Kadristik. A blog by Kadri Kivistik

 We had a really nice family trip to Malaga province in May this year. We did all the testing required and wore masks and tried to keep ourself safe and it worked out really great. I sewed several items for this trip and wanted to take a LOT of photos over there. I even hired my son as a photograper (I promised to pay him when he takes photos of me whenever I needed them and doesn't complain about it - he did a great job and got a bonus too).  So what did I sew and wore over there? Liana jeans and Visby top by Itch to Stitch - these are sewn last year I think.  Antrim dress and my Atenas denim jacket - a great combination for hot-warm-windy day. Both sewn last year and in use often. I guess I truly have the Itch to Stitch wardrobe. Kathryn top and Liana jeans with my new make - a jacket from Burda Style 10/2014 magazine. The smooth tweed fabric with beautiful subtle colours is made from cotton and polyester and I got it from Minerva. You can read all about this jac...

 I've been searching for a woven top pattern for a long time and this spring I was so happy when Itch to Stitch tested and released Seychelles top pattern. It has beautiful V-neck, cup sizes, bust darts and two sleeves option: gathered long sleeves or pleated short ones.    I made my first Seychelles from linen blend fabric - I used the same for Celeste dress last year and now had just enough for this top. It's summery, let's my skin breathe and looks beautiful. The neckline is finished with facing and it's easy to sew too.    I can easily pair it with my Balboa skirt(s) or Mountain View pull-on jeans or I have several other items in my wardrobe to go with it. When I got some pretty viscose challis fabric from Minerva, I knew at once that I wanted to sew long sleeve option from Seychelles top too. You can read about it and see the photos on my Minerva blog ( here ).  I think I need more of these! Both look elegant, easily wearable and comfortable too. It...

 Itch to Stitch has released several pretty patterns this year and I've been lucky to get to test all of these. I would like to introduce you the Upland trousers .    Upland trousers are high rise trousers with waist facing. It means these don't have the the traditional waistband. Trousers are fitted through waist and hip, full length and have useful pockets. The instructions are great as always - each step is written and illustrated.  I made my trousers from viscose and linen blend fabric. I really like the texture and color of this one, but the next time I'll use something that wouldn't grow on me while wearing it.  On the photos I have my Kauai top on. When I first made it, I didn't like the fabric I chose and therefore it sat in my wardrobe. One warm summer day I found it and now I've been wearing it so much that I started to think about making a second one. I'm so happy that while testing for a pattern and taking photos I can find other items made from...

I think I'm preparing for the autumn and remembering the colder weather again as I'm still blogging about winter and autumn clothes. All the photos of my Bainbridge pullover are taken in the snow and when I took photos of my Ottobre cardigan, it was quite cold and windy too. So lets see, what I have for you today!   Itch to Stitch Bainbridge pullover is perfect for keeping you warm and comfortable during your hikes or walks. It has half-snapped front placket, bust darts, cup sizes, stand up collar, pockets and you can use contrast color for bias-bound hem, sleeve hems and collar.    I used wool blend knit fabric with felted wrong side and it will keep me warm whenever I need it. I used quilting cotton for bias binding. It's a real winter piece and I'll pull it on whenever I'm cold.  My Ottobre design cardigan is also made from wool blend fabric. It was from Minerva and I wrote a blog post all about it in here ( link ). I think I'll start blogging about my summ...

 A while ago we had a sewalong in our Estonian sewing group. It was all about inspiration and sewing something similar to yourself/friend/son/daugther etc. I loved the results, people get inspiration from so many different places and it was so interesting to see it.  While planning this sew along I happened upon Crystal's blog and as I really like her style, I wanted to copy some of her outfits. Also - she had such a good advice about Sequoia cargos and I spent a lot of time over "her place."   I made black Hepburn top similar to hers. I used lightweight ponte fabric and some jersey on the shoulders. I shortened the turtle neck a bit, so it doesn't come up so high. I think I also made full bust adjustment on that for the very first time in my life. It isn't as hard as it sounds and I think I'll use it again on fitted jersey garments that don't have bust darts or full bust option.  I'm so happy about this outfit!  The second top is Paulina top . I...

I haven't been here for quite some time and I have so much to show you. I'll try to catch up with all my makes. In this post I would like to show you some items made by Itch to Stitch patterns: two Gothenburg tops and Sequoia cargo pants. These were so good to wear in spring - warm, comfortable and great looking.      Gothenburg top is really elegant. I used ponte style fabric for the first one I made. It holds its form nicely and you can see how the funnel neck holds up and creates interesting neckline for this top. It also helps to keep warm.     My second Gothenburg is made from wool blend knit fabric I bought from Minerva. It's just a tiny bit scratchy, but I've worn worse in my childhood (I wanted to keep warm!) so it doesn't disturb me at all. I love it! White is so pretty, fabric is soft and at the same time sturdy enough to hold form and it's so warm (and doesn't make me sweat). I guess its everything I want from a winter top.       ...

I’m excited to show you an outfit that has a bit of vintage feel to it. Mostly due to the colors – old pink, duck egg blue and beige. I got two fabrics from Mi nerva and made a dress and a coat that nicely complement each other and are so comfortable to wear.   Mul on rõõm näidata komplekti, millel on vintage hõngu juures. Põhiliselt tänu värvidele, mis kangastel on kasutatud - vanaroosa, pardimuna sinine ja beež toon lihtsalt annavad teatud tunnetuse kangale. Ma sain need kangad Minervalt ja õmblesin kleidi ja kleidi juurde sobiva mantli. Mõlemad on nii mugavad kanda!    My dress pattern is Itch to Stitch Antrim dress pattern ( here’s my affiliate link ). This viscose jersey had so nice texture and colors to it, I had to make it into this beautiful fit-and-flare dress. Antrim has surplice front bodice, cup sizes, in seam pockets that doesn’t show or gap open and half circle skirt. Antrim dress also has gathered waistband, but for this dress I chose to use the not ...

What's the most sparkling and shiny thing you have sewn? I definitely made mine when I sewed this sequined lace jacket. And the second one is the bag with the same sequined lace on the outer pocket.   Minerva offered this eye-catching sequined lace and I’m drawn to shiny things. I may not wear these every day, but I sure like to have these in my cupboard. So, I let myself try out sewing this fabric and it wasn’t too vexing! I used Ottobre Design magazine 2/2015 and pattern number 5 for this jacket. I underlined the front and back, I binded all the seams with satin bias binding. You can see more photos and read more about the jacket on my Minerva blog ( here ).     Mis on kõige sädelevam ja pilkupüüdvam asi, mille sa oled õmmelnud? Minu nimekirja tipus on kindlasti see litritega pitsist jakk ja kohe teisel kohal asub kott, mille väliskülje taskul kasutasin sama litritega kangast.  Minerva pakkus ühena kangastest seda säravat ja sädelevat litritega pitskangast ja h...

Every once in a while, I find myself sewing for completely wrong season. It’s the same story with this top. A great top, beautiful fabric, well drafted pattern and oh, so cold to take photos! Let me in troduce you Seamwork York top made from John Kaldor Lizzano Cotton Sateen Fabric that I got from Minerva. I can’t wait for the spring and summer to be here so I could wear it w ithout shivering! You can read about this pretty top and see more photos on my Minerva blog again ( link ).  Iga mõne aja tagant leian ma end õmblemas täiesti valeks hooajaks. Nii oli lugu ka selle pluusiga. Ilus pluus, veelgi ilusam kangas ja minule sobiv lõige, kuid oh kui külm oli sellest pilte teha! Las ma siis tutvustan: see on Seamwork York pluus, mis on õmmeldud John Kaldor Lizzano puuvillasest satiinist, mille ma Minervalt sain. Ma ei jõua ära oodata, et kevad ja suvi kohale jõuaksid, et ma saaks seda pluusi kanda ilma külmast värisemata! Rohkem lugeda (inglise keeles) ja rohkem pilte näeb Minerva...

I'm grateful for the opportunity to be Minerva Ambassador. I had a chance to take my pick on Christmas’ fabrics and I got two. First, I chose this beautiful silver reindeers on white background cotton fabric . I used it to sew a tablecloth for our dinner table. It’s so merry and Christmassy! You can see the whole blog post about it here ( link ).   From the second one I planned to make as many fabric gift bags as possible. I had 2m of it and I sewed it into 9 bags! Good thing about fabric gift bags is that you can use these over and over again. I have some from 2019 and now from the last year and hopefully some of these find their way back to me with different gifts next year 😊 You can read more about gift bags and fabric here (link) .  Ma olen tänulik võimaluse eest Minervaga koostööd teha. Eelmisel sügisel oli mul võimalus valida jõululike kangaste seast midagi ja ma valisin endale õmblemiseks kaks erinevat. Esimene oli imeilus hõbedaste hirvedega (põhjapõtradeg...

2021 has been here for 2 months and this is the first blog post I'm writing. I've been sewing a lot, but I should manage my time better and make time to show everything in my blog too. I'm active in Instagram ( here! ) and on several Facebook groups ( Estonian sewing grou p and Itch to Stitch Design group mostly) and my Kadristik page on Facebook shows my recent makes too. So, feel free and follow me there.  I've updated appearance a bit and hopefully I'll keep writing posts about my makes to keep it here up to date this year too. It would be so sad to let all this go... 2021 on kestnud juba üle kahe kuu ja see on alles esimene blogipostitus, mida ma siia kirjutan. Ma olen päris palju õmmelnud, kuid lihtsalt pole oma töid siin blogis veel ette näidanud. Ma olen aktiivne Instagrammis ( siin! ) ja mitmes Facebooki grupis ( Õmblustuba otseloomulikult ja Itch to Stitch Design grupis, kus ma ka adminnina kaasa löön). Mu Kadristik Facebooki lehele tulevad Instagram...

Tere, aasta 2020! Toredat seda aastat!  Ma olen jaanuari algusest peale plaaninud tulla ja kirjutada eelmisest aastast, selle aasta plaanidest ja näidata ette ka eelmise aasta mõned tööd, mis siiani blogisse pole jõudnud. Kahjuks alles jaanuari lõppedes hakkan ülejäänud 11.-ks kuuks plaane selgitama ja näitama siin blogis. Kes aga mind Instagramis jälgivad, teavad juba natuke, mis plaanis ja mis teoksil.  Esiteks! Ma olen nüüdsest alates Itch to Stitchi "partner", "tasustatud soovitaja" või kuidas iganes täpsemalt eesti keeles seda selgitada. Inglise keeles on nimeks affiliate program ja see tähendab, et iga kord kui ma nüüd siia blogisse ITS lingid panen ja keegi sealtkaudu ITS lehele läheb ja mõne lõike ostab, saan mina sealt pisikese summa endale soovitamise ja reklaami eest. Ma olen ise nii suur Itch to Stitch lõigete fänn ja näitan sel aastal kindlasti mitmeid tema lõigete järgi õmmeldud rõivaesemeid, et mul oleks hea meel näha, et mu tööst mingi ka...