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…
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Topkids? little tartan dress
Another blast from the past… This is a picture of our niece at her first birthday party wearing a dress that I had made for her for the occasion; I hasten to mention that she is now 21 years old…
Pinky pink.
It took me a while to settle on this outfit today. I had originally planned to wear my brand new top, from the pattern I was tracing out yesterday (yes, it’s finished!!) but it was lacking the right buttons to…
Burda 7767; a pattern review
Yesterday I surprised myself when I tried to create a link to the review I wrote for this pattern and found out it wasn’t even here!! I wrote this for Pattern Review; oh, months ago, and …er, forgot? to put…
Floral floaty dress
Finished! In sequinned and embroidered silk chiffon from the Alannah Hill outlet in Melbourne, and using Vogue 1152 again. This second time in making up this pattern I followed the pattern faithfully. Except to add about 5cm in length because…
An unappreciated skirt
Rummaging around in my wardrobe I came out with this skirt which has only been worn a mere handful of times; poor thing. I was so pleased with it when I had finished it, so I’m not sure why I…
A difficult dress
Oh, so much for horrific leavers rowdy stories… so far I’ve only come across small bunches of delightfully friendly, polite and sweet teenagers who immediately want to pat Sienna and make friends with her. Having a dog takes down a lot of…
Thoughts on the “vintage” trend
A friend passed on to me tickets to a Vintage Market on this weekend, promising “Vintage and Retro Men’s and Women’s Clothing and Accessories”, and sorry, but I can’t help but feel a bit yawn-y about the whole thing. And…
