Sooo….. I’ve been making underwear, and recently have produced two new sets; one is sorta Oo-la-la while the other is more of the Serviceable variety. Madame Serviceable? you’re up first! “Pretty” is all very well but we all need some plains in our…
Category: sewing
a tart for tartan
Och aye! I’ve made this big, swirly tartan dress, and I absolutely LOVE it! I know it‘s kinda crazy and huge-skirted and possibly a bit over the top, but you know what? it’s also extremely comfortable and cosy, and so swirly and swishy. The…
blue roses *
* … Tennessee Williams… Hello! I’ve made a new skirt. Hehe, hot on the heels of writing that I was a wee smidgeon tired of making Vogue 1247 skirts; what should I do? but immediately make another one!! Doh!! Clearly there’s…
sage skirt, sage skirt, ivory top, orange hand warmers
Hello! I’ve got a small handful of new stuff to show off present … four things to be precise! Firstly, two sage green/pale coffee, checked tweed skirts. I inherited this beautiful quality piece of wool tweed from my grandmother’s stash after she…
Marimekko dress
what’s with the ballet pose? I have no idea. Anyway… I have a Marimekko dress. *pinches self* *sits in reverent silence for a minute* See, to have a Marimekko dress is something I’ve kinda lusted after for a long long…
side seam with inset strip and bound-edge inseam pocket; a tutorial
btw this fabric here is fulfilling a long held dream of mine…. a Marimekko dress!! print is Pieni Unikko 2, 100% cotton, available here… yes, you can get Marimekko fabric in Australia! More details on the dress in a future post to come… 🙂 Also,…
jean genie
I’ve made a new dress using a bunch of my kids’ old jeans that I have been saving for this very purpose… and please note; yes, I am wearing denim shoes that I also made from old jeans, hehehe. Just adding to…
unselfish sewing
Hello! just a few quick items for today… I’ve actually been sewing a few things for other people! Scary stuff, huh. I mean, it’s one thing that I can see all my own flaws in things I make for…