Wonders of life: new collection, launch 5/11!
The world is a magic ball: children are singing this line while skipping the rope in Flanders, the About Blue homeland. Every day has a…
Over the rainbow: Sweater boxes
Choice stress! Every sewing process contains a dose of healthy doubt. With or without corresponding procrastination: do I go for contrasting or matching threads? Do…
Tutorial: The Long One (straight skirt with slit)
You may have already seen them on our social media: those lovely long skirts, ideal for a late summer or for the first sun rays…
Life is a circus: new collection, launch 4/9!
Life is a circus, it drives you crazy! You tumble from one day to the next, trying to keep all the balls in the air.…
Sew out of the box: new sewing boxes!
What we love the most? Developing fabrics, you’d think! That’s a fine side of the business indeed. But secretly, we like ‘making sure the puzzle…
Let me be: new collection!
This week, brand new: the summer! Equally new: our Let me Be collection. So happy that, after a couple of months full of unpredictability, we…
Tutorial: Pimp your own garment or accessory with the About Blue Iron-On-Patches
T-shirts, joggings, zipper purses, beach bags… everything can be pimped with our new iron-on patches. The iron-on patches are illustrated by Lien Geeroms, local and…
Tutorial: Make your own bunting banner, from all your leftover fabric
Get rid of those plastic flags, we aim for as little waste as possible. Do you also have so much leftover fabric after sewing and…
Tutorial: make your own zip bag from printed leather or felt
A handful of coins. Your pills for travel sickness. Your earplugs. Your lucky charm. There’s 101 little valuables you can put in a zip bag!…
Tutorial: make your own ironing board cover
Ironing is a necessary evil in every household. If you like sewing, an ironing board is standard equipment. A nice cover around your ironing board…
Tutorial: Rectangular Pocket on a skirt
We just love rectangular pockets on a skirt! They give it that extra playfulness and they are perfect to hide all kinds of treasures found…
Tutorial: gathered skirt on elastic
1 panel fabric + 1 elastic = hello sunshine! A quick and simple sewing project with a sunny result!But how do you divide those gathers…