Obviously I’m not in Australia here…. 😀 we’ve been visiting Japan, and have thoroughly enjoyed seeing my friend Yoshimi again. Thank you Yoshimi, it was so lovely to spend time with you and to meet your gorgeous family too. It…
Tag: daily outfit
Cocoa Tao
Hello! I’m wearing a new blouse. It is the Tao, by Tamanegi-Kobo. I’ve seen lots of lovely Tamanegi-Kobo designs made by Yoshimi, and then during me-made May saw even more worn by Japanese ladies, including the adorable and very talented designer…
Tear drops top
White tops, and particularly if lace or broderie anglaise or any wildly impractical snowy stitch-festival are part of the equation, have always been a weakness of mine. Not just during summer but any season. One of my earliest pins as a freshly…
Alabama Chanin skirt and tank
Hello! So! after hours (and hours… and hours…) of aeroplane and in-front-of-the-TV stitching, I have finished my first AC project(s). This is the mid-length skirt and the fitted tank top, both from the book, Alabama Studio Sewing + Design, by Natalie…
Capricorn
Capricorn; the sign of the goat. Baaa. No, not me. So the “goat” is in the form of my new knitted mohair jumper, or I reckon it’s more like a Tshirt really. And this is the very last thing in…
Red
So; red dress. I pinned this dress a while ago because I really loved the little shawl collar and the shape of the bodice and wanted to reproduce it for myself. I used a particularly nice, crisp and slightly slubby cotton from Fabulous Fabrics…
on the Map
I saw this awesome world map fabric in Spotlight and just couldn’t resist. Novelty fabrics just make the best mini-skirts for summer. Simple and understated but still interesting and quietly eye-catching. Best worn with a plain white top. The fabric was…
Sagittarius
… the sign of the centaur/archer. My new dress doesn’t have a centaur, but it does have the next best thing… a horse! Plus; the requisite bow. And two arrow(head tab)s. Ha! (mutters sotto voce) nailed it… 😀 This…
