I have had a bit of a difficult time lately and have made things that I am not happy with – such as a jacket, which will have to be turned into a skirt – somehow. I will blog this when I do it. In the meantime, I decided I needed a really simple, mindless […]
Read moreTwo-tone Lola
I spent most of the weekend at my dear old Dad’s bedside in the hospital, and when my sister took over for a couple of hours I rushed home and, instead of doing housework, I made a Lola! I have got some beautiful merino sweatshirt material that I bought for this express purpose, but I […]
Read moreTanko top
Today was the Perth Quilt and Craft Fair and I took a day’s leave to go and play with a couple of my crafty friends. I wore my just finished Dairing Tanko top – upside down so that I got that cowly neck. The photos were taken at the Quilt and Craft Fair on my […]
Read moreJaundiced Scout
No, I’m not talking about yellowed boy scouts, I’m talking Grainline Scout Tee and colour and emotion here! I made the yellow linen Scout woven tee to go with some outfits I’m putting together for a trip and thought it would be perfect with my long Gabriola skirt. The problem is that last night I thought it […]
Read moreSilk Scout
As you can tell, I am having a run on the Grainline Scout tees. I had this piece of silk left over from another project (as yet unblogged), so I used it to make this long sleeved t-shirt. It took about 2 hours to make, and I used the long sleeve tutorial to extend the […]
Read morePink Scout
I have a couple of trips to warmer climes planned and so I am making some simple clothes to take. I have made a couple of Grainline Scout tees to coordinate with skirts and shorts, and this is one of them, made from some fabric from my stash. Once I started I decided that […]
Read moreDenim blue undies
I have made me another set of underwear I had to rush these through as I am trying to wear me made undies for Me Made May ’14 and I keep running out, having to handwash them constantly. I have decided to make one set a week, so brace yourselves! The bra is Kwik Sew […]
Read moreYet another vintage shirt
…with advance apologies for the grainy photos, but I was on my way to the airport and it was pitch dark. This is the Knitwit 3600 shirt pattern with a collar modification from the last time, so it’s not quite as ’70s – luckily I’m not a purist! Instead of using a knit, I […]
Read moreVintage knit shirt
I am having a bit of a run of shirts at the moment. I’ve made the Archer, but, because I have a lot of knit fabric in my stash, I wanted to make a knit shirt. Cue Knitwit 3600 from 1976. I couldn’t find this pattern anywhere on the web, but it is a very […]
Read more1940s dress revisited
Remember that I made a wearable muslin of this dress? It is from the 1940s and is a sweetly elegant dress – until it gets on to my back! When I made the wearable muslin I found that my actual toile was a bit short in the bodice, so lengthened the muslin by 4cm to […]
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