July 2015. A headband. There are a lot of instructions for simple reversible headbands on Pinterest. I picked one of them, but instead of just using two different patterns of fabric, I decided to embroider one side. The embroidery pattern is from a 1973 Soviet era women's magazine.

December 2013. A knitted dress and a head band for Saara's new doll. This pretty Christmas present came wearing a flimsy summer dress (very cute though) and looked totally underdressed for our winter weather. So, out came the knitting needles and two nights later the new doll should feel much cozier around here now. I did not use any pattern, just did my best to follow the measurements of the original dress. And it worked!

The same with the headband - no pattern. I fiddled around until I was happy with the result.

November 2012. A knitted sweater and denim pants for Saara's doll. It is another 'knock-off' project. 

It was much easier to embroider than to knit the snowflake motif.

The original inspiration piece and the knock off piece.

 July 2012. A knit doll blanket. I got the inspiration from the American Girl catalog.

The inspiration piece.

March 2012. Simplicity pattern 4669. I bought this pattern a long while ago, but only now got to try it out. The skirt was a breeze to make. So was the bag, although I had to adjust the strap length, following the instructions just did not work out that well. The jacket was a bit of a challenge, but nothing terrible. I decided to cut the sleeves back to 2/3 of the length and omitted the hook and eye. The appliqued butterflies I cut out from the skirt fabric remnants, fortified with fusible interfacing and hand stitched on the jacket adding embroidered body and antennas. All in all, I am satisfied with the outcome. It looks very springy.

January 2012. Tie-backs for my dining room window side panels.
I sewed a pair of side panels for my dining room windows already two years ago and had been wanting to make nice tie-backs ever since. I desired something a bit fancier than the normal braided ropes. So, when I saw an article in the "Sew Beautiful" magazine a few good months ago, I knew, this was what I was going to copy. Again, it took a while to get started, but now they are ready. The best part of it all is that I did not buy any materials what so ever, all I needed for embroidering, piping, and sewing, I had at home, even the hooks.