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…
Melbourne; a travel wardrobe….
Last week we popped off for a short holiday to Melbourne… and since I know how much we all just LOVE to see what other women choose to pack for a holiday away … or is that just me? Well I…
Pretty in Pink
It’s been gorgeous here lately. Fresh and exhilarating; cool and sunny and clear. Everyone including moi is in high spirits, the days are sparkling and I’m even feeling the urge to clean out kitchen cupboards and wash curtains and eiderdowns,…
