Being a casual-ish, friendly sort of a day today I’m dressing to suit. I had to do some work in the office (groan) but managed to squeeze in a quick morning tea with some friends and also a lunch with…
Lounge suite re-cover
My primary sewing interest is in fashion… obviously as this blog has leant heavily in that direction!! However I shouldn’t lose sight of my initial purpose of this blog, which was to document all of my sewing efforts over the…
Rosetta ball gown, yet another picture…
I found this picture, a partial view of the back of the dress. Thanks Lily for pointing that out! And I thought I’d covered all angles… Now I’m back in the laundry sewing room working on my stash. Top secret…
“Rosetta” ball gown
I’m going to take time to mention the cause that we are supporting tonight as it is such an important one; the Amanda Young Foundation. This non-profit foundation is dedicated to raising awareness of meningococcal disease, to raising funds to…
Anatomy of a ball dress, pt 6
My dress is finished and I planned to put it on and take a photo of the final appearance for today, but you know what? I realised I should probably wait until tomorrow to take a photo of it,…
Dog Beach
We’re having a real indian summer in Perth so this morning I took Sienna to Dog Beach and it was. Just. Heaven. There was only a handful of people on the beach, being a weekday. So normally I don’t like…
Anatomy of a ball dress, pt 5
Have I made any progress on this ballgown? Yes heaps, although to the casual observer it wouldn’t seem like much. First, the draping of the fashion fabric across the corset bodice. This took me a loooooooong time to get a…
Grey and mustard
I attended a very pleasant birthday morning tea for a friend this morning, so dashed very quickly into the park to take this morning’s photo: this top is my own design, refashioned from my old pair of pants, first posted…
