Guess where we headed last night to photograph my new top: It was such a lovely evening and I thought Point Chevalier beach would be perfect in the setting sun to show off a summery orange number. I’ve lived in central Auckland for twenty years, but only discovered this beach when I started running a […]
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My latest creation is another simple shift dress to wear to work, this time with a slight cut-away shoulder. I love all the exposed shoulders around lately, and it’s a wonder I don’t already have any dresses of this style. It has been so hot and sticky lately that I decided I needed one right […]
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How do you decide where the design of your printed fabric is placed on the garment you are making? It pays to spend time planning exactly where the dots, lines and stripes are going to lie when cutting out, to avoid any unwanted surprises when sewing up. Many prints are straightforward, but others like this […]
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Last summer I finally plucked up the courage to cut into this red geometric/floral fabric that I have had in my stash for a long time. Prior to my stash, it was in my mother’s stash for a long time too – since about 1970 in fact! It is a cotton sateen in the perfect […]
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Remember I bought some new fabric (oops – seven fabrics) on impulse recently? Well I’ve been really good and sewn one piece up already. I initially had this blouse/shirt pattern earmarked for some black viscose, but I had sewn sew much black recently that I started to feel guilty, and decided to make it up […]
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