A new linen shirt for Craig… Burda 7767, again. I didn’t even fold up or put away the pattern after making my “army” shirt, just laid out the fabric and cut out this one straight away… efficient, or what?! My…
Month: August 2011
A new arrival…
…an addition to the “family” soooo cute, no?! I just couldn’t resist, when my mother told me these were on sale in Spotlight, and she reminisced about how a lot of ladies used to have these miniature sewing machines back…
Pattern Magic linked-front dress
A new dress…! This is drafted from the Japanese pattern book Pattern Magic, by Tomoko Nakamichi. Since mine is the Japanese version I don’t know its translated name, but it is the design on p49. There is a bit of…
Weddings, parties, and other special events…
… seem to be the only times we ever took any photos of our family. So thank goodness for those! I didn’t do a heck of a lot of sewing when I had three tiny children. I do have…
Arrowhead tabs; or, Ways to fancy up your shirt
One of the easiest ways to add a little something extra to a plain man’s button-up shirt is to put on a few arrowhead button tabs. My husband is a very classic dresser and prefers his shirts without embellishments such…
Army shirt (not really…)
… but my interpretation of a sorta military look. I love khaki and all muddy colours, and felt a khaki/muddy/sludgy coloured shirt would be just the thing; and once the military mindset had taken a hold on me it wasn’t…
Crocheted Granny-squares skirt
I crocheted a skirt! Yup, a whole skirt…. almost can’t believe it myself, since crochet is not my forte. Now I was initially inspired by Jo Sharp’s Hexagon skirt, but have discovered this new-wave trend was set by Australian designers…
Double wedding ring quilt
So, to the penultimate in my quilting output… I have only one more quilt in my repertoire after this but I will have to make an appointment to go and visit that one… However, this one is far dearer to…
