I’m beyond thrilled to announce the publication of our very first pattern! The Perth dress/blouse is an unlined, loose-fitting little summer frock with a bit of a buttoned-up menswear vibe to it. It’s kinda like a shirtdress, but kinda not.…
Tag: own design
call out for testers
Are you interested in making a little summer frock with a strong menswear influence? If so then I would value your help and feedback! I am currently accepting a limited number of applications for testing my new pattern, if you…
an optimistic splash of colour and sunshine
Making this piñata, I mean… outfit was a random, didn’t really care about the outcome, “just because” bit of experimental fun… so of course it turned out perfect. I love it. So, we were going down to our beach house…
Christmas pressies; a sewing marathon
Tim and Kelly… As usual, I made Christmas presents for my family… I started late October, so I was giving myself plenty of time, or so you’d think! I’m a fairly efficient seamster, and I still only just finished a…
navy blue mary janes (shoes)
I’ve made some new shoes!! This is the first pair of shoes made on my new, semi-high-heeled lasts; that I bought … maybe six months ago…? (blush) yes, it’s taken me quite a while to get onto it. Can…
magnolias
Originally I bought this lovely magnolia print fabric to make something else… but ended up making this random frock instead. Spring was coming…and I really wanted something romantic and floral. I sorta couldn’t picture anything properly, there were false starts… then…
suits me to a tee
So, a new year, a new Refashioners challenge…last year we did jeans, this time the thing to be updated is A SUIT. Most disappointingly, I could find no one in my family or circle of friends to donate a suit…
cha-cha pink stooff
Hello! Our recent holiday was a pretty multi-locationed one, covering a lot of ground and involving buses, trains, ferries, sea planes, also including a few long loooong waits in airports thanks to flights getting annoyingly delayed by fog, and two…
