I think we’ve established Tom’s obsession with flannel shirts, so I made him one for Christmas that was “flanno-like” but not actual flannel – it’s just a fine cotton which I bought in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong. I used my usual Kwik Sew 3422, which has been altered to fit Tom’s frame and extra […]
Read moreStylearc Billie top
I really took advantage of the 30% off patterns from Stylearc in December, and one of my purchases was the Billie top. I burrowed in my deep stash and found this fabric, which I bought from the Fabric Cave in Sydney (a kind of up market thrift store for fabric) and from which I have […]
Read moreStyleArc yoga pants
This is another of my StyleArc pattern haul – yoga pants which will probably never see a yoga session as I’m not really into that particular activity. These are the simplest pants to make – they took me a couple of hours on Christmas Day when I was between activities. We are currently camping and […]
Read moreFather and son jeans
I made Mark and Archie jeans for Christmas. I’ve made a couple of pairs for Archie (here and here), but I’ve never made them for Mark before. Mark’s jeans are the same size as Archie’s, I’ve just taken about six inches out of the width of the legs of Archie’s, whereas Mark’s are the original […]
Read moreBluegingerdoll Bonnie top
I am not sure how or why I finished up buying this pattern, but having made it up, I am a total convert! It is the Bluegingerdoll Bonnie, which is a vintage inspired cropped top for knit fabric with 50% stretch and good recovery. I used the leftover fabric from my latest Moneta dress. This is […]
Read moreAnother Moneta
I am such a fan of my first Moneta dress that I decided to make another from some fabric that I’ve had in my stash for a while. I bought the fabric, as I so often do, on a whim when Knitwit was having a sale and then thought that I didn’t like it much. However, […]
Read moreStylearc Elizabeth top
I wanted some casual things to wear when I’m not at work, but wanted them to be dressier than a regular t-shirt, so, prompted by a 30% discount at StyleArc, I bought some new patterns. First to be made is the Elizabeth top It’s a bit clearer in the schematic. This top has got a […]
Read moreBlack Miette
All winter I kept thinking that I needed a black cardigan to throw over whatever I was wearing when the weather was cold and I was inside and therefore a coat wouldn’t do the job. Enter my third Miette – in black Alpaca with a touch of merino. I should say here that I didn’t […]
Read more1970s jumpsuit
I’m not sure what I was thinking when I embarked on this project. My friend Thelma has long said that I should make myself a jumpsuit, and once the idea was sown, it was sewn – pun intended :). The pattern is Simplicity 6959 from 1975. There were a number of things I quite liked about […]
Read moreFestive dress
I decided I needed a casual sort of dress for the variety of Christmas lunches I am going to eat my way through. I thought it should be light in case it’s hot, and loose enough to accommodate post Christmas lunch podge. I opted for the DVF Vogue 1547 in some red bamboo jersey which […]
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