The Birthday Dress That Almost Was
There once was a 40 frock so why not a 50 frock as well? First thing to note: those last ten years have gone really, really FAST (exploding head emoji goes here). Also to note: favourite decade so far and…
There once was a 40 frock so why not a 50 frock as well? First thing to note: those last ten years have gone really, really FAST (exploding head emoji goes here). Also to note: favourite decade so far and…
At the risk of being repetitive, but also with no apologies for being repetitive, here’s another outfit brought to you almost entirely by my FAVOURITE Japanese pattern book – Asuka Hamada’s Big Clothes & Small Clothes. Let me start with…
Here’s my latest make and another pattern from Asuka Hamada’s really and truly excellent book – Big Clothes and Small Clothes (see my last post for where to buy). This book is my absolute 5 star go-to favourite right now, even to…
Following on from my last make and the quest to make more bottoms, here’s a new pair of pants. Or jeans. Or something in between. A little background that led me to this pattern. My best and favourite go-to pants this…
Ahhhh, Me Made May – the great revealer of both wardrobe favourites and wardrobe gaps. This last May gone, after reaching for pants and jeans almost every other day, I resolved to sew a few more bottoms to add to what feels…
Not sure about you, but a large chunk of my 2020 has been spent online. I don’t shop much anymore and I haven’t shopped much this year, but I have browsed much. VERY much. Perhaps even VERY TOO MUCH. I’m…
I’m pretty sentimental at the best of times but this year that sentimentality has kicked off to a WHOLE other level. One of my Mum’s lockdown projects has been sorting through old family photos and she’s been texting us a…
A sundress for Gabby and a sundress for September. I can’t take credit for this make as it was actually her Nonna Silva who made it for her. After trying to find it for a few years, I finally scored this…
Ever have one of those projects that – through no fault of the pattern – is just a domino effect of stuff ups that makes you question if you should even be making it? This project was mine. It felt…
Don’t you just love it when a style of garment that you’ve fallen in love with pops up as a new pattern design? It’s like a lovely manifestation of all that’s good about sewing. This pattern is the Envelope Dress…