Who's this?

Thanks for stopping by in my little corner of the internet! My name is Smaida, Im a German girl and I live in the city of Cologne. I'm originally from the south of Germany and I miss the mountains most of the time. Before I started sewing I liked cats, baking cake and going to concerts and music festivals. I still like those things, but I don't spend much time on them anymore. I only started sewing a couple of months ago but have been obsessed since. I really like vintage inspired dresses, mostly from the 50s. In my everyday life I tend to wear more modern clothes though and I'm recently trying to make more "wearable" and comfy clothes that fit my lifestyle.

I am writing this blog to document my progress and my sewing projects. I want to contribute to this great community of sewing-bloggers all around the world and hope to spend some inspiration. I'm a completely self-taught sewer and this wouldn't have been possible without all those great people who share their knowledge, ideas and creativity online. All hail the Internet, long live the Internet!

Oh and I have just started to write my posts in English as well (September 2013). I write a lot about designers and bloggers from around the world and it's not quite fair to do that in German only. I cannot skip the German though, my mom would be left out and she's my truest fan.

Ich heiße Smaida, bin 28 29 Jahre alt und wohne in der Stadt mit der überdimensionalen Kirche. Eigentlich komme ich aus dem Süden Deutschlands und vermisse hier manchmal die Berge. Ich mag gerne Kuchen backen, Katzen und Konzerte. Außerdem nähe ich neuerdings und schreibe darüber. 

Ich bin ziemlich fasziniert von diesem Netzwerk bestehend aus NäherInnen und sonstigen Selber-MacherInnen im feinen Internet. Ich schreibe diesen Blog um auch einen kleinen Beitrag zu leisten zu diesem riesigen Universum an Ideen und Inspirationen. Ich habe mir das Nähen komplett selbst beigebracht, und das wäre ohne die vielen netten Menschen, die ihr Wissen, Können und ihre Kreativität online teilen, nicht möglich (gewesen). Ihr seid toll und das Internet ist auch toll!

Statemen collar in 1985