There are no doctors in my family, but I really thought this pattern was SO CUTE!!! I decided to make it anyway and give it to my doctor when I go for my next checkup!
I don’t know if he can use it or not, I just HAD TO MAKE HIM!!!!
Here you see him, I threaded him onto a mop (because I don’t have a stetoscope).
This is what he look like stretched out:
Do you like my doggie? He is a “stetoscopehound” 
and I hope someone will love him at the doctors office.
My youngest daughter is in a “purple” phase now. Dark purple is the color she will go for. It used to be pink, then red. But now… PURPLE.
Of course I had to make something for her also (while at the cabin). Her style seems to be changing. Last year she wanted everything BAGY. Now she leans more towards a “snugger fit”. This pattern was VERY EASY. The only thing I want to comment on, is the waistband. I find that Lekala tend to make the waistband a little on the “snug” side. There is a lot of “negative ease”, so be aware before you cut. If your fabric is very stretchy, that might be ok. Otherwise adjusting this might be good before cutting.
On the “purple version”, I cut the waistband according to the pattern piece. That turned out well because this fabric has a lot of stretch (ity jersey). But it made me be cautious my second time around.
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.I had left over fabric after sewing the red gingham top for myself and decided to make a second top for “my girl” . My “red gingham” fabric is cotton. The stretch is less than the ITY jersey. I added a little to the width of the waistband. It still has a little “negative ease”, but not much. I am happy with the result.
The head band I actually made because I forgot to bring a hat to the cabin. It was so cold and windy when I went for my walks, so I had to make something to cover my ears. After I returned home, my daughter quickly “adopted” this as an accessory of her own. 
This is a top I have wanted to make for a while, but never gotten arround to it. I decided I did not want the middle seam and slashed the pattern bellow the bust, making the bottom part of the front “one piece”. It turned out Ok, but I think I would just keep it the way it was if I did it again. I followed the instructions from lekala.co, and the neckline turned out well.
I Actually I tried to make one more version, but somehow I must have “lost it”. I kept goofing up, not getting the fold over of the neckline right. Right now my second version is folded nicely away, tucked away in a bag. At some point I will look at it again… maybe!!! Or perhaps I will just alter the neck and make a “simple opening”… Time will show, but I was so frustrated!!!! I have NO IDEA what went wrong! The first version went smoothly!
I really want to make more skirts for myself. My “skirt drawer” in my closet is full. But they do not fit. Yes, I can get them on, but I bought or made most of them before I lost weight (about 20kg/44lbs). Some of my clothes I have altered, but others really are hopeless. It has been a long time now (since I lost weight), but I just havent had the heart to get rid of some of the stuff. I have decided to repent, and the salvation army will be very happy to get a BIG bag from me.
SO, now that there will be more space in my closet I can make myself happy and have something that fits. I started working on it while at my cabin. This cotton denim look skirt at the cabin. 
It was free, I downloaded it from http://leko-mail.net/mod-e.php?t=0&a=0&n=1 . I like the shape of the skirt, but I think I would choose an even “softer” more draping fabric next time.
It was super easy to make. I just had to sew the four “swirly” looking pieces together, putting them side by side, add the waistband and the zipper (I omitted the button). Even though there are things I would change about it I am happy and will bear it. 
One week ago I returned home after spending one week in our cabin. I was all by myself (almost) with my dog Turid . I spent my days sewing and going for long walks. 
This photo is a bit misleading. I didn’t bring a camera this time, but I wanted to share a picture with you. In reality there is lots of snow there now. Maybe a bit too much. I am ready for spring.
In this photo you can see what weather we REALLY have
Still the good part was, I did a lot of sewing. The project I spent most time on was 
Cynthia Rowley’s sewingpattern, “simplicity 2443. I have had this pattern for some time. In a way it looked boring, but I decided to give it a try.
I was surprised to discover all the nice details in the pattern as I worked. The more I progressed, the more I liked it.
I made the jacket from a denim-like cotton and the dress with ITY jersey.
The jacket took some time because of the pocket and other details.
The dress itself has a simple shape, but the yoke, waistband and hidden zipper add detail. I love the result more than I had anticipated. I lengthened the skirt of the dress by about 20cm /almost 8 inches. 
My oldest daughter was delighted with it.
When I saw this pattern, it made me think of my sister. She loves fitted dresses with full skirts. This one looked very comfortable and it also had an interesting design with the pattern pieces cut diagonally.
I just finished 4 versions of this dress. One for each of my daughters, one for my sister and for myself.
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Here my daughters and I model our dresses. My dress form is wearing my sister’s version.
Initially they are all made with view A in mind. It has volanges in the bottom and a fitted bodice. For my youngest daughter’s version I also added piping, a cowl neck collar and little cap sleeves. My oldest daughters dress is lengthened by a few inches/cm.
The part I struggled most with (to begin with) was getting the volanges right. Here is an overview of where they go:
Here are some photos of the dresses:
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This sewing pattern is really a ladies pattern. But I think it is very suitable for a man also. I just regulate the length of the sleeves and make the body part longer. I always add a casing in the bottom of the bodice. In stead of making a jacket, I omitted the zipper, cut the front on the fold and let the hood ends overlap a bit in center front. The pattern itself is wonderful to work with and it gives great results.
This is my second go at this pattern. Last time I made some tops for my oldest son this past christmas. My other son (15 years) hasnt wanted me to sew for him. But somehow I was able to “coax” him into our new (and wonderful) fabric store in town. He chose fabrics for two hoodies.
He did a great job. First choice was a dark blue jersey and a striped jersey for lining the hood. 
The second choice was a brown jersey with monkey print jersey for lining. This lining choice really surprised me. My otherwise so conservative son wanted MONKEYS on his hoodie??? He said that when he was little, people would call him a monkey. He climbed everywhere and I suppose he thought being called a monkey was a good thing. So, a monkey hoodie he got!!! 
I love the Raglan sleeves because it gives the garment more shape.
