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Secret Valentine Exchange: Annex Double Zip Pouch

Have you heard about Secret Valentine Exchang which is organized by Sanae and Ute? One could sign up at the beginning for the year. Sanae and Ute then paired us up and everyone sends a surprise handmade Valentine’s gift to their partner. This year more than 400 (!!!) people from all over the world signed up. How awesome is that? I decided to take time to participate, too. I sewed a Annex Double Zip Pouch for Mylene from makegood.madegoods from Singapur and my beautiful gift came all the way from Canada.

Sewing Happiness Winter Tour (Book Review and Giveaway)

It’s Jan 31st and this means: I’m one day late with my blog post for the Sewing Happiness 2017 Winter Tour. My life is crazy busy these days and in times like these my mind likes to randomly forget stuff. Even things that I’ve been looking forward too for weeks like this blog tour. Well, I hope that Sanae will still keep on liking me. When she invited me last year to take part in her book tour, I was more than pleased. I’ve been an admirer of her blog, work, sewing, illustrations and writing for years and her book “sewing happiness” (affiliate link) was the very first sewing book that I’ve actually read from front to back. So let’s dive in, shall we?

Wallet Project #17 by Compagnie M.

Some weeks before christmas Marte from Compagnie M. launched a new project. She now offers her very first bag pattern, Wallet Project #17, and not only that she also sells sewing kits for that wallet together with. When I saw all the pics of her wallet on IG and on her blog, I wrote her an quick email telling her that I wouldn’t say no to a nice little christmas present, especially if it was the kit with cork leather with gold accents. Marte and I have been friends for quite some time. Otherwise I wouldn’t have dared to do so.

London Zipper Pouch à la mirid

Some months ago my friend Miriam from mirid.de told me that she was working on some illustrations about London that she wanted to combine with black white photographs. I followed along while she tweaked her designs and decided to prepare them in a format that is perfect for little zipper pouches. They are now available in three different designs in her spoonflower-Shop and can be order as a Fat Quarter. I got to sew up a zipper pouch with one of the designs and, boy, am I in love!

Shop Opening Blogtour Day 3 and 4

Thank you all so much for your wonderful response to the new, english Näh-Connection Shop. I’m so happy to read your comments, to hear that you are excited about this and, of course, about your orders 😉 Yesterday and today the Shop Opening went on and, OMG, there are some seriously amazing clothes and pictures! Come on, let’s have a look!

Pencil case, drawings, dreams

One of my goals for this year is to get creative in many different ways. I love sewing, but there are different ways to be creative and I want to try them out, too. One of the things that I want to try is to start sketching. I’ve never felt like I’m the most talented artist, but well 5 years ago I wouldn’t have thought that I’d one day love to spend my evenings (and nights) sewing. So, who knows maybe I’ll enjoy drawing, too?

Tutorial: How to sew a Pencil Case

A pencil case is such a quick and easy project and if you add a coloring book (for kids or adults) and some pens you have the perfect present for any occasion. Let me show you how to sew your own pencil case. [Read more…]

accessories & bags, Free Stuff, sewing, Tutorials

Tutorial: Spiderweb Drawstring Bag

Last Fall I got the chance to write a guest post for the Sewing Rabbit. Halloween was getting closer and my spiderweb drawstring backpack was perfect for carrying all the candy. Today I want to bring the tutorial home. Drawstring backpacks are perfect for all year and the spiderweb would be cool even for older boys.

Sewing bloggers for refugees: London backpack

Today a big charity event of german-speaking sewing bloggers starts: Nähblogger für Flüchtlinge, i.e. sewing bloggers for refugees. When, on my way to work, I saw the many, many refugees at the main station in Munich some months ago, I was not only in tears, but also wanted to do something. Many emails and hundreds of facebook messages later, today’s the day. My little idea turned into something much bigger and cooler that I wouldn’t have been able to do without the help of so many wonderful sewing bloggers. Today on Nähblogger für Flüchtlinge we start to auction many different selfmade bags, garments and decoration. 100% of the proceeds are for Blogger für Flüchtlinge, blogger for refugees.

Nikolaussocken / Stocking – Buchvorstellung / Book review

Der heutige Post freut mich besonders. Endlich hab ich es geschafft meinen Zwergen richtig schöne Nikolaussocken zu nähen. Das hatte ich seit Jahren vor und es ist ja nun wirklich auch nicht sooo viel Arbeit, aber dann war der 6.12. immer so plötzlich da, dass ich es wieder nicht gemacht hatte. Ich brauch nun mal Deadlines, damit ich was fertig krieg.

Today’s post makes me happy. Finally I managed to sew some Nikolaus-socks for my kids. In Germany we celebrate St. Nikolaus day on Dec. 6th. He was a nice and gentle bishop and nowadays some men in Germany dress like him, come to the children and bring them little presents, some fruit and nuts. He also compliments them for what they have done well in the last year, but also tells them what they should change or do better in the future. He packs his presents in socks or little bags. Unfortunately, I always procrastinated to long and never sewed socks for the kids.

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