These rusty corduroy jeans seem to have shrunk gradually over time, and if there is one thing I cannot bear that is too-short jeans. Ankle-freezers, we used to call them. Unpicking the hemline and letting them down a touch is…
Thoughts on washing…
(Trying to get back into the swing of taking my own photos? Mebbe…) Something that is amazing about where I live is the ferocity, combined with the brevity, of storms. It’s funny, my dog is quite protective of me when…
Doing what I want…
So I did give it a bit of thought (but not much) before I decided to leap back in and sign up again for Zoe’s new challenge, Self Stitched September 2011! I know at the end of Me-Made June 11…
Little house pillowcase, and old slipcover
I made this pillowcase for my niece when she was born five years ago, and have had it back the last few days for a few minor repairs… Yes, the patchwork is intentionally wonky. I am normally very obsessive about…
Easiest knitted handwarmers, ever
So, I mentioned that I had plenty of socks already, but still some sock yarn kicking around… so I turned to another extremity on my person that really feels the cold; my hands. I am definitely a cold-hand person… and…
Thanks for the memories…
…and all I can say that if it wasn’t for Christmas and birthday family get-togethers I would have almost no photos of my children in the clothes I have made them… these photos are all from the albums of our…
Purple sheath dress; 6 different ways
I made this silk hessian dress using Burda 8511 about a year and a half ago and yes, this dress has appeared here in a number of mixes already. I have found the simplicity of the design to be a…
A leopard print daughter…
We bought enough of this gorgeous leopard print stretchy stuff in lovely caramels and warm golden brown shades to make this little Cat-girl set; Cassie made the Tshirt herself, drafting her own design based on a Tshirt she already has and…
