A sweet, simple frock for E. To say that she loves this dress is an understatement. The pattern – M – is from this book… …and the fabric is our linen/viscose White Check (also available in black at our Melbourne…
Following on from my last post, here’s another simple top modified from a dress pattern in Stylish Dress Book 2. The pattern is ‘D’… …and the fabric is our Japanese cotton Unfocused Dream.
As a panacea to the agony challenge that is the midway (read: hard) part of this pattern, I decided Vogue 1175 and I needed time apart and some instant sewing gratification was in order. Cue the kind of fabric that…
Yep, you can say I’ve become a little obsessed with the Japanese Pattern Books but I can’t think of anything better to take along to make up in my weekly sewing classes. I’m happy to be ticking off the patterns…
I’m on a sewing roll and loving it….here’s my latest creation. Yes I know, it’s in a stripe (again!) but as soon as Casual Sweet Clothes arrived in store, I fell in love with pattern C and had it earmarked…
Introducing my latest favourite top…worn two days in a row actually. Seriously this has to be the most comfortable top I own, other than this one. The pattern used was ‘C’ from Stylish Dress Book 2 made up in our…
Last week, I sewed up this top from a piece of Sorrento Stripe that I had sitting in the stash. My fabric choice was made, quite simply, because it has three features that I find irresistable – it’s linen, it’s…
Happy birthday sweet girl …hope you like your new dress xxx Made from Tessuti Cotton/Linen Denim, aqua diagonal stripe bias-binding and green vintage button. I used easy dress Pattern J (page 14 and 49) from Innocent and Lovely Girlswear. The…
This is my first venture into the world of Japanese Pattern Books, an easy slip dress pattern (#G.02 from Daily Sewing Book) made up in our Italian 100% silk crepe de chine Lemon Licorice. I love the print and wanted…
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