A lot of us are going to be remembering today the terrible events of 9/11 ten years ago, and what they were doing that day… this is a rambling recollection of my pretty ordinary life on that day. We were…
A repeat…
…for real. (the jeans) Although I last wore them tucked into my biker boots and this time they are hanging out in all their flared glory… I love the 70’s bellbottom-ness of them, and with ma skivvy here, and ma…
A repeat…
… of sorts. Not a repeat of any actual garments, per se, and btw I am not consciously trying to avoid repeats during self-stitched September at all, because I’ve decided that would be silly. I just want to wear what…
A rare floral moment
Spring must really be in the air for me to think about a print, and not just any ol’ print but a floral one yowsa! Not that I don’t love florals; I do, but in moderation and in general preferably…
Cooking schmooking
So, I went there. I might be a tad cosy in my crochet skirt (and probably look kinda like a cosy too, haha, er a tea-cosy that is!), but I decided that if I was going to wear it at…
Lack of Tshirts
More correctly, I do not have a lack of Tshirts, but just a lack of me-made Tshirts. And after a few experiments I feel this dress really looks best over a form-fitting knit Tshirt and not over a blouse. So…
Pattern Magic 2; wearing a square
This was one of the earliest garments in this excellent book to catch my eye, and as it turns out probably the easiest. Only one or two basic measurements and very few seams… While the design is called “wearing a…
Taking advantage of one’s surroundings…
I received a comment on my photo yesterday in the Self-Stitched September flickr group that read in part that my ensemble looked perfect “mostly due to the beach background” LOL! * Well I’m afraid the beach is going to steal…
