Have you noticed garments in the stores lately that have an exposed contrast metal zipper? I must confess I haven’t quite warmed up to this new fad, but whether you like it or not…it’s become a bit of a feature…
Yolanda popped into our Chatswood store to pick up her order of self-covered buttons to finish off this top, made up in our lovely Japanese cotton Suda Berry Check. I couldn’t wait to photograph the top with the buttons added…
I’m sorry that these photos don’t do justice to Piper’s sweet ‘Mauve Lemon Buds’ dress made by her mum Sandra. Piper was a perfect little model for me today and deserved a much better photograher! Nonetheless you can still take…
Meet Hannah. She works in our Melbourne store and is otherwise known as The Remnant Queen for her talent (and thriftiness!) in transforming half price remnants into sweet little numbers. Here’s a perfect example – Simplicity 2588 – made up…
Have you seen our latest Japanese fabrics yet? Here’s Tokai Blue Pansy. I’ve seen see it made up here in this great hooded dress by one of my favourite bloggers Very Purple Person – isn’t it a fabulous print and…
Rachel is looking pretty gorgeous in our Japanese cotton Indigo Hokko. This wonderful dress was made specifically for Pattern Review’s Vintage Pattern contest which closes on May 1st. Voting starts thereafter. Best of luck to all the entrants……and I’ve got…
Our Japanese cotton Magnified Mint Leaf featured in the May issue of Australian House and Garden
The last school holiday sewing classes proved that successful that these 3 talented ladies went back for another lesson with Bernadette . This time Bernadette got the girls to sew up a simple gathered skirt. No pattern used, the girls…
Here finally are the details on Georgia’s dress in Osaka Sand Bloom. The pattern used was McCalls 5094 which she altered quite a bit. Here are the alterations: Georgia cut out the size 10 in View E, but eliminated the…
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