I’ve made an interesting little top… This from the marvellous book Pattern Magic 3 by Tomoko Nakamichi. I’ve nicknamed it my “ponytail” top (version B), because of the way the pieces are pulled together, bunched up and held together…
Year: 2011
An apology, more on cropping, and patterns!
I would just like to point out that it wasn’t my intention to offend anyone yesterday with my reference to the “typical” blogger’s stance. So some people like to pose and smile like this, well that’s great!! and please don’t…
Versatility; or Photography is your friend
During September, I was give the Versatile blogger award by Adithi’s Amma Sews; and also from SewingCafe with Lynne thank you so much to both Adithi’s Amma and Lynne! Now the rules are as follows, you have to write seven…
Sunset maxi-dress
I have been seeing stacks of floaty-to-the-max, hippy-dippy maxi-dresses in totally gloriously over-the-top colours and patterns in catalogues and magazines as a staple for yet another summer. So decided I just had to make myself one. It was a bit of a business,…
Some haute couture…
… hehe, just kidding. Just proving that I actually followed through on my promise. Sienna now has cast-off old sofa fabric no, wait; brand new (to her), freshly washed and fluffy, specially custom fit covers on her two beds. Lucky girl!!! the inside bed… the…
Burnt-orange skirt; 6 different ways
I’ve been playing with my recently finished burnt-orange skirt, styling it up for a variety of seasons and the different degrees of formality that my lifestyle requires. When I bought this silk hessian I knew its autumnal shades would go…
LBD, and a giveaway
It’s my blog-iversary! It has been two years since I started up this funny lil ol’ blog, and I’m marking the (sorta) occasion with a giveaway. About six months ago, the lovely Gail sent me this pattern and I don’t…
HongKong seaming
(OK, so I wrote this post a while back, during self-stitched September, and then just got caught up in the whole outfit-documenting side of things and forgot about it… ! so it may seem a bit out of date since…
