So, this year I asked Cassie what she would like for Christmas and she replied without hesitation, a long, white skirt. Alrighty then! I bought both fabrics at my local Spotlight; I considered buying Melbourne fabric like I did for…
Tag: Vogue 1247
Incredi-Yellow!
I think every year I seem compelled to make for myself one skirt in some extremely garish shade. This year isn’t get away scot free either. I bought this brilliant daffodil yellow pin-wale corduroy from Spotlight a few years ago.…
Olive Frankenstein skirt
I am notoriously bad at tossing out old scraps of fabric. Particularly if I really really like the colour. And I really really like olive. So; after finishing my patched pockets skirt I still had some promisingly largish pieces…
on the Map
I saw this awesome world map fabric in Spotlight and just couldn’t resist. Novelty fabrics just make the best mini-skirts for summer. Simple and understated but still interesting and quietly eye-catching. Best worn with a plain white top. The fabric was…
Wedgwood blue damask, reworked
With the fingers of spring tickling at the edges of our days, I’ve been renovating my wardrobe. And came across this dress… Although the dress had a sorta sporty feel to it and I think my style is vaguely sorta sporty? maybe?…
Navy bloo-p
Hello 🙂 So, it turns out that navy blue is just as difficult to photograph as black… oh well! I have made a skirt. This used to be a pair of extra-huge, navy blue, corduroy jeans, that I bought…
Denimen. Ineminem.
First garment for the year! The credit for the cute pocket and the funky piecing and top-stitching goes to Mum of course 😉 Yes, remember this Vogue 8561 skirt that she made, and passed on to me because she didn’t like…
Blood Orange top; 6 different ways
Hey y’all peeps. I’ve been having a play around with my blood orange Vogue 1247 top… trying out different ways to wear it. So… I might have said this before, once, or twice, or twenty times  😉  but I absolutely love brainstorming in my…
