I woke to find the sun peeping through a slight gap in the curtains, one Sunday morning recently. Highlighting the dust in the air, as it cut defiantly through the room like a finely-forged sword, intent on bringing shame to the slothenly occupant. Two thoughts hit me. First, I really […]
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McCall 9251 – handmade summer dress for me
I may be speeding up with my sewing projects. It took me a week of squeezing an hour, here and there, in at the evenings and weekends. Going from the cutting out stage to wearing, in a trice. Of course, in that time, the weather has changed from glorious summer-dress-wearing […]
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Buttons and bobbin tunic
One orange tunic finished. For me. I can’t remember if it was the pattern or the fabric that I fell in love with first. Not that it matters. Once I saw the neck detail, I knew I wanted to make the top. It has a bow. What’s not to like? […]
Read moreHee, hee – a new handmade blouse for me
When I finish sewing a project I always have mixed feelings. On one hand, I’m jumping with joy. At last I can wear/use/give the whatever it is. I can move on to the next project, which has been sitting impatiently in the wings. “Start me. Start me.” On the other […]
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