Kielo dress

I'm super embarrassed about how long it has taken me to document some of my favourite sewing projects from last year. I made a few incredible things that I hung in our sample closet intending to photograph, and then just got busy and forgot about. When I finally got my act together this month, it was […]

The Kielo Wrap dress by Named Patterns in red silk // Handmade by Closet Case Patterns https://closetcasepatterns.com/lady-red-silk-kielo-wrap-dress/

When we rang in 2020, I dubbed it: The Year I Finish all the $#*t I've Started. I wrote a list of all the crafting projects that have been initiated to some degree, and told myself I wouldn't purchase anything new until these were done. Whether it was a project I only acquired the materials…

I made a Named Clothing Kielo wrap dress out of lovely organic jersey print by Nuppu print company. This dress was easy to make and the result is fabulous!

Seriously, it was love at first fitting. I put it on and thought, I want to make a thousand more of these! This is, of course, the Kielo Wrap Dress, a favourite of the sewing blogosphere since it w…

This is another project that has shot straight to the front of my blogging queue ahead of the intended schedule because I'm so happy with it! So happy in fact I wore it to two parties on the trot last weekend. You can't beat an interesting dress in one of your favourite colours, which you feel great in and also feels as comfortable as your pyjamas because its just knit fabric wrapped around your body. Also this has the added bonus of being toasty warm while you wait for the train there as…

I bought this beautiful silk from the fabric store about two years ago to make a dress for my eldest daughter’s Grade 6 dinner – she didn’t like it and we ended up getting somethi…

I bought some $2 fabric from the LA garment district that demanded to be a Kielo Wrap Dress, and unexpectedly fell in love with this pattern!

This is a free tutorial on how to make a jumpsuit out of the Kielo dress by Named clothing. I love my own Kielo jumpsuit and want to share the instructions!