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Lining my Colette Patterns Meringue skirt
This is the inside of my Pinstripe Meringue. (And don’t forget my giveaway has one more day to run if you haven’t entered) I’m finding it very hard to contemplate making a skirt without lining it, especially something that will … Continue reading
Posted in Dressmaking Tagged Colette patterns, Lining meringue skirt, Meringue skirt, Sewing 3 Comments
My pinstriped Meringue Skirt (Colette Patterns)
So following on from explanation of my inspirations last time which would have made a single post overlong, it’s time to see what I did with the skirt of many curved edges, that is the Meringue skirt. This Meringue is such … Continue reading
Posted in Dressmaking Tagged Colette patterns, Lining meringue skirt, Meringue skirt, Sewing 51 Comments
Ultra Violet (blouse)
Ok, so it’s only violet in name, & very deep green with sprigs on in actuality. The Colette Patterns Violet blouse though had been tempting me for a while before I laid out the dosh. What’s not to love – … Continue reading
It’s Victory for the Hazel dress
I have to blame Law. Kind of around Christmas/ new year following a bit of a buzz about Victory patterns in a fair few blogs, Law highlighted a special offer (now over) which led me down the path of temptation, … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures in Overlocking, Dressmaking Tagged hazel dress, Serging, Sewing, Victory patterns 54 Comments
In which my behind masquerades as a big, bright and bold floral number
Howdy peeps! I wonder if you’d like some colour in amongst the winter grey? Not to disappoint I’ve something SO bright you might need shades. Classified as a 2011 make, I give you the bright bold floral full skirt … … Continue reading
Posted in Dressmaking Tagged Anna Marie Horner Loulouthi, Easy to sew full skirt, Sewing 41 Comments
New Look 6000 “Frock Fest”
It’s time to bring out the fanfare, raise your glasses & toast the mighty sewists who have dared to share & picked up the crazy red gauntlet with white fur trim to join me in sewing up a gorgeous winter … Continue reading
New Look 6000: in technicolour
Just a few more photos of “the dress” , ie New Look 6000, in daylight, & before I launch the “gallery” proper later today. (And blog button, woo hoo!! watch this space). Let’s get my silliness out of the way … Continue reading
New Look 6000, Pan Am inspired
You know the sweet French stewardess from Pan Am? Source What do you think ? Yes, here come some teaser shots of the finished New Look 6000. Apologies they are in poor indoor evening light & I will try to … Continue reading
In pictures: newly sewns on the go
I’ve been a bit behind posting some of my finished makes with any reasonable pictures, so this is largely a pictorial record of some Autumn makes that I have mentioned earlier with a little bit of wear-info. First up, because I know … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures in Overlocking, Dressmaking Tagged Butterick 5681, Serging, Sewing, short culottes 19 Comments
NL6000 Fest: Ode to underlining
I haven’t designed a blog button. Fail. My ideas turned out to be complex and would have taken me away from the actual sewing (what’s the point in that?!) I asked Gary to help (him being an animator, … Continue reading
