So, dear friends, I wish you happy, merry and peaceful days until I come back!

See you soon!

Barbara

Pants - getting there?

Progress on the pants front!

Above you can see the changes made to the back piece of the pattern.

And how the jeans pants look now:

The back after the adjustment:

What a difference! Almost no creases!

Oooh, does this mean I now have a perfect pants pattern? Hmmmm...

Shawl for grandma

The pattern is based on a doily pattern. I hope to finish crocheting it in a day or two.

My Grandmother's birthday is on Christmas day and I soo want to give her this present! She is the one who taught me to crochet and knit when I was a child, and I remember her wearing shawls back then. I know she's going to love it!

Winter

Oh yes, it has been snowing around here, too, with temperatures waay below zero. Someone told me it was -17C this morning !

This photo was taken two days ago.

Ugh, I don't like cold!!!

Creases solution

Getting back to the brown trousers...yes, the creases bothered me. So I thought about them, wore the pants, looked, pulled, pinched, and - aha! There is too much fabric there! Oh, my derriere is rather flat, let's admit and face it. 

 

See? Already looking better.

Well, it's not perfect since I pinned myself, but at least now I know what I have to do to alter the paper pattern. There are two great tutorials for flat seat adjustment here (Ann Rowley) and here (Debbie Cook) for removing excess fabric from the back legs.

Brown trousers - Burda Easy fashion F/S 2009, flared pants model F

Finished! But, ahem, the muslin looked better. Must be the different fabric. This one is a bit stretchy, unlike the muslin, and it pulls in every direction.

 

Something going on with the crotch? What to do with that? Any ideas?

This fabric has a different (heavier) fall.

We shall see how the fabric behaves after some wearing. Right now I'm pleased and happy with them. Soo comfortable!

I think they look quite good, don't they?

I have a dark blue denim with no stretch to use now. Should I use this pattern again to see the difference?

Finally the second muslin

No creases in the front! Yay!

The only thing to do was taking in the center back a bit. Almost perfect! The length, too.

 

I'm cutting the fashion fabric now. I'm so behind with this project!

P.S

Take a look at the Month of Pants  blog . Those ladies are doing a great job. Would you join us?

Cute hat from leftovers - WR

Cute! Made with the leftovers from this project following the instructions fellow Refashionista Andreae provided. Thanks Andreae!

I also made mittens using the orange sweater leftovers but, ugh, it was a disaster. They flew directly into the trash bin. Sometimes it happens...:-(

Sarma

For the first time in my life I made sarma! It's a traditional dish made with sour cabbage leaves filled with minced meat and rice. They look like little bundles. The tricky part is making the little parcels but I found it fun, though time consuming. I was so proud of myself!

You will excuse me this time for not explaining the recipe, but it was my first try and I didn't know what to expect or if it would even be good. Next time if you want. Doesn't it look delicious? Anyone interested?

New recipe - Pumpkin crostata with mascarpone cream

For the shortbread dough ( pasta frolla):

250 gr flour

125 gr butter

pinch of salt

lemon peel

little cold water

Spread:

Pumpkin jam

Cream topping:

125 gr mascarpone cheese

2 egg yolks

2 spoons sugar

lemon peel

Mix the ingredients quickly with your hands, add enough cold water to make a soft dough and let sit inside the fridge for 30 min wrapped in plastic foil.

Roll the dough and transfer it into a cake mold. Pierce the dough several times with a fork. With the leftover dough form a cylinder to decorate the edge of the cake.

Spread the pumpkin jam evenly over the dough and bake for 45 min at 190C.

Combine the yolks ,sugar and lemon peel in a bowl until white and frothy. Add the mascarpone and mix well. Top the crostata with the cream.

 

Enjoy!

For a bit of fun...Mr Pumpkin