February is scrap busting month in my Stashbusting Facebook group, and it is a theme that I have embraced with some gusto, given that I am positively drowning in scraps! I have made two tops entirely from scraps lying around carefully put away, and I used the same self drafted pattern for both of them. […]
Read moreMissoni makes
I had a couple of pieces of Missoni wool in my stash that I decided to make up for this trip. First up is a jumper made from a classic Missoni chevron stripe. This fabric came from Tessuti, Sydney. I made the jumper using the same self-drafted pattern that I used for my red top and […]
Read moreHigh necked dress toile
This is the toile for the high necked dress pattern I developed in my pattern making class at Workspace-FADS and from which I made my Lottie dress. It was lying about with all the hems unfinished, so I spent 20 minutes or so finishing it off and I was able to wear it for a dinner with the family on […]
Read moreSplit bottom top
I’ve seen a few tops in the shops with the split bottom half wrapping around to the front and thought I’d like one. Sarah from Workspace-FADS happened to buy one from a well known Australian store and we set about copying it reinterpreting it! I deployed some fabric that I had found in an op shop, a sweetly […]
Read moreLottie dress
I made this dress for an intimate wedding that we attended at the weekend, which had a dress code of smart casual – whatever that means! I’m not sure why I am calling it my Lottie dress, but the minute I first put it on, that’s the name that came into my mind, so that’s […]
Read moreOne Year One Outfit: the full catastrophe!
I’ve had this outfit finished for a while now but needed to find a cooler time to put it all on. There is a surprising amount of clothing here! For those of you who haven’t been following my One Year One Outfit journey, I accepted the challenge from thisismoonlight to create an entire outfit from one […]
Read moreFrocktails Frenzy
Last weekend we had the first ever Perth Frocktails event. For those of you unfamiliar with the concept, Frocktails was an event started on the eastern seaboard of Australia and I have watched with some envy all the preparations for the various Frocktails events. Anyway, Perth now has its own thanks to Nat from http://www.sewoutnumbered.com! […]
Read moreBespoke jeans
I have tried several jeans patterns and always felt slightly frustrated, as none fit me the way I want them to fit. Then I did the jeans class at Workspace-FADS and it was a revelation. We all brought in our favourite jeans (I don’t have a favourite pair, but pulled out my “Not Your Daughter’s Jeans”), […]
Read moreOne Year One Outfit final – Part 3
Here is the final (outerwear) garment in my One Year One Outfit challenge: a swing coat. This coat was self-drafted with the help of Sarah from Workspace-FADS and was loosely based on the Tessuti Sydney Jacket (previous make here), but evolved to a point beyond recognition. Here is the only part from the original pattern, which I really […]
Read moreKnitting trousers,
I have to say at the outset that the prospect of knitting trousers filled me with a certain ’70s nostalgia, as well as dread, but I really wanted to experiment with cut-and-sew, and trousers seemed to be a good choice. I let the natural roll of the knitting finish off the trouser cuffs, but might […]
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