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Formal Outfit, Part 1

Or, in which bad decisions are made vis-a-vis a self-made outfit for an event, because there never is enough time for this sort of thing.

Unfortunately, that day job got in the way of that posting schedule. (Said day job is now… no longer a problem. Let’s leave it at that.) I haven’t branched out very much in patterns – in fact, I’ve barely set foot in my sewing room for a while now. But I’m definitely going to returnContinue reading “Well, it’s been a while…”

Monthly Makes – Nov-Dec 2021

Forget Christmas, or winter – summer is coming. For how hot Australia gets, I’m always disappointed by what’s on offer in clothing retailers for this season – it’s a big part of why I gave up on them and started making my own. (That and the lack of sun-smart styles – the refrain in soContinue reading “Monthly Makes – Nov-Dec 2021”

Monthly Makes: Oct-Nov 2021

This is a better format than pattern reviews, I think. I don’t always use the patterns I buy as they are – more often than not, they get modified heavily, even as I go. And I use a lot of self drafted patterns too, which of course are hard to review objectively. Anyway. On withContinue reading “Monthly Makes: Oct-Nov 2021”

Welcome!

This is the new home of my blog, and other related content. Unfortunately, I haven’t worked out how to transfer anything from my old site, and while I did keep a backup, it’s not going to be easy to move over. And frankly, a 2 year hiatus is as good a reason as any toContinue reading “Welcome!”