We have just returned from the most wonderful holiday on Velassaru in the Maldives *sigh* and it’s time for me to have the usual retrospective think about my travel wardrobe. Such as; how did my selection work, was it appropriate,…
top; wonky apricot stripes
So, I bought this piece of very nice, thin, cotton jersey from the Fabric Store in Melbourne, during Mum, Cassie’s and my trip there late last year. It is elegantly drapey, feels deliciously soft, and the ivory, pale yellow and apricot stripes…
Carolyn shirt and shortie shorts, take one
Hello! So what’s new? hmmm not much. Well OK, of course I am wearing something that has not yet appeared here on the ol’ bloggeroonie. My shirt and my shorts are another pair of Carolyn pyjamas by Closet Case…
raspberry/navy Alabama Chanin tank top
I’ve finally finished my latest Alabama Chanin project… Below is how it appeared on this blog previously…? (shudder) well, that dress has undergone extensive renovation over the past five months and now at last, I am quite satisfied. I received…
watercolour silk dress
I’ve made a new dress 🙂 Every year, my friends give me a Fabulous Fabrics voucher for my birthday; aaaah! they know me so well…! 🙂 and last year I spent it on this gorgeous, water-colour-y silk charmeuse. And have…
purple skirt, with “tulip” pockets
I’ve made a new skirt. This new skirt is un-noteworthy except that I gave it some rather unusual little side pockets. They sit down at the hem, inserted in off-set side seams. They’re not very big pockets, just a nice…
Cassie’s terracotta dress
I made this belated birthday present for Cassie; we recently went on a girly shopping expedition together for her birthday present and spent hours browsing, looking at pretty things, chatting, having hot chocolate and enjoying ourselves! we had lots of…
Inseam arrow welt pockets
My example shows a skirt pocket with a 16cm length opening edge bordered by 1cm width welts, although obviously all measurements can easily be altered to give any width of welt or pocket desired. Apply a strip of iron-on interfacing…
