I’m a bit embarrassed putting a picture of this up here now, because it’s quite old and worn now and has really seen better days, but that is the nature of quilts, right? That they are supposed to age gracefully…
Tag: own design
A walk in the park
A day of colourlessness (ness, ness) is often followed by a more colourful day, in my world. And today is a bad hair day, sorry. Thus the pony. I am getting my hair cut this afternoon, and I am so…
Scrap dress
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…
Cassie’s dress
This is the dress I made our daughter for her Christmas present this year. I know her tastes very well and could picture exactly the dress I wanted to make for her, but was quite anxious about how to go about…
A boxy little jacket; a refashion
I’m so pleased with this latest refashion that I finished just yesterday, that I just had wear it even though it’s really too hot for this time of year… I took an old pair of too big, light cotton twill…
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, all! Wishing you a wonderfully happy and peaceful day together with your families and friends! Details: Dress; Vogue 8555, with a bodice front of my own design, and added petticoat and waist tie, printed cotton Shoes; Sandler, had for many…
Dressing for a road trip
What to wear for a very long hot drive down into the country; joining the entire clan for a massive Christmas celebration en famille…? Exhibit A. Comfortable. Cool. But vaguely halfway stylish and not tooooo casual; for the dropping off…
New life for an old polo Tshirt
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…
