The Fabric Mania #2

Hey, it's me again. I have to tell you of a shop called Frieda Hain. It's here in Friedrichshain and it will be the end of me. Well, financially at least. It is stacked from floor to ceiling with the most amazing colourful fabrics, buttons, ribbons... you name it. And let me tell you, they are not cheap. But luckily they have a basket full of small swatches for the smaller projects. So I might actually have some money left to buy some food as well. And wine. And ice cream. Oh, you get the picture. But just look at these! <3 //

Ihan sairaan ihania kankaita tuolla Frieda Hain -kaupassa. Mutta myös ihan sairaan kalliita. Ei uskalla kovin usein käydä että leivän päälle riittää muutakin ku ylähuuli. Mutta kattokaa nyt näitä! Miten näitä voi vastustaa?

With love, Lilje

The Fabric Mania #1

Hi there! Is it already spring where you're at? It is sooo nice here now: the trees have sprouted leaves in two weeks, there seem to be more sunny days than cloudy, and the temperatures have climbed to almost +20 or even above, like this weekend. The Berliners are out and about in their shorts and flip-flops which seems really really weird and crazy for someone like me, who can barely take off her winter coat before the thermometer reaches +25. But hey, you need to enjoy the nice days while they last, eh?

So, enough of the weather worship. I've actually managed to do something as well and not just bask in the sun. There will be a couple of posts, so bear with me!

Is there a saying for how good spring and sewing go together? No? Well, there should be. It seems that all I can think about this spring are fabrics and what I could (and should!) make of them. I've gone slightly bonkers in the fabric shops... Here are a couple of lovely ones. Aren't they precious? I don't know how ANYONE can resist something like this. I sure can't! Stay tuned for projects from these lovelies <3 //

Ilmat on lähiakoina kovasti hellineet berliiniläisiä. Rohkeimmat (eli lähes kaikki muut kuin minä) vetää menemään läppösissä ja shortseissa vaikka ei täällä nyt oikeesti ihan niin lämmin oo. Oon tehnytkin jotain, mutta siitä enemmän myöhemmin. Tässä ensin iiiihania kankaita: eiks oo söpöjä? Iih! <3

With love, Lilje