It’s been pretty difficult to post, what with available computer time being taken up with the superior demands of teenage Facebook time, not to mention some essential out-of-office business maintenance. My blog has taken very much a back seat. However…
Tag: jeans
Apropos of nothing…
Confession: the following has nothing whatsoever to do with sewing, knitting or fashion, but it is just too good not to share… Go to Google Maps. Get directions. Put in Japan as a start point and China as an end…
Out bush
Have had a lovely morning out bush-walking with Mum and Dad and also, nice surprise, some of Dad’s old cronies from university. Heard a lot of anecdotes, some hilarious, about some of the goings on from their old student days……
Hoodie McCloud
Don’t ask me why the silly name I’ve dubbed my new hoodie. I have no explanation myself. I surprise myself with my inner loon sometimes… The lovely Mary had a giveaway and sent me this cute hoodie pattern, KwikSew 3667,…
Domestic diva III
This is an all-new outfit for today; another pair of corduroy jeans, these in my new favourite neutral, greige. These are made using Burda 7863 again, fitted to me, with a zip placket and coin pocket added, and flared out…
Comfort dressing
Self-Stitched September day 12: Woohee, taking one’s photo everyday has been quite a challenge, not to mention the embargo on reaching for the same old same old favourites from the wardrobe. Everybody has favourites and comfort zones and there are…
New greige top, with a shoulder experiment…
“Greige”; not a word found in any dictionary, but one adopted by the fashion industry to describe this colour that is not quite grey, not quite beige… I love it. And going by my latest fabric shopping binge carefully-considered…
Rusty cords
I’ve made myself some new jeans, but (warning, lack of elegance alert) they’re not very exciting. They are corduroy, and I do love corduroy jeans. They are so warm and comfy during winter. But I’m first to admit corduroy is a…
