One of my wardrobe renovations performed lately was to shorten this skirt by a good several inches; a super quickie reno, but one that nevertheless completely transformed this skirt for me from something that almost caused me to shudder whenever…
Tag: Burda 8071
A petticoat and an ISTJ
OK, so I have posted about this new… er, thing before; and in a comment janesewandtell expressed surprise that a petticoat should have a zip … the answer of course is that even though I did describe it as a “petticoat”…
Of the palest blue
I still have one or two really lovely pieces of fabric given to me for pressies last Christmas, as well as from my birthday last year (blush) Beautiful fabrics that I have been too chicken to take the scissors to.…
Burda 8071; a rogue’s gallery
In my previous post I mentioned flippantly that I had used this pattern nine times, well I was wrong! I have made ten dresses using this fantastically versatile pattern, or at least using key elements of it… and I like…
Sorta Missoni
Firstly, thank you so much for all those lovely comments on my cardigan! I was overwhelmed to read so many kind words… and with regard to my little rant; also to stress that I am not down on Burdastyle per…
In the pink; a cocktail dress
I came across this old thing when I was cleaning out my wardrobe… hehehe Well truthfully, it is a bit of an old thing, but obviously when I made it I put considerable time and effort into it (OK, I hope…
The colours of Valentine’s Day
I’ve been off colour for a few days, and feeling blue… but I’m not complaining, as things are definitely looking more rosy today… This evening my husband and I strolled down to the river together for a picnic under the paperbarks to…
New life for an old polo Tshirt
Dipping into the ol’ bag of toss-outs I took out an old polo Tshirt of my husband’s. He never wears it anymore, but the fabric is quite OK if not super duper beautiful or anything… It is made of a…
