Archive for the ‘clothes’ Category
Tweet These are a pair of culottes. I made them last Saturday. Julian and Abby were out for the day. I had a lovely new pattern and two metres of beautiful, crisp drill. Exciting stuff for us sewists. Now, it’s been a while since I made anything for myself that needed to fit accurately. So [...]
Tweet :: sigh :: I think I may need to put down the crochet hook. If I’m not careful, every litle thing will wind up with a crochet trim. I fear I will soon turn into The Chicken Sisters, Laura Numeroff’s fabulous picture book that Abby loved when she was little … omg! Check out [...]
Tweet … as opposed to knitting a cardie :-) It started with this jumper … I think I inherited it from an aunty … it’s lambswool with a bit of mohair. Very soft and cosy. But it was just a little claustrophobic as a jumper and it’s sat, unworn, in my woollens cupboard for the [...]
Tweet Way back in spring 2012, Mum rang me one day to see if I’d like a new hat for summer. She was at a little boutique in downtown Merimbula and had found some very sweet, inexpensive crocheted paper hats. I was keen so she picked out a sky blue one for me and one [...]
Tweet Confession: today is the first time, in more than 30 years of machine sewing, that I worked out how to use the seam guide. Cool! This is without doubt, the most liberating gadget I have ever fastened to a sewing machine. I think my life is about to get even better. First up – [...]
Tweet Huh? She’s fifteen, when does she nap? In the morning of course :-) For hours and hours and hours. My eyes pop open and body stretches around 6am every morning. It’s truly an effort to stay in bed past 7am. Besides, I love the freshness of the new morning – the light, the soft [...]
Tweet Yesterday morn, before being completely won over with excitement at my drop waisted dress, I was actually cutting out a new sun frock for Abby. We found this darling apple fabric – 100% cotton lightweight drill – at Spotlight. I’ve not previously been a huge fan of Spotlight – the quality of their fabric [...]
Tweet It’s so hot. So so so so so so hot. When we step out into the sun, we are assaulted by gusty winds that feel like a giant hairdryer. Everything is parched. Apparently it’s the beginning of a hot dry summer – the like of which we’ve not seen for four years. Ugh! So [...]