I’ve made a new dress… a sweet little autumn dress. It’s a quiet dress, and demurely plain in colour; which really throws up the details of the design into the spotlight. The colour fits in with my current clothes-making criteria; to have…
Tag: Vogue 1152
Blue denim dress; 6 different ways
I made this cotton denim/chambray dress using Vogue 1152 about two and a half years ago. It first appeared on the blog, along with my review of this pattern here, and it has always been a favourite player in my wardrobe. The…
Easy breezy
Still been blowing an absolute gale around here; with the tail end of cyclone Bianca lingering about. A plus; the stiff breezes have thankfully kept the temperatures down with pleasantly glorious days of around 32C, which is (imo) the perfect…
Floral floaty dress
Finished! In sequinned and embroidered silk chiffon from the Alannah Hill outlet in Melbourne, and using Vogue 1152 again. This second time in making up this pattern I followed the pattern faithfully. Except to add about 5cm in length because…
Inspirational Rowan
Now this is kinda exciting. A friend was “having a bit of a cleanout” (don’t you just love it when friends get ruthless with their cupboards) and found these Rowan knitting magazines that she actually didn’t want any more (gasp, I…
Half a house
A house in our neighbourhood is being renovated, providing me with a wonderfully devastated landscape to borrow for my backdrop today. From this door I should be stepping into to the laundry and bathroom… both of these now residing in…
Domestic diva VI
Yesterday was a very sad day. I decided not to blog about it as I’m not the sort to pour myself out, but covered up my feelings as is usual for me. It was a busy day, but I also received some…
Rocking the double denim look
So here is my new dress, Vogue 1152, with more me-appropriate sleeves (for the “before sleeves”, see the post below). I’m very happy with this now, will be perfect for a casual day-dress suited to the simple warm days not…
