Wow! As soon as I saw the re-styling suggestions in my comments I realised how right you all were… thank you! I can see now my outfit was a wee bit on the frumpy side. I guess I was being…
Year: 2012
Full Moon, from Pattern Magic 3
I have made a new …. er, thing. A top? Yup, I think I have made a new top. Maybe it’s more of an experiment than a top really. One of the drafting exercises exploring how the placement of apertures…
‘nother hoodie
I’ve been on such a sewing bendahh lately!! making loads of stuff for the family as well as myself. Must be the influence of spring; new growth in the garden and blissfully warm days lend themselves to thoughts of…
the Wicked Witch of the East set
A new set! I have made a new lingerie set using the very last leftovers from Craig’s hoodie; a lovely soft grey-and-black pinstriped cotton jersey originally from Spotlight. The bra pattern is KwikSew 3300 (my review of this pattern here)…
Macarons…
I’ve been experimenting with the macaron recipe; trying to perfect it and play with different flavours. Sorry if all the recipes appear superficially identical, but I assure you there are subtle but important variations. First up: Macarons with white chocolate…
Mustard Bandage
A mustard plaster is of course an ancient herbal remedy for bronchitis, but I have borrowed and blended the phrase, and named my new dress the mustard bandage, since it reminds me of the Herve Leger bandage dresses that have…
Stripe-ly
After I had finished Craig’s hoodie, I had quite a lot of leftover fabric. I had originally bought 2.5m of this lovely grey-and-black striped cotton jersey from Spotlight. Turns out that this was stacks. Loads. Well ahem, I didn’t want to fall short…
Blue-grey hoodie
I have made a hoodie; this one for Sam. Sam is my quiet one; he never asks for anything, on the contrary he will firmly and testily deny that he ever needs new clothes or any new belongings at…
