Godina za nama / The year behind us

Dragi čitaoci, nadam se da ste se sjajno proveli u novogodišnjoj noći i da ste sa osmehom započeli 2012.

2011. godina je prošla munjevitom brzinom. Emotivno, nije bila mnogo uzbudljiva; profesionalno je bila vrlo turbulentna; ali krojački gledano - bila je savršena!

Dear readers, I hope you had a great time in the new year's eve, and that you started the 2012 with a smile.

2011 has gone faster than I could have imagined. Emotionally, it wasn't very exciting; professionally, it was rather turbulent; however, looking at it from the sewing point of view - it was perfect!

U Januaru je pokrenuta moja kolumna, Pattern Play, u časopisu Sew News. Do sada je objavljeno šest mojih članaka, a još šest, planiranih za 2012. godinu, je u pripremi. Posebno sam ponosna na Junsko - Julski broj, koji je nosio moju haljinu na naslovnoj strani.

My column, Pattern Play, was published in January, in Sew News magazine. Until now, six of my articles have been published, and six more are being prepared for 2012. I am especially proud of June - July issue, which carried my dress on the front page.

U Maju sam pohađala kurs modnog dizajna, tokom kog sam naučila mnogo novih stvari, dobila neverovatnu inspiraciju, i kreirala najneobičnije stvari. Takođe, sa ovog kursa sam izašla bogatija za jedno sjajno prijateljstvo sa profesorkom koja je vodila kurs, Milenom Kovačević.

During May I attended a course for fashion design, where I learned a lot of new stuff, got an incredible inspiration and designed the most unusual garments. I ended the course enriched by a great friendship with the teacher, Milena Kovačević.

U Novembru je izdata knjiga Burda Style Sewing Handbook, u kojoj je objavljena moja bluza.

Burda Style Sewing Handbook, which featured my blouse was published in November.

U Novembru sam, takođe, stažirala u Burda Style, boravila u Njujorku ceo mesec, i upoznala mnogo sjajnih ljudi. Takođe, bila sam i na žurci povodom promocije pomenute knjige, na kojoj sam se sjajno provela.

During November, I also worked as an intern at Burda Style, stayed the whole month in New York, and met a lot of great people. I also attended the book promotion party, where I had the best time ever.

Krajem Novembra je na Burda Style sajtu objavljena moja haljina - rezultat mog stažiranja, sa tutorijalom za pravljenje iste.

A ono o čemu vam još nisam pisala je da sam u Decembru upisala školu modelovanja krojeva, pri italijanskom modnom institutu SITAM. O tome tek treba opširnije da pišem, za sada ću vam reći samo da je jako zanimljivo i neočekivano teško!

Pored toga, 2011. sam učestvovala u čak tri Me-Made / Self-Stitched izazova, koje organizuje Zoe: u Martu, Junu i Septembru. Sada nestrpljivo iščekujem novi izazov u tekućoj godini.

At the end of November Burda Style website featured my dress - the result of my internship, along with the tutorial for sewing it.

What I haven't written about yet is that during December I enrolled the pattern making course at the Italian fashion institute SITAM. I have to write about it more in detail, but for now I'll tell you it's really interesting and unexpectedly difficult!

Along with these, I participated in three Me-Made / Self-Stitched Zoe's challenges during 2011: in March, June and September. Now I'm impatiently waiting for the next challenge.

Moram da priznam, prošle godine sam sašila manje komada garderobe nego inače, ali sam zato napravila par stvarčica koje su, po mom mišljenju, fenomenalne. Ovo je moja lista omiljenih stvari koje sam sašila, sortirana po hronološkom redu:

I have to admit last year I made less garments than I usually do, but the ones I did make were, in my opinion, fantastic. This is the list of my favorite self made garments, sorted in chronological order:

• S kaput, koji sam napravila u Januaru, i od onda sam tražila svaku zgodnu priliku da ga obučem. Sama sam dizajnirala kaput, a kroj sam napravila prepravljajući kroj drugog (potpuno drugačijeg) kaputa.
  
  The S coat, made back in January. Since then I've been using every opportunity to wear it. I designed the coat myself, and made the pattern by altering a different coat's pattern.

http://stepalica.blogspot.com/2011/03/s-kaput-deo-11-s-coat-part-11.html

http://stepalica.blogspot.com/2011/02/s-kaput-deo-10-s-coat-part-10.html

http://stepalica.blogspot.com/2011/01/s-kaput-deo-9-s-coat-part-9.html

http://stepalica.blogspot.com/2011/01/s-kaput-deo-8-s-coat-part-8.html

http://stepalica.blogspot.com/2011/01/s-kaput-deo-7-s-coat-part-7.html

http://stepalica.blogspot.com/2011/01/s-kaput-deo-6-s-coat-part-6.html

http://stepalica.blogspot.com/2011/01/s-kaput-deo-5-s-coat-part-5.html

http://stepalica.blogspot.com/2011/01/s-kaput-deo-4-s-coat-part-4.html

http://stepalica.blogspot.com/2011/01/s-kaput-deo-3-s-coat-part-3.html

http://stepalica.blogspot.com/2011/01/s-kaput-deo-2-s-coat-part-2.html

http://stepalica.blogspot.com/2011/01/s-kaput-deo-1-s-coat-part-1.html

• Nora haljina, napravljena u Februaru. Osnov za kroj je gornji deo Nora haljine sa Burda Style sajta, dosta izmenjen kako bih napravila zanimljiv izrez oko vrata. Kroj za suknju sam sama pravila. Haljina je univerzalna, jer je prikladna i za svakodnevne i za svečane prilike. Zapravo, sinoć sam je nosila na proslavi nove godine.
  
  The Nora dress, made back in February. The bodice is based on the Nora pattern from Burda Style, but it was heavily altered in order to get that interesting neckline. The skirt part was self drafted. The dress is rather universal and convenient for both daily and formal occasions. In fact, I wore this very dress for the NYE party two nights ago.

http://stepalica.blogspot.com/2011/03/mmm-11-dan-12-day-12.html

http://stepalica.blogspot.com/2011/02/nora-deo-3-nora-part-3.html

http://stepalica.blogspot.com/2011/02/nora-deo-2-nora-part-2.html

http://stepalica.blogspot.com/2011/02/nora-deo-1-nora-part-1.html

http://stepalica.blogspot.com/2011/02/inspiracija-inspiration.html

• Kineska haljina, napravljena u Aprilu. Još jedna kombinacija komercijalnog kroja iz Burde i mog modelovanja.
  
  Qipao, made in April. Another combination of a commercial pattern and my drafting.

http://stepalica.blogspot.com/2011/04/kineska-haljina-qipao.html

http://stepalica.blogspot.com/2011/04/kineska-haljina-je-skoro-gotova-qipao.html

http://stepalica.blogspot.com/2011/04/kineska-haljina-na-moj-nacin-quipao-my.html

• Paunova suknja - ova suknjica ima ponajmanje mog udela u dizajnu, od svih prikazanih stvari, budući da je napravljena po kroju iz Burde. Ipak, veoma je volim, i nosila sam je do besvesti tokom godine.
  
  
  The peacock's skirt - this skirt does not have any sort of my design built into it, since it was made using a commercial pattern. However, I love it very much and I've been wearing it a lot during the year.
  
  

• Pantalone sa reverima - moj originalan dizajn, a napravljene prepravljanjem Bella kroja za pantalone sa Burda Style sajta.
  
  Pants with collar - my original design, made by altering the Bella pants pattern from Burda Style website.

http://stepalica.blogspot.com/2011/10/pantalone-sa-reverima-deo-3-pants-with.html

http://stepalica.blogspot.com/2011/10/pantalone-sa-reverima-deo-2-pants-with.html

http://stepalica.blogspot.com/2011/10/pantalone-sa-reverima-pants-with-collar.html

• Sirena haljina, koju sam šila dok sam bila u Njujorku, specijalno za Burda Style sajt. Kroj je iz Burda časopisa, ali je dosta izmenjen, dok je detalj sa faltama duže prednjeg panela moj originalan dizajn. Osim modela haljine, kod nje mi se sviđa i pertolej boja, koja me ovih dana veoma fascinira.
  
  The mermaid dress, which I made while staying at NYC, specially for the Burda Style website. The pattern was from the Burda magazine, but it was altered a lot. The front pleating detail is my original design. Besides the dress' model, I love the petrol color. In fact I've been fascinated by this color recently.

Suma sumarum, mogu se pohvaliti da je minula godina bila i te kako uzbudljiva, dinamična i, rekla bih, veoma uspešna. Ne znam da li će mi se ukazati prilika da ponovim ovakvo iskustvo, osećam se kao da sam ove godine na krojačkom planu postigla onakav uspeh kakav je Novak Đoković ostvario u tenisu.

All in all, I can say the last year was very exciting, dynamic and successful. I don't know if I'll ever have a chance to repeat this sort of experience - I feel like I made, in the sewing world, a success equal to the one Novak Djokovic did in tennis.