I made a dress for Cassie. Soooo, in clothing my boys I have played about as much as I dared, adding fun little details and extra bits and bobs here and there to their handmade garments, perfecting the tailoring… but the fact remains that the…
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Sam’s shirt
I made a shirt for Sam… Hmmm, sounds extremely deja vu-y given that this is what I nearly always make for them, for seemingly every occasion requiring gift-giving. But you see, all my boys are sweet enough to appear…
Introducing Fabio
After our Christmas lucky-dip yesterday I have become the custodian of a funny little fellow He has been christened Fabio. After an eventful Christmas day, Fabio is having a quiet one today, as is the rest of his new family.…
A small silk surprise
I think it is safe to put this here since no one in my family is going to be reading my blog at this late stage in the game… And if you are a family member reading this, then quickly;…
Aegean gracefully….
(Forgive the pun; I couldn’t resist! You don’t want to be anywhere near me after a few drinkies… Really) You see, today is my husband’s birthday; and I have made for him a shirt using Burda 7767 (surprise!), of Aegean…
It isn’t easy being green…
… at Christmas time. Oh tosh. Of course it can be VERY easy!! Something I feel guilty about every year is the massive pile of wrapping paper that gets tossed out on Christmas Day. We go through our wrapping paper…
On the rocks…
… in my on-going part-time quest to get great pictures with my dog; can you see her? She is there in the picture… just. Camouflaged well in amongst the rocks… Blue and green together is such a great summer time colour…
Blue bunches top; 6 different ways
I thought this little top, from p58 of “Pattern Magic 3” by Tomoko Nakamichi (seen first here), might be a versatile little thing from the very first, since I tried wearing it both frontwards and backwards and it looked equally…
