This time last year I was bursting with joy over the brilliant challenge started by @sewsarahsmith, @rocco.sienna and @sewing_in_spain. so this year I had to enter again and it just so happened that the challenge garment was on my #2018makenine list. The Diane von Furstenberg Wrap dress is the inspiration and I wanted to draft my… Continue reading Sewtogetherforsummer my SMYLY time.
Tag: fashion
Blast from the Past: One of my DKNYs takes life
During 2017 I kept saying to myself I have to address my patterns stash as well as the mountain of fabric I have accumulated. I settled on a pattern the which I've had for many years and never made up. I actually cut this out months earlier on a trip to my sister's but my busy… Continue reading Blast from the Past: One of my DKNYs takes life
Sleevetober? A twist in the tale.
I didn't have time to enter #sleevefest as I was travelling, nevertheless, I am bringing it with a sleeve AND and twist front on my latest make. This dress is my favourite RTW dress and I've worn it nearly to death. I have been trying to figure out the twist front for years without success!… Continue reading Sleevetober? A twist in the tale.
Something tells me I’m into something good.
There I was sitting at my computer trying to force myself to complete the hundreds of exam scripts I still had to mark, I hear the third knock at the door this morning. It's not as if I need distracting anymore than I can do myself. I have had to put my phone away so… Continue reading Something tells me I’m into something good.
Unrequited Sewing: The Pattern Stash gets busted
All of my sewing sisters will be guilty of stashing far more fabric than we know what to do with but since I've joined in with the wonderful world of the sewcialists I have had to concede that it's not just fabrics that I have a huge unused pile of but there is also a… Continue reading Unrequited Sewing: The Pattern Stash gets busted
Neither love or seams can keep you together…
Cloning My 'Wanderer' Jeans Every time I looked at them I knew this time had to be the last time we were together, but I couldn’t give them up. They were so good to me; they knew me so well and they knew how to make me feel good. I always ended up giving them… Continue reading Neither love or seams can keep you together…
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