As soon as I heard that Susan Khalje was coming to Melbourne, I signed up for the "Couture Sewing School" 6-day class, and the "Couture Techniques" 2-day class. The excitement built up and up, as I started thinking about what pattern to work on for the 6-day, and I managed to narrow my selection down to not one or two, but fourteen patterns! Some coats, some jackets, dresses - I had no idea what … [Read more...]
Utilitarian Skirt Project
I sniffled and coughed a little as I got dressed this morning. Seems my darling little grandsons may have given me more than I realised for my birthday! I felt a chill in my throat and chest, and went off to get me some warmth. The first thing I grabbed was my pair of black leggings, a wardrobe staple that I've lived in most of the past decade of winters, an essential part of my daily winter … [Read more...]
My Nita Wrap Skirt
I'm wearing my new Nita Wrap Skirt by Sew DIY. Every now and then, I see requests to test patterns. And sometimes I've even put my hand up, offering to take on the task of making up a pattern that's just moved through the designer's creation process from idea to draft. And I love being part of that process, contributing to the birth of a new design that hopefully will become a new favourite … [Read more...]
My Aeolian love affair has officially begun!
Although it's taken me oh, at least six months to make this pattern, I am completely in love with it, and am already lining up fabrics for more. I first came across Pattern Fantastique when Nita Jane emailed me at Stitch 56, asking if I'd like to carry her patterns in my shop, saying she was introduced to me by Anna from bloglessanna, who has blogged extensively about her Aeolian makes, clear … [Read more...]
Supremely Satisfying Sophie
There's nothing like that moment when you realise it's Saturday morning, and you've got an event to go to on Sunday evening,, and you don't have anything to wear! It was my cousin's Bat Mitzvah, and the weather guy forecast a sunny 27°C, and as I did a quick little mental walk through my wardrobe, I knew there was only one thing to do - make a dress. I'm crushing on Tessuti Fabrics lately, in … [Read more...]
Reliably Lovely Sorbetto
I love this pattern. It never lets me down. And there are times in life where working with something you can count on to work as designed, as promised, as you hope it will, as you expect it should, is to be celebrated. Sarai from Colette Patterns was coming to town, and thought it only right that I should wear a CP make to welcome her when she visited us at Stitch 56. I'd been wanting to make a … [Read more...]
My Akita
I'd subscribed to Seamwork when it first came out. Colette Patterns is one of my top favourite designers and the whole idea of Seamwork was to me a very inspired idea. Unfortunately, this didn't translate to reading every edition from virtual cover to cover, nor did it mean I downloaded, let alone sewed up, any of the patterns. Shocking, but true. A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting … [Read more...]
Completed :: Tessuti Eva Dress – à la Downton Abbey perhaps?
It's a frustrating bitch of a thing. I'm talking about my weight. To be more specific... my apparent inability to lose it. I don't eat anything with sugar in it, I don't eat any grains, not even rice or quinoa or buckwheat or any of those "OK" grains, except once in a blue moon - like maybe once a month, and then quinoa, or buckwheat. I don't eat any dairy at all. I buy organic fruits and … [Read more...]
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