Fabio wishes you every success in your hunt… and from me; much love (and chocolate)… and belated best wishes for a glorious weekend!
Ivory trench coat
My new coat! This is McCalls 5525, view D. I have used this pattern before; my first version is view B, pictured here. My second version here is mid-length also, and has the wide symmetrical collar with a button tab…
A meaningful motto…
source a …er, moonflower (?) ( it closes during the day) munchies masterfully managed… (rhubarb and pear custard cake) … and some mathematical musings for March. Peekaboo in blue top Fabric; a gift from my friend C Pattern; from Pattern…
French fly, or waist stay; a tutorial
Thank you for so much enthusiasm regarding my French fly! I am very pleased with how it feels to wear, as well as how it turned out. By the way, I googled French fly and came up with zilch, so…
Bitumen hued shorts, with French fly
Ta da! New shorts! The funny thing about these is that during one of my regular stash sort-throughs, I had picked up this bit of fabric, shaken it out, sized it up, done one of those quick mental assessments (I’m…
Just a splash of Colour…
So on what is yet another sunny sunny day (yeah, we do get lots of them here) I would normally head straight for the shadows away from that notoriously harsh Australian light that drains all colour and detail from my…
Cordelicious
O, hai, peops! (drum roll) another pair of Burda 7723 shorts. This is ma “greige” corduroy pair, that gets more appreciation as the cooler autumn weather rolls around. The pattern modified in that they are longer, and substantially flared. Colours,…
Limoncello
Today I’m wearing (Surprise!) shorts! 😀 But great colour, yes? In a fresh and cool shade of acidic citrus yellow, like a shot glass of limoncello, that wickedly delicious stuff that is to my mind another synonym for “summer evening”.…
