It’s hilarious to me now how when I had first set out to make these jeans I was slightly skeptical whether I would wear them much… they have so become the backbone to so many outfits! I think I was…
Month: November 2011
Knot buttons; a tutorial
I made knotted buttons of self fabric for my Kelly-green cardi; and Gail asked for a how-to… well I had taken a few photos while I was making them but had sorta decided against posting a lengthy series of pictures…
A sleeveless top, con latte
I’ve made a new top! This is the little top from Vogue 1248, made of a light cotton voile the colour of pale milky coffee, and with miniature metallic silver polka-dots dotted sweetly all over like a starry starry sky……
Kelly-green cardigan
Remember how I mentioned fashioning a little cardi out of the leftovers from the ponytail top? Well, here ’tis! If I say so myself this was a minor miracle in cutting out; why? Well I originally had bought this Kelly…
In the pink; a cocktail dress
I came across this old thing when I was cleaning out my wardrobe… hehehe Well truthfully, it is a bit of an old thing, but obviously when I made it I put considerable time and effort into it (OK, I hope…
Thoughts on weeding out…
I did a big clean-out of my wardrobe on the weekend. Sounds silly, but cleaning out one’s wardrobe is an occasion accompanied by soul-searching. We identify so much with our clothes; throwing out old garments is often throwing out…
Blue bunches
Next up in my Japanese pattern book experiments… When I saw this top in Pattern Magic 3, by Tomoko Nakamichi, I nicknamed it the “bunches” top. Y’know because the other one on this same page was the “ponytail” top (not…
Wearing a triangle
First impressions can be deceiving. And one’s first impressions of the “Wearing a Triangle” design from Pattern Magic 2 might just be that it is one of the least wearable designs in the book. That was my own naive silly…
