This dress is what I like to call ‘A Nice Save’. Out of curiosity, how often do you believe a garment – mid-construction – may in all likelihood be heading towards the dark destination that is Disasterville (or Wasteoftimetown). And…
Here’s a cute pair of shorts my daughter Gabby finished off at the end of term in her sewing classes with Bernadette Doherty. We had the perfect weather on Good Friday, so these shorts made their debut, down at the…
I’m still here folks! Just been busy with new stock arrivals, enjoying some fine weather (finally!) and sewing up a new dress as well as starting on a quilt project (more on that later). As much as I would like…
My daughter’s other Design and Technology project last year was a 60’s or 70’s inspired dress. It’s already been worn out and about quite a bit. Gabby knew that she wanted it in red and picked out our sandwashed red…
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”…
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…
When it comes to my personal fashion preference – or, more specifically, the colour of it – I worship at the altar of black. Always have, always will. For me, it’s very much what I love to wear, what I’m…
Georgia picked up this vintage pattern in Vinnies recently. It has no date or brand on it, only that it was printed in the US. My guess is that it’s from the 30s or 40s. What do you think? Georgia…
Over the long weekend, I made up this top for Miss R. The pattern is a vintage Butterick picked up from an op shop long, loooong ago. Funny how it’s a size 12 but somehow managed to fit this (granted,…
I discovered this gem of a pattern whilst browsing through Lisa’s extensive collection of vintage patterns, a couple of month’s ago. I knew instinctively that this 70’s pattern Butterick 4873 was for me and going to be perfect made up…
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