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
Summer bed time
Two stories here….. The night dress This is another use of my Butterick night wear pattern, so it’s getting to be good value for money now! It’s pretty much the … Continue reading
More Vintage Casual
I’m on a roll….. As I said in my last post, Gertie’s sweetheart top and the cigarette pants were made as wearable toiles, but actually, I think I prefer the … Continue reading
Gertie Sews Vintage Casual – and so does Ann….
I have had the book for a couple of years, but never made anything from it, so these projects represented two opportunities: use the book patterns, and try, yet … Continue reading
Executive Nightdress
I am blogging this now, in order to stop myself running off to Guthrie Ghani to get some more of this fabric to make a set of matching shorts! (No … Continue reading
My Vintage
I’m not really into ‘Vintage’, but this outfit is very much my vintage, and reminds me of a skirt that I made in about 1976. Its taken a bit of … Continue reading
Another Sorbetto top
Another Sorbetto top……. I would never have thought, having rather criticised the pattern here…… But I do love the first one, despite its faults, and wear it quite a lot. … 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
all my own work by ann 