Since I stopped buying any new readymade clothes I am finding it easier and easier to dress completely self-stitched on a regular basis, as some of my older store-bought clothes are starting to bite the dust. I’ve always found it…
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The colours of Spring
Today I attended a very glamourous luncheon and fashion parade with friends, and am now exhausted… so please excuse any crazy bad spelling or random ungrammatical remarks in this post… For this occasion I wore my new pink lace…
Tennis, anyone?
Day 3 of Self Stitched September! and OK, so with honesty I’m not actually playing tennis in this ensemble… This dress was made for last summer; my own design variations based upon New Look 6699, for more details and a…
Moebius strip, in wearable form
Oh, I finished a new scarf. Or cowl, more accurately. A ginormous cowl. I finished it a coupla weeks back and put it in one of my photos yesterday, in the outfit that seemed to have been the most popular…
Last day of autumn
Today is the last day of autumn 🙁 So I thought I’d mark it by wearing my favourite autumn made garment; my trench coat. I’ve got it on over a Tshirt and skirt here, but I like how trenches can…
Orange and khaki combo
Went into the city this morning with my daughter, and since it was a bit blustery I leapt at the opportunity to wear my trench coat… and am excited about wearing it a lot since it was so comfortable and…
Autumn trench coat
I made a trench coat! Inspired by the beautiful coats in Burberry, but not by the sky high price tag, I set out to make my own…. I actually finished this a few weeks ago and have been dying to…
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…
