Here I’m in soccer Mum mode again… we lost… Not to worry, my scrummy scarf is to be talked about here today. I’ve possibly worn this before on the blog but not mentioned anything about its province, so today it…
Winterblue shirt
You’ve heard of “wintergreen”? Well I’ve decided this is “winterblue”! You know, a sort of arctic colour scheme and with the snowflake-like print ‘n all…? Today is my son Tim’s birthday, so of course I had to make him a…
Moody Blues socks
This is another pair of socks made from leftover wool (the stripe) and the plain blue Patonyle sock wool I bought to help eke out the leftovers… these socks have shrunk to the extent that only my daughter can wear…
Tobacco wool sheath
I made this tobacco wool-mix dress using Burda 8511, with fitting modifications about two years ago. The modifications were namely creating two long and deep front darts, deepening and lengthening the back darts, and bringing in the side seams. I…
Adding a lining to a finished skirt
My bottle green basic skirt has had an update! Well, not one you’d see, but one that will make it tons more wearable in my winter repertoire; I’ve added a lining. The first few times I wore this in autumn…
Splitting up a suit, 2
Here finally is the jacket from the suit I made a few years ago (see here and here)… made from free fabric and using Simplicity 4698 … again. Yes, I do re-use patterns a lot, glad you noticed! We had…
Family room curtains
Boring curtain alert: As previously warned I do have a preference for the simple and uncluttered look in my house, so my curtains are not going to win any awards for innovation here… that being said I feel these curtains…
Retroswirly tights
So I made myself some tights! What do you think?! Pretty chuffed myself actually; self-drafted, and I did make up a paper pattern for next time although of course not all stretch fabrics are created equal and I think each…
