suelow 24-Hour Costume Challenge
First of all, let it be known that I am INSANE, folks. I decided at 8pm last night that I would put together an 1920s-inspired costume to wear for attending
Contemporary fall dress complete!
All I had to do last night was hem the sleeves, lining and skirt. I was pleased to remember (finally) that I had acquired a skirt hem marking thingymajiggy, which
A new vision – designing again
I found this fabric yesterday at F-land and it just said “take me home”. It is navy blue with orange, cream and green graphic elements. I brought it home and
Paris Plaid is… resting
Yesterday I spent several hours unpinning and repinning the pieces of the Paris Plaid jacket. I realized that I had cut out the side front pieces on an incorrect grain
Attempting a Chanel jacket. Part 1
I bought 2.5m of wool blend plaid in Paris in 2016, and have been saving it to make a Chanel-style cardigan jacket with couture construction methods. It has been laid
Welcome back, me
Here we are in 2019 and I still have this blog! I’ve renewed the domain name three times, pledging that one day I would return to blogging, and here I
Project: Colette Sorbetto
This is my second time attempting a PDF pattern garment. The first was a Burda dress and let’s just say it didn’t go too well. Just looking at pictures online
Seeking inspiration
Well, the trip to Europe is done, and I am home. Thanks to international travel and jet lag, I snagged myself a nasty cold on the day of my return
My amazing Chanel adventure
Excerpt from my Paris journal for March 22: Paris Journal Day 2 – Tuesday, March 22 Getting up this morning was quite arduous. Actually, the problem was that I couldn’t
Spring Joy: Wardrobe Contest
What do you do when your hair is BLUE? You wear BRIGHT orange and blue clothes, of course. In this case, it was all part of my Pattern Review Wardrobe