I find that most dresses can be improved by the addition of a polo neck. If it’s frilly, all the better. Now I just wish I’d put pockets in it! The pattern started out as Vogue 8145, with the addition of a modified polo neck based on the pattern piece from McCalls 5924. The dress is [...]
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I’ve been trying for the best part of a fortnight to make a dress. A dress which should be so easy that I thought it would only take me about four hours to make. And then my sewing machine stopped working, so I was going to use the overlocker, and then I didn’t have the [...]
Thanks to a combination of my new medicine and the truly dreary weather we’ve been having lately, I’ve been finding it very difficult to feel inspired by anything much. Suddenly, thanks to a little visit from the postman, I feel much better! (Sorry about the terrible picture – it’s raining so hard that it’s been [...]
Near Sea Naturals
Posted in fabric, inspiration on Sep 11th, 2008
Hooray, my Near Sea Naturals order has just arrived! Eight days from New Mexico to Reading, and no customs fees to pay. Exactly what I needed to cheer me up on such a miserable morning! In the background is a metre of black and grey stripy jersey. This was intended to be sleeves for a [...]