New job, new dress! I imagine this theme will continue for quite a while, until I’ve got a wardrobe full of clothes that I’m happy to wear to my new job.
This one is McCalls 9456. I’ve had the pattern for years - so long, in fact, that it’s now gone out of print. It’s just [...]
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The reason I’ve been a bit quiet lately is because I’ve got a new job! As well as volunteering at the Museum of English Rural Life, I’m also working there as a Learning Assistant. This is a temporary position which lasts for the duration of the school holidays, so you’ll have to excuse me if [...]
Summer Shirt
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 17th, 2009
Remember when I told you that McCalls 5433 was going to be my perfect summer wardrobe? Well, here’s my first summer shirt!
The fabric is a lightweight quilting cotton - a vintage piece by Rose & Hubble. The print is called “Rosy Days”, and it looks a bit like an old-fashioned quilt. Inside the circles are [...]
As well as taking over the world with tunics, I also want to make a couple of new additions to my summer wardrobe.
This shirt is McCalls 5433, and it’s a Palmer Pletsch design.
I was a bit startled to discover that the instructions ran to seven pages, and was worried that the shirt would turn out [...]
Sewing Plans for this Autumn…
Posted in inspiration, sewing on Aug 17th, 2008
One of the perks of working in a fabric shop is that you find out in advance when the pattern companies are just about to have a special offer, or discontinue lots of styles. Now is the time of year when all of the autumn/winter pattern books appear, which means special offers galore!
I have something [...]