You know how after a sewing project is finished you nearly always end up with scraps, sometimes of such a decent size you can’t toss them out… but not enough to do anything with on their own. So sometimes I…
Tag: new look 6699
On ankle-strap shoes
Shoes with ankle straps are tricky. I have this firm belief that they shorten and stumpify (I didn’t make up that word but isn’t it just perfect?!) women’s legs. Now shortening and stumpifying might be desirable to the rare woman…
Dress with, er, lace
OK, so my lace addiction is so well documented by now, no need to make any lame excuses… I saw a dress kind of similar to this in a boutique window and I wanted to make something like… as well,…
Downgrading a “good” dress
Does anyone else downgrade their dresses? Move the snazzies out of category “with heels and make-up only” and over to “OK to walk the dog in”? Last year this dress was a “good” dress. I wore it to lots of…
One year in cyber-space; and a Give-Away
Today exactly one year ago I started blogging here about my sewing, and as it turned out, some other stuff too! 🙂 To mark the occasion, I thought it might be fun to wear again today the same dress I…
Tennis, anyone?
Day 3 of Self Stitched September! and OK, so with honesty I’m not actually playing tennis in this ensemble… This dress was made for last summer; my own design variations based upon New Look 6699, for more details and a…
The summer in review
Today is officially the first day of autumn. Seems kind of hilarious given that it’s going to be 37C again, and will continue to be in the high thirties for another week or so… anyhoo, I thought I’d review my…
By the lake
Today the sky is grey and white; the sun is veiled behind an impenetrable smudgy mattress and there’s a cool sharp tang in the air; such a relief after a hot few days. For those of us who like photography;…
