I know you’ve seen this one before, but I just wanted to show you Simplicity 2172 in its completed state. After the Wild Boy’s Ball I removed the feather collar, and added the sleeves. I decided to leave off the shoulder flanges and the ruffly bits because they’re not to my taste and I wanted [...]
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Ta-Daa! The pattern is Butterick 5254, view C. I had been planning to make view B which is much longer, but there turned out to be a printing flaw in the fabric, and I couldn’t quite maneouvre the pattern pieces around it. So I made the shorter version instead. The jacket is lined with polar [...]
Desigual
Posted in inspiration, shopping on Sep 8th, 2009
I went shopping with my sister at the weekend. (Hi Jo!) I don’t go shopping very often these days, so it was great fun to go round all the department stores and see what’s in fashion at the moment. I almost fell down with excitement when we wandered into a new concession in House of [...]
I’ve been a bit quiet around here lately, mostly because all the things I’m making are for other people’s Christmas presents, so I can’t show you any pictures for another couple of weeks! It’s also been absolutely pouring with rain for days and days. This is the second day in a row where it doesn’t [...]
In love with a coat.
Posted in inspiration, shopping on Dec 5th, 2008
I blame Erin, of A Dress A Day. She frequently posts very beautiful things on her blog, and normally I manage to resist. This time, however, I seem to have fallen madly in love. These beauties are designed by Samiah. They’re the Winterfield and the Bailey. I’m a sucker for coats, and I’m a sucker [...]