I’m not much of an outfit planner. I’m more of a grab-something-clean and put it all together there and then as the fancy takes me. A bit random but I’m OK with that. So, packing on an already busy day for…
Ten second photo op…
Omygosh, busy or what?! It’s been one of those ridiculous days; zipping about from one thing to the next and managing to achieve… well tonnes! Have you ever had one of those super busy days which by its own very…
Navy, with ivory shirt
So, here we go, the first day of Spring, and the first day of a month of all self-stitched fun, to be seen in entirety here. As usual, when the pressure is on to dress for a challenge like this…
Seafoam linen shirt, with smile-y faces
A new linen shirt for Craig… Burda 7767, again. I didn’t even fold up or put away the pattern after making my “army” shirt, just laid out the fabric and cut out this one straight away… efficient, or what?! My…
A new arrival…
…an addition to the “family” soooo cute, no?! I just couldn’t resist, when my mother told me these were on sale in Spotlight, and she reminisced about how a lot of ladies used to have these miniature sewing machines back…
Pattern Magic linked-front dress
A new dress…! This is drafted from the Japanese pattern book Pattern Magic, by Tomoko Nakamichi. Since mine is the Japanese version I don’t know its translated name, but it is the design on p49. There is a bit of…
Weddings, parties, and other special events…
… seem to be the only times we ever took any photos of our family. So thank goodness for those! I didn’t do a heck of a lot of sewing when I had three tiny children. I do have…
Arrowhead tabs; or, Ways to fancy up your shirt
One of the easiest ways to add a little something extra to a plain man’s button-up shirt is to put on a few arrowhead button tabs. My husband is a very classic dresser and prefers his shirts without embellishments such…
