I knew I should have put it away into it’s envelope… Where it had been safely stored for the last 56 years… I thought it would be alright, balanced carefully on the back of the sofa for a moment… But it had no chance when an impromptu gun battle broke out between father and son…. […]
Read MoreI live in the middle of Rugby World Cup mania, so what else do you expect me to call my new black dress! I’ve had this vintage pattern for a while now, but couldn’t decide what to make it in. However during a clean-out-under-the-bed I discovered a long forgotten roll of black polyester knit that […]
Read MoreI’ve already posted a tutorial on bound buttonholes, but I’ve made a few refinements to my technique while sewing the buttonholes on my cape so I’ll share them with you here. There is a small amount of hand sewing involved, but it does reduce a layer of bulk around the buttonhole edges so it is […]
Read MoreI’ve plucked this title from Tanit-Isis’s post on her Last Gasp of Summer Dress, except of course we live in opposite hemispheres so I’ve made a Last Gasp of Winter Cape! My sewing queue just gets more and more delayed during each season until sometimes it is almost too late, and I’m glad I’m not […]
Read MoreThis winter I’ve been wearing my grey scallop skirt a lot – it just seems to go with everything! Like the complete rainbow, for instance:….. Pink My pink jacket: Red A future coat (OK, I admit that I haven’t been wearing this much because it is still in the imagination stage!) Orange Also, imaginary at this […]
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