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Brougues for all seasons
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I revisited Rosamunde Pilcher this summer. I re-read the Shell Seekers and then for a taste of Christmas in July, I picked up a copy of Winter Solstice. Perfect comfort reading. Winter Solstice Rosamunde Pilcher is one of those authors I return to again and again. Her...
May round-up: what I sewed (and didn’t sew)
My makes in May May always starts off with me intending to wear more of my makes as part of Me Made May, and to be fair I did wear quite a few this year. But I never remember to take photos. I really need to improve my selfies. Maybe I should take a course and set up...
Pink aviator jacket: Style Arc Carly
DD3 has been requesting an aviator jacket in pink suede for a couple of years now, so naturally, I was delighted when Style Arc released their Carly Aviator jacket. It’s an oversized style so I wasn’t too worried about fitting it, but it does...
Summer 6PAC: 6 piece summer capsule part 1
The 6PAC tradition continues, and today Elizabeth has written about the latest edition of this ongoing project, over on her blog. There’s a thread about it on Stitcher’s Guild as well. Originally 6PAC meant 6 Piece Autumn Capsule, but the abbreviation has...
Me Made May 2018
Every year there’s a challenge in the sewing/knitting/handmade clothes world to wear the more of the garments they make. It’s up to the individual to decide how they interpret the challenge. It could be sewing and wearing only #MeMade items all through the...
Home Decor Wishlist
In the same way that I have a sewing wishlist, I also have one for home decor. My youngest daughter and I collect pins and she is my style editor. For a teenager she has the most amazing eye and discerning taste. Some of these are massive jobs, others are 10 minute...
An embellished prom dress
When it was prom time for my youngest daughter she asked me to make her dress. We’d done the usual thing of trawling through rooms full of overdesigned dresses, old-fashioned, ageing on young girls. And expensive. Yes, I know a lot of work goes into them but as...
Tweed skirt SWAP 2017
I never finished a SWAP yet, planned loads, stashed the fabrics, even sewn a couple of items, but never got anywhere near finishing. Mostly because I get too ambitious and try for complicated patterns, then get derailed by the inevitable disappointment because of...