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My Girls’ Citronille Handmade Wardrobe

By Elisenne on Wednesday, August 29th, 2018 in Sewing & Knitting, Sewing for Kiddies, Uncategorized. No Comments

As my regular readers will by now have understood, I am a complete Citronille addict!  As a result, my girls have been amply supplied with Citronille summer dresses, mainly in Liberty fabric, over the past few years. Here is a review of what they’ve been wearing this year (probably our last year of Liberty outfits, as […]

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Hacking the Albertine Pattern into a Summer Dress

By Elisenne on Tuesday, August 21st, 2018 in Sewing & Knitting, Sewing for Kiddies. No Comments

What about some easy sewing for girls – small and big? Albertine is a dress pattern by Citronille which I started sewing for my girls and myself a few years ago in its original version with sleeves; but which I quickly hacked into a sleeveless version, perfect as a summer dress or as a nightie. And […]

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Balthazar or my little boys’ ultimate summer shirt

By Elisenne on Saturday, August 18th, 2018 in Sewing & Knitting, Sewing for Kiddies. No Comments

Balthazar by Citronille is definitely the pattern I have sewn most in my (reasonably short) seamstress’s life. At a pace of 5 shirts every summer for each of my little boys, plus a few presents here and there, I must have sewn between 20 and 30… With such a promising name (those who know me will understand), […]

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