Ondée : le cardigan

Well hello everyone!

It has been a very long time since my last post (almost one year) and this blog has been awfully quiet BUT a lot has happened during that time so let's say that I have a good excuse, OK?

*This will be a longer post than usual but only because I have been away for so long*

I have relocated last September and could not take any of my crafty things with me except for my iPad and pencil in order to practice my calligraphy.

I then managed to get my sewing machine and serger back over the Christmas break (yeaaaaah!). Unfortunately I had to leave all my sewing books and patterns behind except for four Deer and Doe patterns. Luckily, I bought 6 more from them on Black Friday as well so I have enough to keep me busy for a little bit. I have actually already made a few garments with them and I will try to make a post in order to show them (but if you follow me on Instagram, they are there already).

So as I am slowly trying to get my crafty life back in shape and this blog alive, please bear with me.

And now for the main event....Ondée!

When your friend is a maid of honor at a wedding...

My gorgeous friend at the wedding:-)

The last wedding I’ve been to was about three years ago and I think it was probably one of the last one I’ll go to before along time as most of my friends are married now or simply don’t want to which is fine. But other people do get invited to weddings and it was the case for a very good friend of mine (that's her above!): she was actually the maid of honor at her cousin’s wedding.

When I met Chardon...

I know, I know! Another Deer & Doe project. But I did warn you anyway so now you'll just have to go with it :-)

This week I'm introducing the Chardon skirt which is a high waisted pleated skirt. At first I wasn't sure about the shape of it due to the shape of me (hehe) and was worried it would make me look much larger than I already am... Pleated skirts don't always flatter the figure of curvy women. But I'd been looking for a cute skirt for a while and I really wanted to try anyway. And also, I saw this picture on their online shop and I was sold! Plus, I already had the Ondee sweater so might as well make something to go with it, right?!
 

Photo from Deer & Doe online shop