Artist at work
Welcome to a very unique garment. I can guarantee that no one else will create this combination of fabric and pattern, as I designed the fabric myself. Its taken … Continue reading
School cardigan
Well, I used to wear cardigans like this for school…. This is the much respected Jenna Cardi from Muse patterns, which I have had my eye on for a while. … Continue reading
A smart shrug – V9190
This ‘shrug’ is my first use of Vogue 9190, yet another Marcy Tilton design. The design is great; the fabric isn’t. This is yet more … Continue reading
Japanese Style Top – From Stitch to Style
This is the first make from the new GBSB book, From Stitch to Style. I was looking at Girl Charlee’s great range of jersey again, and this wasn’t my first … Continue reading
A dress for Indonesia
I have read some debate recently about whether sewers are fabric- or pattern- driven. I am definitely pattern driven; I see a pattern and then I go out and find suitable … Continue reading
The Hanoi Collection!
Welcome to the Hanoi collection. I already have the Jodhpur collection, so here is another ‘collection’, albeit, as it stands it consists of two garments. I bought the fabric on Hanoi … Continue reading
White linen
The name of a decent smelling perfume of the 80’s I seem to recall! And very trendy as a fabric for the 2016 I note, from looking at shop windows. I … Continue reading
Black and white tunic by Marcy Tilton
When the cutting out is harder than the sewing! Although that is not unusual for a Marcy Tilton pattern. It’s cut from a single layer, so the first thing that … Continue reading
Cotton espadrilles
These were so hard to sew! I had to draft in two lots of leather related products to help – a leather needle or two, as I broke one pulling … Continue reading
‘Me Made’ in May
Here is my completed summary of Me Made May. I meant to type the most recent entry at the top of the blog, but got carried away in date order … Continue reading
all my own work by ann 