I’ve been pretty inspired by reading some posts by other bloggers on the sum total of their clothing expenditure; particularly Waves with her very interesting breakdown of her clothing costs for 2011 and her feelings and thoughts on the same, and Terri…
Hot pink shorts; 6 different ways
So, shorts, and particularly linen shorts are always going to be a warm weather thing and perhaps not an obvious candidate for “see how useful this item of clothing is!”…. But I am an Aussie after all, and typically lead a…
Blue-collar crime
The charge; gratuitously making for myself the same shirt, a second time. Namely the Vogue 1248 triple collared shirt. Well, how many collars does a girl really need?? (tsk tsk) No plea entered, as the defendant is so clearly guilty as charged.…
Burda 8071; a rogue’s gallery
In my previous post I mentioned flippantly that I had used this pattern nine times, well I was wrong! I have made ten dresses using this fantastically versatile pattern, or at least using key elements of it… and I like…
Sorta Missoni
Firstly, thank you so much for all those lovely comments on my cardigan! I was overwhelmed to read so many kind words… and with regard to my little rant; also to stress that I am not down on Burdastyle per…
Calico cotton cardigan
The good news: I’ve knitted a cardigan! I bought this perfectly lovely ivory cotton yarn at the beginning of last spring, and started this cardigan when I had finished the garter stitch jacket. I can be a pretty quick knitter…
A double-sleeved shirt
Remember I said I had made 6 shirts over the past month and a half? well here ’tis t’ sixth! This blue shirt was was intended for one of my boys and was pretty much finished, but I was getting…
Flat-felling a curved seam
Flat-felling gives such a nice finish to tailored items, but if you try it out on a seam with a bit of a concave curve happening it can end up looking messy and not much of an improvement to the…
