Paid a visit to the Art Gallery of WA today, to view an exhibition and also to celebrate a birthday of a dear friend in our group… I won’t mention the name of the artist because to be blunt I…
Tag: Burda 8511
Tobacco wool sheath
I made this tobacco wool-mix dress using Burda 8511, with fitting modifications about two years ago. The modifications were namely creating two long and deep front darts, deepening and lengthening the back darts, and bringing in the side seams. I…
Need a deluge; now
Please take my word for it that my hair looked quite nice before I got to take this photo; an sudden evil wind struck up out of nowhere and I went from looking unusually chic, smooth and polished to my…
Toasty warm layers
So you can probably tell by my windswept hair in this photo that the weather today is a blustery foretaste of winter to come here in Perth! On a whim this morning while trying to decide what to wear, I…
Mauve and apricot
It’s wonderful when you go to the wardrobe and discover a dress that you had almost forgotten you had. And this is a new dress, it’s not that long since I made it, shame on me. Must be getting forgetful,…
Heather purple dress, part 3
So, now for the final installment of the making of this dress. At this point it’s just a bit of finishing off to go; sewing the lining to the zip tape, and doing the hem. It doesn’t sound like much,…
Heather purple dress, part 2
I last left off this exciting saga (ha ha) with the front and back sewn to their facing/linings at the armhole edges and neckline, and the seam allowances clipped and graded. I then turned the front and back pieces right…
Heather purple dress, part 1
I have been sewing like mad over the past few weeks, what with the kids on holidays and I’ve got a break from my office work as we’re in the process of switching over computer systems, and I’ve nearly finished…
