I made this dress to wear to a friend’s wedding in March.
The red & navy silk brocade was a new purchase, but everything else was made with scraps & remnants already in my stash. The side drape …
I made this dress using Vogue V1287. It’s not the style of dress that I would normally wear, but I quite like it. It’s super comfortable & dressy enough to wear to work & then out to drinks afterwa…
I wanted this dress to be a simple dress with a long flared skirt. I wanted something that I could ‘relax with a martini’ in. Something I could dress up with heels & go out to cocktails in or dress…
This is skirt I made back in July, but I just haven’t had a chance to post about it. I wore it heaps while I was on holiday in Spain & Greece in August & I know I’m going to wear it a lot this summ…
I recently was cruising around on Pinterest & saw a picture of Vintage Vogue 9061 and I thought that dress would be perfect to make & wear to a friend’s wedding. So that’s what I decided to do. It …
This is the dress I made to wear on my birthday this year. It’s made with silk jersy & I used McCalls 5974.
I can see why this pattern made was number 1 in Pattern Review’s Top 10 Patterns of 20…
I wanted to make a simple top that I could wear on super hot days or just throw over my bathers to go to the beach. I decided to use Sorbetto from Colette Patterns as a basis for the top. I couldn’…
This was the dress I made to wear on Christmas Day 2011. The pattern is self-drawn & is the same as my derby day dress
The fabric is…
Dresses.
So after finishing V1174 in this stunning fabric, I still had a bit left over, so I thought it would make for a nice summer skirt. I also L…
Unpicking. I wish there was a nicer/faster way of doing it. particularly with delicate fabrics li…
Definately my rotary cutter. I used to only use my scissors but this year I learnt how much time …
hmm… it’s so hard to choose! I love wools & tweeds because you can ‘mould’ them so nicely.
I …
I went to Derby Day this year & made my dress.
I drafted the pattern myself & am really happy with the outcome. I really like the little peplums & hte glimpse of red underneath them. My hat is …
The other weekend I had an urge to make something straight from a pattern. No extreme adjustments, no fraken-pattern, just cutting & sewing. I’d been wanting to make Vogue V1174 from Cynthia Steffe…
I fell in love with this green wool months ago & bought the last 1.3m that was left at the fabric store. Because there wasn’t a lot of fabric left I ended up making a cropped jacket using Vogue V81…
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