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Sweden: Let's go for a walk in Vimmerby / Schweden: Lasst uns gemeinsam durch...
It's monday and thus, time for some more travel inspiration and wanderlust for you. Let's take a little tour through the beautiful little town Vimmerby. Astrid Lindgren grew up in this town. The house...
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Book review / Buchrezension: Happy Homemade - Sew Chic Kids
Some months ago the people from Tuttle publishing contacted me to ask whether I'd be interested in reviewing some of their kid sewing books with japanese patterns (the books are in english). Of course...
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2nd birthday / 2. Geburtstag
Today is our son's 2nd birthday. Our families will come to our house to celebrate and we will all be so thankful that this little sunshine has come to our lifes. As has become a tradition, I've made...
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Japan Sew Along + book review + GIVEAWAY / Japan Sew Along + Buch Rezension +...
It's time for a new Japan Sew Along on the Tanoshii Blog. This is the second time that Cathrin from Stoffbüro organizes a sew along and this time it is not only a sew along for Germans, but...
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Ronja, the robber's daughter / Ronja Räubertochter
Today's Sweden trip takes you to a very special place. This one you don't find in most travelling books and there isn't a sign either! We got the tip from some other tourist who spend their holidays in...
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Lane Raglan
Today I'm here with some selfish sewing. I bought the Lane Raglan Pattern during the black friday sale in December and then sewed it up during our winter holidays. I sewed a straight size M following...
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Japan Sew Along: pattern and fabric + GIVEAWAY winners / Japan Sew Along:...
This is the second day of the Japan Sew Along. Today is all about the patterns and fabrics:Dies ist der zweite Tag des Japan Sew Alongs. Heute dreht sich alles um Schnitte und Stoffe:Which pattern did...
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Sweden: Astrid Lindgren birthhouse in Näs / Schweden: Astrid Lindgrens...
Today I want to take you to the house where Astrid Lindgren was born and lived as a child and teenager and spent her holidays when she was older: Näs close to Vimmerby. I knew that I wanted to go...
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Sew in Tune: Dancing in the moonlight (+Freebie)
Today is just WOW. Today I'm taking part in the Sew in Tune Blogseries by Melly Sews and Boy, oh Boy, oh Boy crafts. This is a series that I've really loved in the past and when I got the invitation...
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Sweden: Stockholm impressions / Schweden: Stockholm Impressionen
After our week in Smaland we traveled to Stockholm. Oh my! Stockholm is probably the most beautiful city that I've been to so far. All those islands that are connected with bridges or a boat. The...
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Jennuine Designs Haven Acres Mini Collection Pattern Tour + Tutorial!
Do you like sweet girl clothes? Then the new Haven Acres Mini Collection by Jennuine Designs (affiliate link) is just perfect for you. When I saw the tester call I just had to try to get onboard as the...
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New NOSH fabrics / NOSH Stoffe Probenähen
There are some emails that just make you happy. Emails from Pälvi from NOSH always fall in this category. Especially when Pälvi asks me whether I want to get a bundle of their new fabrics and sew with...
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Sweden/Schweden: Stockholm Vasa Museum
Let's spend some more time in Stockholm and visit the Vasa Museum, which is definitely one of the coolest museums that I've ever been to!Lasst uns noch etwas mehr Zeit in Stockholm verbringen und das...
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Linden sweater / Linden Pulli
Today I want to show you another garment that I sewed during the winter break and have since worn pretty much every week: my Linden sweater. I used a black french terry with some metallic spots in it....
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Sweden/Schweden: Junibacken in Stockholm
Junibacken in Stockholm is another wonderful place for all Astrid Lindgren fans, children and everyone young-at-heart. Junibacken in Stockholm ist ein weiterer wunderbarer Ort für Astrid Lindgren Fans,...
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Parisian Top + a GIVEAWAY / RUMS: Parisian Top und ein GEWINNSPIEL
Wow, I almost can't believe it: This is the 2nd week in a row that I participate in RUMS - the weekly german linky party for everything that we women make for ourselves! This time I have a beautiful...
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Lotta dress + giveaway / Lotta Kleid und Gewinnspiel
Today I want to show you my favorite Compagnie M. pattern, the Lotta dress, but before I start to talk about this dress: I still need to tell you who won the Parisian Top Pattern:The winner is Beth C....
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Sweden: Vaxholm Apartment/Schweden: Vaxholm Unterkunft
One of the areas in Sweden that I just HAD to visit was the archipelago at the east coast of Sweden. Inspired by my all time favorite Astrid Lindgren book, „Seacrow Island“ I just knew that these...
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Circle Skirt / Tellerrock
Do you know this? You sew for hours and hours, really care for the details, then show it to your daughter and she is like „bah, I don't like it!“. Well this sure doesn't happen if you make a circle...
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Sweden: Mailboxes / Schweden: Briefkästen
Today I have some eye candy for you. Never before have I seen as beautiful mail boxes as I did during our holidays in Sweden. Have a look at the fun paintings. I love how detailed these are. It sure...
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Coasters / Untersetzer
In December Dana from Made and Kate from See Kate Sew got together for a "Don't fear the fabric series". Kate worked with leather while Dana used oilcloth and vinyl fabrics. I really liked the series...
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Sweden: Impressions from Vaxholm/ Schweden: Impressionen aus Vaxholm
When we arrived in Vaxholm, we were absolutely surprised by the charme and flair of this little town. Even though it has the typical wooden houses, it doesn't „feel“ scandinavian. It felt more like...
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Raglan sweater / Raglan-Pulli
J and I aren't the only ones in the family that got a Raglan shirt. R got a sweater, too. In fact her's was the very first one. I sewed it already way back in September, but just never really got to...
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Sweden: Gallnö/ Schweden: Gallnö
During our week in Vaxholm, we mainly were lazy ;) We went to the beach, played in the sand and in the water, read books, played cards etc. However, we also made two day trips. One day we spent in...
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Näh-Connection goes WordPress / Näh-Connection nun bei WordPress
My blog has moved to a self-hosted wordpress blog at naeh-connection.com! Come on over and have a look around! Check out the various features, let me know what you think about the new design and of...
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