After finishing my chambray/denim dress I had a leetle bit of the fabric leftover, too much for scraps, not enough for another garment. I had enough for the fronts of this shirt. So then had to go back for some…
Tag: Burda 7767
First day of Spring!
Woke up thrilled at the first day of spring, and the first day of Self-Stitched September! Then looked hopelessly at all my handmade clothes and felt completely uninspired… blah blah blah, all horrible. Resisted the urge to throw…
Menswear: collarless white linen shirt
I made this new 100% linen shirt for my husband, at his request. Using Burda 7767 again, with the usual custom fitting modifications. The design variations this time are in the collar, there isn’t one!! And in the pocket. I…
Winterblue shirt
You’ve heard of “wintergreen”? Well I’ve decided this is “winterblue”! You know, a sort of arctic colour scheme and with the snowflake-like print ‘n all…? Today is my son Tim’s birthday, so of course I had to make him a…
Pacific Blue shirt
Today is my youngest’s birthday! And as his shirt collection is sparse and he has about as much enthusiasm for clothes shopping as many of us reserve for root canal treatment I decided to surprise him with a new addition…
Menswear; linen shirt no. 3
Here is my husband’s new shirt. It was made using Burda 7767 (again, such a great pattern!) with the fit variations I perfected making the last shirt. I altered the collar size slightly; the pattern comes with three collar variations…
Borrowing from husband’s wardrobe, again…
Woot, for autumn! I think the hot weather has finally settled down after a last scorcher on Friday and I’m in the mood for some of my cooler weather gear and some cooler weather colouring…. This skirt has been a…
Menswear, linen shirt no. 2
I made my husband another shirt! The fabric; well I got brave, and in a first for me bought some fabric online. I felt quite strange about this as I have never bought fabric without feeling the weight and thickness…
