Today I’m not wearing anything particularly exciting, so here instead is the tea cosy I gave my friend J yesterday for a belated birthday present. It is from Loani Prior’s excellent book “Wild Tea Cosies” which I saw in Calico…
Not to judge a book by its cover
Today’s shirt pattern is familiar to those following this blog, I’m even getting a little embarrassed at how often it’s appeared here. It is Butterick 4985 again, this time with the addition of some little pockets on the front with…
Favourite skirt, styled in 6 different ways
Something different for today. After my office duties I am taking my daughter out for a special treat to lunch; Fashion Friday at the Globe, so I’m wearing this dress I’ve posted about before. Don’t want to post another picture…
Major surgery
Today’s effort is the result of a little wardrobe surgery. A few years ago we went to a dress-up evening and our whole table went as 50’s style swing dancers. All the guys wore jeans, white T-shirts and leather jackets,…
Achieving a perfect fit (thanks to Bessie)
I decided last night to wear this dress today, long before I remembered it was Remembrance Day. Seemed fortuitous when I saw the RSL poppies being sold on the streets. This dress is derived from McCalls 4453 view C, which…
Wrapper’s delight (and the memories you wear each day)
Please excuse the terrible pun above, but today’s outfit is an entirely wrapped affair. The top is New Look 6252 view C, a nice little sleeveless top that wraps and ties at the back (the knot can be a little…
What to do when the “whites” wash turns out pink
I used my old favourite Butterick 4985 to make this top out of pink embroidered “bobbly” cotton, with the sleeves snitched from a different dress pattern Burda 7897. I narrowed the torso region as always, and constructed a loop closure…
The sadness of predictability
Today we’re going to some friends’ for lunch, so I’m wearing these white linen pants that have been mainstay smart summer pants for about three years now. They are New Look 6497, very easy and quick to run up though…
