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I made this skirt a few months ago for my partners dads’ wife or sort of my mother in law except we are not married. Not easy to explain is it?Anyway, I made it for a friend, Sonia. Sonia really loved the tutti frutti skirt I made last year for a friends little girl and […]

Goyte I love having the radio on when I’m sewing. I really find my concentration is better and I seem to make less mistakes as it gives me a sense of calmness.I tune into PBS sometimes and really enjoyed last Sunday afternoons Flight 1067 to Africa. It’s traditional and contemporary African music. Goyte’s “Somebody that I used to […]

I wasn’t sold on Pinterest when it was first introduced as I thought nothing could be better than magazine cuttings and a cork board, but lately it’s become a very useful tool.I still use the cork board because I think it looks cool and I am a very hands on type of person as all […]

I have purchased a few vogue patterns lately as Lincraft and Spotlight have had 50% off all Vogue patterns. Woo hoo. I do love Vogue patterns and I have started the blouse pictured, V1127. I really love the huge scarf attached to the neck line. Hopefully, it shouldn’t be too difficult. Here is my version. […]

I made this blouse after seeing it on the Burdastyle website. The model in the blouse looks great in it. I knew that it was not possible to look as good as her, but I’ll give it a go. Ha Ha! Blouses seem to be in at the moment. I bought this gorgeous silk satin […]

I decided to design and make a dress for the Tessuti awards 2012. I chose the fabric first which was easy but then I spent weeks trying to figure out what the hell I was going to do with it. I would drape it on my dress form, walk away , come back, drape again. […]

I found this great check fabric to make one of my little munchkins some pants from. They turned out really nice and managed to match the checks quite well which was more due to good luck than skill! I used a pattern I bought from Tiedyediva on etsy. I have bought a few patterns from tiedyediva, […]

I made this Tee Pee from some quilting fabric I picked up on sale for $3 meter. You need 10 meters so the cheaper the better. When I bought the fabric I thought it was a bit boring but once it was finished I was quite happy with the way it turned out.  The poles […]

I made this simple layered circle skirt with a tulle petticoat for my friends little girl.The pattern is Mc Calls 6066 available in sizes 3 though to 14.I hand made the bias binding using the same fabric as the overskirt and I made the attached flower following this tutorial (try not to burn your fingers).I made it up […]