I did a big clean-out of my wardrobe on the weekend. Sounds silly, but cleaning out one’s wardrobe is an occasion accompanied by soul-searching. We identify so much with our clothes; throwing out old garments is often throwing out…
Blue bunches
Next up in my Japanese pattern book experiments… When I saw this top in Pattern Magic 3, by Tomoko Nakamichi, I nicknamed it the “bunches” top. Y’know because the other one on this same page was the “ponytail” top (not…
Wearing a triangle
First impressions can be deceiving. And one’s first impressions of the “Wearing a Triangle” design from Pattern Magic 2 might just be that it is one of the least wearable designs in the book. That was my own naive silly…
Bathers, 2011
Exactly the same pattern as last year. Boring? well, maybe; of course I do like to try out new patterns every now and again but I just illogically wanted to have the exact same silhouette again this year. You do…
Harvey Two-Face
So, we don’t do Halloween here in Australia. But in the last few years; each year it seems my children are attending parties that have a Halloween theme. Different from how it is in other countries; just invited kids…
Wave-y welts; a how-to
Some mistakenly thought my wave-y welts were ric-rac; well they’re not! I made them myself!… although if you do have access to such a thing as giant ric-rac (I have never come across any such thing! but then Perth is…
Wave-y orange welts
I made a little sundress. First impressions are that this is just a very plain little thing with minimal detailing. Note … first impressions. The apparent plain-ness is intentional because I wanted for the one and only detail to…
Cat’s eyes
(a mixture of BYS Mint Condition and Bright Light) As soon as the weather warms up enough to bare the ol’ tootsies I like to get some funky nail varnish on to my toenails. The weirder and wilder the better.…
