Georgia has made up another fabulous ponti knit dress, this time in Italian digitally printed You Are Here in Simplicity 2444. The sleeveless version was made with slight modifications such as raising the waistline seam, leaving the bodice darts open…
Hi Colette – Tracy here in Perth (Remember me? – I made the Primaluna fuschia coat!) Thanks for your comment on my blog – I’ve been meaning to send you pics of the Painapurra creations!We call them the “Hawaiian Honeymoon”…
Since we started this giveaway with a creation by Georgia, I thought I’d finish with another. The truth be told, I have a backlog of Georgia creations to share with you and I just can’t keep up! Here’s a striking…
Meet Tess. Prior to joining us in Melbourne as our newest staff member, she was quite partial to rolling around in not much at all. Not so now. She’s very happy in her first outfit ever – Simplicity 3503 (View…
Georgia whipped up this red/ivory spotted A-line dress in our latest arrival – Yacht Spot Jacquard – Red using dress pattern Simplicity 2282. The simpler version minus pocket flaps or peplum was cut, with a few alterations made to the…
Without fail for the last couple of years, customers ask me about suitable summer maxi dress patterns. Here’s one I really like at the moment- Simplicity 2363. I think this pattern ticks all the boxes, particularly because the dress isn’t…
As a follow up to yesterday’s post, here’s a little more about my party frock. I’ve had a shift dress on my mind for a while now and then I saw this pic of Gwyneth Paltrow in a trash mag…
Since featuring Simplicity 2588 in a couple of posts here and here, we’ve had loads of interest in this pattern even Georgia couldn’t resist! The more popular flared skirt option was used and made up in pretty printed 100% cotton…
Here’s a new tunic top I finished last week made up in paisley print 100% Cotton Thinking Man’s Blue and Cynthia Rowley’s Simplicity pattern 2584 – I cut view A as top, and I’m glad that I tested the pattern…
Sorry about my brief disappearance! I’ve been busy working on new arrivals, uploading them on the online store and sorting out the final and very exciting details about this year’s Tessuti Awards (to be launched very soon!)…so you can say…
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