After dropping my youngest son off at work experience I swung by my old childhood neighbourhood to take my photos this morning. This is a stretch of beach I’ve always loved walking along; it soothes my soul and recharges my…
A Walk on the Foreshore…
For something a bit different today I’m taking you on a walk with Sienna and me. We usually head out for an hour each morning and briskly zoom along to get our heart rate up high. This is Sienna’s favourite…
Summer trench coat
Every so often I feel the need for a dressmaking challenge, a change from the workaday shirts, blouses, skirts and pants that can be run up in a day or two. When my Monday morning gals gave me a Fabulous…
“Duro” dress
I made this dress from Simplicity 3745 view C (no bow), out of spotted swiss cotton voile with a crotcheted lace trim. I was inspired by the “Duro” dress that was touted in Vogue magazine as being flattering to all…
Tea Cosy, specimen 3
This is my version of the Chicken Little tea cosy I knitted for my friend L from “Wild Tea Cosies” by Loani Prior. I chose these colours for L because she often wears soft browns, olives and greens such as…
Dress with weird bodice…
I made this dress for last winter from Burda 7897 from a dark olive green bamboo/cotton mix fabric from Fabulous Fabrics. It was a pretty good basic dress that I wore a lot, but the bodice was a bit weird…
Self-drafted pants
These white linen pants I drafted from my favourite jeans (see here) and even though I’ve got my new pants pattern Burda 7944 that I really like; I still love the fit and shape of these I’m wearing today and…
Dad’s birthday present
I’ve resolved to include in this blog more pictures of projects in the making; however my latest project had to be kept a secret as my Dad reads this blog! I chose this coloured wool for a scarf for him…
