I’m sewing with this charming spot fabric in the fabulous shade of, ahem, Tangerine Tango this week. It is a printed cotton voile from Global Fabrics*, and I thought it was an ideal opportunity to demonstrate another thingamajig. I have levelled the horizontal grain across the piece by cutting along a weft thread, and because […]
Read MoreYes I’m wearing my 40’s floral dress today – I wore it to the supermarket! For this week’s Fix-it Friday I am downsizing a bodyshirt in a printed chain design that I found in an op-shop for about $20. I purchased it around January 2011 from This is Not a Love Shop in K Rd, […]
Read MoreMy pile of items that need fixing or refashioning is shameful. This is an area where I readily admit I procrastinate – badly. I look at them, groan, and move onto something else! Some things need a major refashion, some things just need a button – whatever, there is a whole pile of garments that […]
Read MoreToday is the final instalment of the Ruby Slip Sewalong! If you still need to download the free pattern or catch up on previous sewalong posts, check out the Sewalong tab above for all the links. By now you will have assembled the bias skirt and the lace bodice, so it is time to sew […]
Read MoreToday I finished a red floral dress from a 1940’s pattern – Academy Patterns 2029 to be precise – and I love it! Well I love it from a fashion history perspective, but I’m not sure I love it for me personally. Maybe I would in a less obvious fabric, but in this I feel […]
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