A Fabric Obsession
Have you ever walked past a fabric store & seen the most amazing fabric OF ALL TIME? Have you walked in to take a closer look, spent a good 5 mins looking at it, before walking around the store pretending to look at other things while really all your thinking is, ‘I don’t need that … Read more
Next Project: Blue Chiffon Dress
There’s only a couple of months left in the year but there’s a couple of projects that I’m keen to finish. The first is an evening dress, which will probably be a fairly blatant copy of a Valentino dress I like. Here’s a photo I found of the original dress from the Valentino Couture Show … Read more
Grace Kelly: Style Icon
Last weekend some friends & I took a little road trip up to Bendigo to see the Grace Kelly exhibition. The exhibition highlights clothing from Grace Kelly’s amazing wardrobe. I was amazed at not only the number of dresses they had there but at the number of truly iconic dresses on show. I later found … Read more
An Evening Dress For Mum
Those of you who follow me on Twitter, might have seen this picture already, but I thought I’d give it some context here. I’m making my Mum an evening dress. I spent a day shopping with her in the city on Mother’s Day weekend. She pointed out all the dresses she liked & I took … Read more
Dreams of a Wrap Dress
Recently I bought this lovely rayon challis from Gorgeous Fabrics. I thought it would be perfect for a Autumny wrap dress or drapey dress. The kind you can wear to work or our to Friday night drinks or out to a nice (red wine & laughter filled) dinner with friends. Anyway I think you get … Read more
A Dress De-tox
So the first month of 2012 has slipped through my fingers & with it I find myself saying goodbye to the festive season of 2011 / 2012. All those Christmas parties, New Year’s Eve Parties (for the old & new calendars), Australia Day weekend celebrations & summer BBQs are drawing to a close, and if … Read more
Сорочка дла Гриць (A Sorochka for Greg)
In my last post I showed you a picture of my latest project, but didn’t tell you what it was. These embroidered patterns will be used in a special shirt for my husband, Greg, called a sorochka. This year’s Malanka theme is traditional embroidery & a sorochka is a tradional embroidered shirt worn by many … Read more
It’s been a while…
It’s been a busy few weeks & I haven’t had much of a chance to post anything, let alone sew anything. That’s not to say I haven’t been thinking about sewing…
Sakura Dress
When I was in Japan, the plum blossoms had just started to bloom. Unfortunately I was a couple of weeks early for the cherry blossom or sakara season, but even so the plum blossoms were beautiful. I became a little obsessed with the blossoms & poor Greg was often left sitting on a bench somewhere … Read more
My Birthday Dress
Even though my birthday is a month away, I’ve already started to plan my birthday dress. I’ve decided to make a full skirted Betty Draper style dress – but in slightly brighter colours. I’m planning to use leftover fabric from my blue & pink top for the bodice & then use a navy silk for … Read more
