abela goes UNI!

UNI is the "Children store of the year 2010" in Sweden, with shops in Stockholm, Linköping and Japan. They sell eco, and uni-sex children's wear collection. I'm so proud and happy that UNI, Jag Leker Träd and Baby Yeah Yeah want to sell handmade abela items in their shop. Thank you! 


 20 pairs of baby hats (0-3 years), 5 blankets and 2 bags. Check it out in the shop at Odengatan 102 in Stockholm. 

Hattar, byxor och väska till sommaren!

I have been busy, still busy with my children and many other things, I still find time to sew, however I haven't had time for my blog. I thought I should post something. So here are some pieces I recently made. C soon

Shoulder bags (Happy Valentines day)

Included in a collection of handmade shoulder bags, this bag features a greenish with red/pink hearts vintage fabric print for the outside and green with hearts African print for the inside.

This is the bag you have been looking for. Just a simple, grab and go bag that is just the right size and roomy enough to throw in your things and run out the door! More picture and information is posted on Etsy

Shoulder bags for sale!

Included in a collection of handmade shoulder bags, this bag features a grey fabric print from IKEA Patricia line for the outside and brown/yellow draft African print for the inside.  Just a simple, grab and go bag that is just the right size and roomy enough to throw in your things and run out the door. See it on Etsy! SOLD!

Lovely bags to US

Bag 1: The main fabric is “Mimosa” from the Swedish store chain Åhlens. This fabric was pretty expensive, and on top of that, by the time I had saved up for it, it was sold-out. I found a half-yard of the beautiful “Mimosa” in the local Salvation Army “Myrorna” second hand shop. The lining fabric is a 1970s vintage curtain fabric that I found last summer in one of Stockholm’s street market.

Bag 2: This is one for vintage fabric collectors! This is the iconic “julivår”, designed by Saini Salonen in the late 60s for Borås cotton, Sweden. The colours are striking, - the base is a mottled green and the main motifs are rust, electric blue, bright purple and green. It is magnificent, I designed the bag around the beautiful flowers. I definitely had to keep them! I finally used a cotton fabric as lining. I also added strings so that it possible to close the bag.