Merry Christmas to all! Got up at the crack of dawn to pop a 6kg turkey in the oven, followed by prezzie exchange, off to the beach, then the family descended on us for lunch! Phew! Was given a new…
Ball dress, my greatest pride!
My daughter’s school ball has been the biggest social event in her life so far, and I was thrilled and honoured that she wished for me to make her dress for her. We had a wonderful time together; planning and…
Dress, 6 different ways
I was thinking it was about time I did another 6-way remix of one of my garments; I had fun doing the previous one on my favourite skirt here and it helps me to appreciate the versatility of what I…
Menswear, linen shirt
Today is my husband’s birthday, and my gift to him is a linen shirt. Handmade by me, of course! He requested that I make him some linen shirts after he bought himself one and loved the feel of the linen…
Cool and casual for a hot hot day
Remember this bright bright white top? Almost needed your sunnies just to look at it? And do you remember me saying I thought I had way too many white tops and it was time for a dye-job? So, I…
Tea Cosy, specimen 5
Here is a photo of the tea cosy I made for H. Apologies for the excruciatingly bad photography; its actually quite a cute cosy. With my poor little old camera the following equation applies: indoors…
This summer’s cocktail dress
Finally decided to post a picture of my new cocktail dress made quite recently. I love this pattern from Anna Sui for Vogue; I think the ruffles at the back are gorgeous and so feminine. Sometimes the back of an…
Casual Christmas party
We went to a Christmas party last night and I had intended to wear my new cocktail dress but a quick phone conversation with my friend confirmed that smart casual was more the order of the evening. I didn’t want…
