When I blogged my third Jenna cardi, I wore a top under it, and a couple of my keen-eyed followers spotted it. I can now show you that top – drum roll please – it is the newly released Presto Popover by Savage Coco Patterns, and it is a very clever top indeed. I love the shawl […]
Read moreFashion with Fabric: three hour slouchy cardigan
I acquired the Great British Sewing Bee book “Fashion with Fabric” and I have to say that I love nearly everything (not sure I’d make an elephant costume though!). This three-hour slouchy cardigan is my second make, the first being pyjama bottoms. The cardigan is made from a wool/modal blend that I bought as a […]
Read moreKaftan copy
I found this top at the Art and Design Market in Sydney. It is silk and rather gorgeous and cost all of $20. I am sworn off buying RTW, but I did buy this as I am going to use it as a wearable pattern. I make wearable muslins so I like the concept of a wearable […]
Read moreFlat Bottom Flo Pants.
This is yet another pattern from my 30% off haul from Style Arc in December – a trouser pattern designed for those of us who are challenged in the derriere department, unfortunately called Flat Bottom Flo. I bought this pattern in the hope that it would solve my baggy trouser syndrome, and solve it, it did. I […]
Read moreBrown linen Ultimate Trousers for me
Having made Mark the brown linen trousers, I found that I could jigsaw a pair out for myself from the left over fabric, eliminating my entire stash of this fabric. I used the Sew Over It Ultimate Trouser pattern; a slim fitting cropped pant with an invisible zip in the side seam and which is designed for […]
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 […]
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