Today is the last day of autumn 🙁 So I thought I’d mark it by wearing my favourite autumn made garment; my trench coat. I’ve got it on over a Tshirt and skirt here, but I like how trenches can…
Tag: Sienna
Satisfyingly swishy skirt
Dug this skirt out again from the recesses of my wardrobe… I don’t know why I’m not wearing it as often as I once did. I love it. I made this last summer; not the summer we’ve just had but…
Navy blue jacket
Digging through my winter wardrobe is producing some old creations… This jacket I made about two years ago and wore quite a lot for the last two winters. This year I looked at it a bit sideways, wondering if it…
Ruthlessly cutting off 4 inches of python…
Something had been bothering me about this python skirt (first posted here) and I finally realised what it was. The length. It just wasn’t me. I think skirts suit me best when they are either quite long, like mid-calf to…
Cosy brown cardigan
Wintery weather is well and truly upon us today (glum face). We even got a little wet on our beach walk here today. Just a light misty shower thank goodness… eau de “wet dog” is not my favourite fragrance to…
Dog Beach
We’re having a real indian summer in Perth so this morning I took Sienna to Dog Beach and it was. Just. Heaven. There was only a handful of people on the beach, being a weekday. So normally I don’t like…
Dogged loyalty
Today I’m wearing my charcoal gabardine shorts made from Burda 7723, which were my first Wardrobe Refashion project. I love these high-waisted shorts, and I prefer this flared leg silhouette I incorporated into these ones after making up my first…
Pattern Magic; toile 2, detsubori top
Actually that should read toile 2, and er, 3 as well, as I had a hiccup in the making of this one and had to start over. Thanks to the wonderful and inspirational Karin of ancien-nouveau who was so incredibly helpful to…
