Post celebratory let-down; I did have a lovely day yesterday, and thankyou so much for your lovely birthday wishes! Hmmm, re this morning’s outfit; both old favourites. Both of these pieces I contemplated throwing out last summer and both got…
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Domestic diva VIII
For those of you wondering if the domestic diva series is nought but a ploy then wonder no more, for I do actually do housework around my house as well as sewing, er which OK admittedly has got unnecessarily high…
Domestic diva V
Skirt; old favourite, since it was one of the first really artistic things I made for myself without using a pattern. Lots of bits and bobs of fabric. Attached long white cheesecloth petticoat underneath with handkerchief hem. Random strips, stitching…
Domestic diva III
This is an all-new outfit for today; another pair of corduroy jeans, these in my new favourite neutral, greige. These are made using Burda 7863 again, fitted to me, with a zip placket and coin pocket added, and flared out…
Colour me Carpark
I’ve made a new top… and the colour is some sort of colour not really grey but not really brown, but something in between. Brey? Gr-own? Or just a darker version of my new favourite neutral; greige… (later edit, duh,…
On mixing prints
Yikes! Mixing prints! So easy to get very very wrong… Now (confession) I am feeling a leetle out of my comfort zone here with the mixing of prints this morning; well on choosing the python print top I did plan…
The pseudo shirt-dress
Quiet day here, doing office work at home, so dressed comfy and casual-ish. Walked the dog this morning. Doing laundry and will hit up the supermarket later. Blah blah. This outfit is what I’ve come to think of as my…
Comfort dressing
Self-Stitched September day 12: Woohee, taking one’s photo everyday has been quite a challenge, not to mention the embargo on reaching for the same old same old favourites from the wardrobe. Everybody has favourites and comfort zones and there are…
