Vintage Simplicity 5884
I’ve been having a major dose of 80s nostalgia lately – triggered by the terribly sad passing of George Michael, which has sent me plummeting into memories of kid-hood and …
Craft camp
We’ve mentioned craft camp a few times around here lately, and thought we’d share some snaps from our last one. Last year we were lucky enough to go on a …
Purl Soho Hand Tote
This project was fuelled by fabric. Look at the fabric! Layers of lush foliage with leaves from my favourite Staghorn plant, clusters of silvery greys and tiny flowers all on …
Tessuti Kate Top and Named Alexandria Peg Pants
Well 2017 is well upon us, and if the two-piece set is no longer a thing this year, no one bothered to tell me (not that I suspect I’d listen). …
Fancy Tiger Fen Dress 2
After my first Fancy Tiger Fen Dress, I made a second in such quick succession that I may not have turned off my machine in between. Then in my …
Grainline Studio Lark Tee
If you could wear a uniform in your daily life, would you? I think about this some mornings as I’m madly rifling through piles of clothes, struggling to decide what …
Fancy Tiger Fen Dress
Here we go again – more black! But wait – this time I was encouraged… I was standing at the Fabric Store, slightly bewildered in an aisle of bold brights, …
Megan Nielsen Sudley dress
Sewing for teens. Crazy brave or just plain crazy? I’ve been meaning to sew this gorgeous niece of mine a dress for a while. So when her birthday came and …