Looking through my wardrobe searching for new combinations of my clothes to wear each day, I am continually struck by how many of my shirts are … white… Yes, can’t seem to break my white shirt habit; I just love…
Jewel tones
Today I feel a bit old-world-jewel-y, like Aladdin’s cave wrapped around me somehow (yeeah, my similes sometimes, oftentimes leave much to be desired). I’ve always loved this fabric, bought on first sight at my favourite fabric shop, and felt inspired…
Cool neutrals
(Can I just start by saying that I looked back over a few of my old comments and people have written such kind and uplifting comments; thankyou all so much! Especially about my daughter’s ballgown, yes I am so proud…
Felted table runner
A few years ago my friend L, who’s enormously artistic and creative gathered a few like-minded souls about for a felting workshop. We all met at D’s house, loaded with buckets, soap and bubble wrap and launched into an extremely…
A day in the garden
I used to love gardening. Once upon a time, I would go into my garden and a couple of hours would disappear as I pruned, weeded, tended and fed my plants; now it’s more of a necessary weekly maintenance that…
Wardrobe Refashion, project 1
My daughter had an old puff skirt. Three problems: 1, the zip had broken, 2, she now hated it, and 3, most importantly, it was a puff skirt. A puff skirt. The type that if you wore now you would…
A collar tute
As part of my autumn sewing plan I’m making a mustard top, and actually remembered to take a few pictures during the construction process… My mum has a Threads magazine-produced video of Louise Cutting demonstrating all these wonderful sewing tips…
Brown dress saved
OK. I have to confess that I took this dress out of my reject pile yesterday with every intention of cutting it up for refashioning. Firstly I put it on for the before photo. I paused. Looked at it again.…
