Djamila

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Djamila is a German translator living in Berlin, Germany. She is married to an American and has a 3-year-old son who never sleeps. She used to sew A LOT before her son was born. After 3 years of wearing practical sandbox-clothes she finally wants to get her original fashion style back and sew a lot more again.

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Contributor Creations Red. White & Blue Challenge
The “Ritzy” ensemble

posted July 3, 2012 / No Comments

This weeks’s photos were taken at the most modern square we have in entire Berlin and I’ll be honest with you: It’s not my [...]
Contributor Creations On Holiday
The “Summer in Berlin” dress

posted June 21, 2012 / 21 Comments

First of all, let me say how extremely pleased I am today for the following reasons: a) I managed to finish this challenge on [...]
Contributor Creations Tickled Pink
The “Disgruntled Romanian Flamingo Blouse”

posted May 4, 2012 / 24 Comments

So it’s official now: I just don’t smile in photos. I thought I was smiling (or at least looking neutral) but here we [...]
Contributor Creations UFO Challenge
The “Double UFO”-Outfit

posted February 7, 2012 / 13 Comments

The Facts Fabric: Pants: dark brown cotton with a suede finish; Jacket: Beautiful Polartec fleece that feels like teddy bear material on the [...]
Contributor Creations You Can Do It!
The “6 feet tall is dainty”-Coat

posted January 5, 2012 / 3 Comments

Name & Location: Djamila, Berlin (Germany) Blog: I don’t blog. I have good intentions but simply never find the time to start. How long [...]

Make This Look: What’s the Lineup? Dress in Cobalt.

Daily Bits Giveaways
Win Indygo Junction’s Coronation Clutch Pattern!

posted June 20, 2012 / 226 Comments

It’s been ages since I’ve hosted a giveaway on The Sew Weekly! Well, readers, I have a treat for you: as part of the [...]
Daily Bits upcoming theme
Upcoming Theme: On Trend

posted June 19, 2012 / 1 Comment

Next week’s theme calls for us to integrate real Fashion (with a capital “F”) by being inspired by runway trends. While the following guide [...]
Daily Bits Ten Things
10 Things I’ve Learned

posted June 18, 2012 / 38 Comments

I started writing in second person narrative because it felt most comfortable to me. I hope it doesn’t come across as domineering, but rather [...]
Daily Bits
More Diamond Jubilee Inspiration

posted June 1, 2012 / 3 Comments

Here’s a great piece from Vogue about Queen Elizabeth II’s lifetime of wardrobe choices. If you’re still trying to figure out what to make [...]
Daily Bits Ten Things
10 Things I’ve Learned: Cheryl

posted May 29, 2012 / 8 Comments

Tempest over at Fanbloomingtastic wrote a neat little piece on the ’10 Things Learned’ whilst participating in the Sew Weekly Challenges. Seeing as that reflection is key to [...]