Claudine said, spin. I said, OK then. Details: Shirt; Burda 8497, white cotton, details here Skirt Vogue 8296, cream wool printed with khaki brush strokes (divine but one of the most expensive fabric purchases I’ve ever made) and lined with silk.…
The second of June
…as it is here. Il secondo di giugno, as it is in Italy. June two, as it is in the USA. The second day of Me-Made June 2011. Please enjoy my autumnal roses in an old coffee-jar from our own garden,…
Today is lots of days…
…rolled up into one. Firstly, and most importantly; today is my brother’s birthday. Happy Birthday, D! D is my middle brother, and here’s something funny… our girls shared one year at the same school, and at the first school function…
Some dyeing…
My dear friend C gave me a whole bunch of fabric last night, following a major clean-out of her late mother’s house. Some of it is very nice, lots of it is… er, very green. I am very grateful, however mindful…
It was inevitable…
… and was simply a matter of when my self-discipline would falter. I’m classifying this as a belated Mother’s Day present to myself. Actually, I’m supremely excited about this second instalment in the Pattern Magic series by Tomoko Nakamichi, why?…
Pattern Magic, revisited
This is my second attempt at this pattern; the design from page 10 of Pattern Magic by Tomoko Nakamichi; my first was here. I loved the design, but unfortunately that first dress was kinda disastrous. Firstly, I didn’t love the…
Flares in Plum
Hot off the press… my new flared jeans for winter, and for Joy’s Bell-Bottom challenge! I adore flares, after half a lifetime of trial and error I have finally decided they could be the most flattering jeans shape for my…
Turquoise pencil skirt; 6 different ways
These posts are a guilty pleasure to me; it’s such fun to play around in my own closet and dream up a whole lot of new ways in which I could possibly wear an old favourite to suit a variety…
