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 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 […]
Read moreMe Made May Day 4
Sorry about the title – no imagination today! This top is made from yet more fabric donated to me by my most generous friend Thelma. I used Vogue 8793 without the fancy bits at the neck. I notice that the fabric has bunched up under the arms, but when I had another look, I just […]
Read more1950s blouse
I bought a vintage pattern or two from Nicole of Circa Vintage but she couldn’t find one of the patterns I had bought so she sent me two in substitution (great customer service, or what??). This is one of them – a 1950s blouse This is a quietly elegant blouse, but is a size too big so […]
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