This is the shirt I made for our youngest for a Christmas present. The funny thing about making this shirt was that I cut it out and made it up with absolutely no attempt at secrecy whatsoever, and it was…
2010 in quick review
I should have done this yesterday, but hey, better late than never… Last night I sat back and had a quick nostalgic roll-through of the blog and came to the happy conclusion 2010 was a very good year for me; a sprinkling…
Cassie’s dress
This is the dress I made our daughter for her Christmas present this year. I know her tastes very well and could picture exactly the dress I wanted to make for her, but was quite anxious about how to go about…
A boxy little jacket; a refashion
I’m so pleased with this latest refashion that I finished just yesterday, that I just had wear it even though it’s really too hot for this time of year… I took an old pair of too big, light cotton twill…
Tim’s shirt
This is a shirt I made for our eldest son for a Christmas present. I didn’t need to be secret working on this one, as he was working up in Kalgoorlie up until only a few days before Christmas. I’m…
Lichen shot-cotton shirt
This is a shirt I made for Craig for his Christmas present, cut out and made up in lots of super secret cloak-and-dagger sewing sessions… although he did help choose the fabric a year ago, so perhaps he might have had…
Vogue 8555; a pattern review
(shamefaced) I took some more photos of the dress; inside because the ones Craig took on Christmas Day were a tad blustery. Yeees, don’t know if you can tell or not but I was being windblasted about mercilessly and those…
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, all! Wishing you a wonderfully happy and peaceful day together with your families and friends! Details: Dress; Vogue 8555, with a bodice front of my own design, and added petticoat and waist tie, printed cotton Shoes; Sandler, had for many…
