Indigo by Tilly and the Buttons
I’ve made two Indigos now. It takes me back to sewing in the 1970’s. I don’t think I’ve sewn gathers since then! (Not true. I have of course, made at … Continue reading
A bunch of Geraniums
I knew that this pattern would be useful! Here are two more Geranium dresses. I think that’s 4 I’ve made so far. This is the basic dress with built in … Continue reading
V9022 – how easy is ‘very easy’?
I haven’t sewn or blogged for a while. It’s not that I lost my sew-jo; more a case of losing my Mother. I did sew a very special dress for … Continue reading
Shirt dress
This is my second make from NEC purchased fabric. Its John Louden fabric from Fabrics Galore. I was looking for chambray for a shirt dress, but decided that this was … Continue reading
GBSB shift dress with Ladakhi belt
What’s a Ladakhi belt, you are asking? Well, that’s one in the picture. Ladakh is right in the north of India. Most of it is over 3000m high, it has … Continue reading
Boat Race Moneta
My first Colette Moneta, started and finished today – Boat Race day. So may this blog post and dress recall the first time that the girls raced the same course … Continue reading
Simplicity Blogger Challenge
The story of four garments So this is the story about making New Look 6145 pattern; the dress that I chose to make for the Simplicity Bloggers competition. The final product … Continue reading
What a pretty dress!
I’ve moved my dress form to get a different background! As always there is a story, and quite a few of them start with ‘I bought this fabric with a … Continue reading
Marcy Tilton coloured blocked dress
I obviously like March Tilton’s designs, and as soon as I saw this Vogue pattern, I knew that I needed one. In general it is quite an easy dress to … Continue reading
Peacock feathers – Another dress for Australia
I’m not sure about this one, which is unusual, as I am usually happy with my ‘makes’. The back is solidly peacock feather fabric, with a button and loop closure … Continue reading
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