Finally! A wintery day! It’s pretty unusual for me to get excited about a wintery day, haha. Believe me, winter is my very least favourite season… but I have my reason, see; I’m happy for an excuse to wear and…
Tag: own design
fractal
I’ve made a weird patched dress using twelve old Tshirts of my boys’. I know it’s bizarre and crazy and probably a little bit ugly but I totally love it! I’m constantly pinning patchwork-y and randomly asymmetric things. I’m actually very inspired by and…
purple skirt, with “tulip” pockets
I’ve made a new skirt. This new skirt is un-noteworthy except that I gave it some rather unusual little side pockets. They sit down at the hem, inserted in off-set side seams. They’re not very big pockets, just a nice…
Cassie’s terracotta dress
I made this belated birthday present for Cassie; we recently went on a girly shopping expedition together for her birthday present and spent hours browsing, looking at pretty things, chatting, having hot chocolate and enjoying ourselves! we had lots of…
a creamy little double-fronted top
My new top will come as a very un-surprise to anyone who has been following me in the Sewvember instagram challenge, haha!… This pattern is Burdastyle 04/2014-115, with modified sleeves and my fabric is a silk hessian from Spotlight. It…
studio faro pocket dress
New dress, with interesting pockets. While browsing Pinterest, as you do, I came across a line drawing of a very elegant dress on and I immediately knew I wanted to have a go at drafting it for myself. It is…
a blocky sundress
I screen-printed this random murky-coloured block fabric last year, and have finally got around to making it into something. At last! The 5-colour print is my own design; and in fact the dress is my own design too 🙂 Originally I…
a bobbly little top, and some others too
I’ve made a few new tops… Top un; a cosy little pom-pommy top, using pattern 111 from Burdastyle magazine 04-2014 in a bobbly stretch fabric the colour of whipped cream from Fabulous Fabrics. The design has quite an interesting and unusual…
