More things I've made...

For my brother I made this set to keep warm in Chicago!! I really got into making hats as they are fun and they are quick things to make. Very useful too!

For Marlena, something different and original as she is really into fashion. This I invented.. took me foreeeever to finish it. But I like creating my own designs. The photo isn't very good to reflect the quality of the wool.

This is a beret I made for my mum, is discreet and she looks super gorgeous with it!!

Make up bag with Japanese fabrics and vintage button

And my beret! I looooooooove it! I was always scared of making hats because I thought they were super hard but they aren't!!

The luckiest woman on Earth

(hand made gorgeous retro-looking bag)

I feel so lucky. I have just received this amazing gift from my teacher-come-friend Mati who was supposed to send me just a couple of books and she decided to add something to the package. I couldn't believe my eyes! She made the entire outfits for these two gorgeous bears!!! Is all full of details, even a suspender!! And the necklace.. and the tie.. It almost made me cry out loud!! Make sure you click to view full scale!

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and the great books that I highly recommend, plus some gorgeous fabric!

Kids pressies with cotton & felt

This Xmas I've tried to make as many things as possible for gifting. That way I could get to be creative with someone in mind. It's been fun. Felt is such a great material to create fun things easily. I designed these things with no pattern and loved it!

This is an apron for Ella, who is 5 years old.
I really enjoyed making the strawberry pin.


And this is a mini string pack for Max, who is 2 years old.

Baby stuff

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I have been reorganising old wardrobes in my parents home. I have found loooooots of my baby clothes (from booties, to little jackets, hats, even my cot's clothing!!). Amongst it all I found these super cute bibs which I found quite original! One was made by my great grandmother, she had golden fingers!! My grandmother was more into knitting and she also made me amazing stuff. I'm washing it all but once I'm done, I will upload a few samples. These are going directly to my own babies! :-) I cannot believe I was once that small!!


Also, I'm posting here some baby bibs I've made for a couple of distant nieces, Sofía and Rosie May. They are my first appliqué & quilting pieces made with cotton.

Vintage Embroidery inspiration

Lately I have got into embroidery. Well, so far I haven't done any but I am learning and reading lots about it. I went to visit my auntie and she showed me a few table cloths she made when she was young. I really like this piece because it is modern looking and it could work in 2 colours too.

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Then, my good friend Nati invited me to join her and her mother (Manolita) to learn how to embroider "Yugoslavian stisch". Figure out! Yugoslavia isn't a country anymore so this must come from a looooong time ago.

Again, I really like this style of embroidery because it looks pretty modern and you could do this in many different colour shades. It is simple but cute.