… and the first day of Me-Made May ’12. And thank you all so much for that lovely feedback yesterday! I’m actually excited today and feeling motivated about taking the photographs again. This is good, hopefully that tide of enthusiasm…
Tag: Cassie
Mum’s silk kimono
With thoughts of self-stitched sleepwear ricochetting about my recent consciousness like a pingpong ball being batted about by a playful pussycat… as well as unique and beautifully artistic garments that delight and inspire us creative types…. This is a silk kimono…
Fashionary
Thank you for those compliments on my sketch in the previous post; but I have to own up right now that I’m not really much of an artist… I cheated! 🙂 My “artistry” is all thanks to the Fashionary…. I first…
Cassie’s dress
I made a dress for Cassie. Soooo, in clothing my boys I have played about as much as I dared, adding fun little details and extra bits and bobs here and there to their handmade garments, perfecting the tailoring… but the fact remains that the…
Introducing Fabio
After our Christmas lucky-dip yesterday I have become the custodian of a funny little fellow He has been christened Fabio. After an eventful Christmas day, Fabio is having a quiet one today, as is the rest of his new family.…
Aquarama
I made a skirt for my daughter… I used another piece from the bundle of fabric given to me by my friend C, from her late mother’s stash. Going by certain clues (only 90cm in width, a stapled-on tag from…
Old things…
… this will be the very last of my “old things” posts. I promise. I’ve done a mammoth sort-through of the photos and I think this is it! (heaves a sigh of relief…) Firstly, since this is the only garment…
Weddings, parties, and other special events…
… seem to be the only times we ever took any photos of our family. So thank goodness for those! I didn’t do a heck of a lot of sewing when I had three tiny children. I do have…