Monday, March 12, 2018

“Nina Blouse” Blog tour




Assalamualaikum semua,

Pada hari ini saya akan menyertai Nina Blouse Blog Tour! 


Oleh itu, saya ingin berkongsi blouse yang saya jahit untuk Alya. Untuk makluman, saya telah dipilih oleh Olga dari Coffee + Thread sebagai salah seorang tester untuk pattern terbaru beliau; Nina Blouse. 


Saya sememangnya meminati Olga yang berasal dari Ukraine yang sangat berbakat dalam rekaan pattern. Saya sudah mengikuti beliau sejak beberapa tahun lepas. Patern-patern beliau memang cantik dan unik.

Setelah melalui beberapa siri testing,  ini merupakan blouse yang ketiga telah saya buat menggunakan pattern ini. Namun demikian, saya cukup puas hati dengan hasilnya. Nina blouse ini nampak sungguh mengancam.




Today, I would be joining the Nina Blouse Blog Tour!



Therefore, i would like to share the dress that I had sewn for Alya. FYI, I was chosen by Olga from Coffee + Thread as a tester for her latest pattern; Nina Blouse.



I'm a big fan of Olga who hails from Ukraine as she is a talented pattern designer. I have been following her work for the past few years. The patterns that she made are beautiful and unique.



After a number of series of testing, this is the third blouse that I made using the pattern. Nevertheless, I'm satisfied with the result. The Nina Blouse looks fabulous.






Pattern : Nina Blouse by Olga from Coffee + Thread

Fabric : 2 pieces of Cushion Cover and also yellow mustard satin for the bow tie.

Blouse details: 

The Nina blouse is available in size 12 month through 12 years. 

This is a confident beginner friendly pattern.

The PDF tutorial includes: 

- computer generated, tiled pattern that can be printed on 8.5" x 11" / A4 printer paper
- A 36 inch wide file and A0 file to print at a shop
- Individual sizes can be chosen for printing at home
- A detailed, step-by-step tutorial with clear diagrams to illustrate each step





Untuk blog tour ini, saya akan kongsikan hasil Nina Blouse saya daripada projek refashion saya. 
Ini kerana saya ingin mencuba sesuatu yang berbeza selain menggunakan fabrik sedia ada.

Fabrik bagi blouse ini telah saya ambil daripada 2 keping cushion cover yang saya beli di sebuah bazaar di Great Eastern Mall, Kuala Lumpur. Corak fabrik ini juga sangat sesuai untuk sambutan Lunar New Year bulan lepas. 


Nina Blouse adalah pattern klasik yang menonjolkan ciri-ciri retro. Ia mempunyai 2 pilihan lengan iaitu pendek dan panjang. Untuk lengan pendek juga terdapat 2 pilihan sama ada regular cap sleeve ataupun scalloped sleeve. 

Bahagian collar juga terdapat 2 jenis pilihan; scalloped collar ataupun normal peter pan collar.

Saya telah memilih scalloped cap sleeve dan normal Peter Pan colar . Saya telah meggunakan saiz 4 untuk Alya.


For the purpose of this blog tour, I would be sharing the Nina Blouse based on my refashion project. This is because I wanted to challenge myself with something that is different than usual.

The fabric of the blouse is derived from 2 cushion covers which I bought from a bazaar at the Great Eastern Mall in Kuala Lumpur. The pattern on the fabric is perfect for the Lunar New Year which was celebrated last month.

Nina blouse is a classic pattern with a retro feel. It has 2 options for the sleeve; short and long. For the short sleeve, there is the for regular cap sleeve or scalloped sleeve.

Similarly, the pattern has 2 options; scalloped collar or normal Peter Pan collar

I had chosen the scolloped cap sleeve and normal Peter Pan collar. I also used size 4 for Alya.






Fabrik ini agak mencabar bagi saya kerana ia sangat mudah berbulu (fray). Sepanjang menyiapkan blouse ini, saya kene pastikan untuk menjahit tepi setiap bahagian yang dipotong untuk memudahkan kerja.... Phew!

Saya amat sukakan hasil blouse ini. Alya dapat memakai blouse ini untuk acara menyambut Lunar New Year di sekolah kakak.


This fabric is rather challenging for me as it frayed rather easily. While going through the works, I had to ensure to sew each margins of the fabric to prevent it from fraying....phew!

Did I told you that I love the result? Alya wore the blouse for the Lunar Year celebrations at her elder sister's school.



Tali bow tie ini boleh dibuka jika anda mahu. Saya cukup suka dengan shoulder pleats blouse ini. Jahitannya nampak profesional.

The bow tie is detachable. And I just love the shoulder pleats! The stitch looks so professional!






Dapatkan pattern Nina Blouse and hari ini! Coffee+Thread menawarkan diskaun 20% kepada mereka yang menggunakan kod NINAPATTERNTOUR. Tawaran sah sehinggan 19 Mac 2018, 11.59pm waktu CET. Layari Olga's shop hari ini!

Layari blog  Coffee+Thread dan ikuti Nina Blouse tour untuk melihat pelbagai hasil jahitan yang menarik.


Grab the Nina Blouse pattern today! Coffee+Thread will have a 20% discount off with the NINAPATTERNTOUR code. Good through 19 March 2018, 11.59pm, Central (Chicago) time zone. Go to Olga's shop to shop!

Head over to the Coffee+Thread blog to follow along on the Nina Blouse tour and see all the beautiful garments that are sewn.

Make sure to check all these amazing Nina Blouse that were made for the "Nina Blouse" Blog tour. Check this hashtag in instagram! (#ninapatterntour #coffeeandthreadpatterns #ninablouse #ninablousepattern)



Terima kasih kerana sudi membaca blog saya. Hingga berjumpa lagi di post akan datang!

Thank you for reading my blog. Until we meet in the next post.

Nadia.