Hello! Finally, I can share the outfit I made for myself for our son Sam’s wedding to the lovely Lainey… I was too overwhelmed after making her dress to even think of trying out any new patterns for myself so…
some pretty leafy underthings
I’ve made some pretty new lingerie for myself… how lovely is this sweet leafy lace? Sometime in 2020 I treated myself to a Black Beauty kit from Emerald Erin. I bought the Black Beauty bra pattern too; planning to use…
a simple little frock
It’s been a while, but rest assured I’m still making/sewing like mad! just that I can’t show anything at all for a little bit yet… but I can show this! just a simple little summer dress but better than nothing…
I made a dress, a cool skirt and three tops; aka I actually used all of my 2022 labels, yay!
I’ve made a few new things, thus appropriately using all my “circa 2022” labels, hurrah! I know, I know, using up labels should NOT be a criteria for making anything, and yet.. and yet… I still felt compelled to do…
2022; a retrospective
It’s the last day of the year! which seems like a pretty good time for reflection and introspection. I mean, why not? a blog is as good a place as any for such nonsense 🙂 I’m going to start out…
have you ever made a dress from a sheet?
… because some of them are really nice, that’s all. I always secretly hankered for this one to be a dress. Those extra wide stripes! The design is my own, and I whipped this one up as a sample really,…
featuring a top and a skirt and some other miscellaneous wearable things
I’ve made a new little top and skirt, as well as a few other odds and sods … so here’s the thing. I bought a batch of 20x “circa 2022” labels at the beginning of the year, used these up…
it’s curtains for you! otherwise titled; why should windows have all the fun?
This year, my friend Raina gave to me a couple of bags of fabric that she’d been hoarding for years, finally sensibly throwing them out… or should I say.. throwing them my way? I really should throw out a lot…
