Recently I posted about this jacket that I made in a first attempt at developing the perfect blazer pattern, one that I hope to make into a few variations over time as I build up a collection of timeless wardrobe staples. There is no shortage of information on Pinterest (or anywhere on the internet for that matter), … Continue reading Golden Haze
I have been trying to be quite selective and considered in my choice of sewing project of late. I kind of have this idea that I would like to construct my perfect core wardrobe, the items (and patterns) that I hope to perfect and make, albeit in differing interpretations, year after year. A blazer is an … Continue reading Blue Blazered
Everyone has been sick in my household. Both kids simultaneously, then me. Then them again. Then all of us at the same time. It has been a hardcore fortnight, and I am just coming up for air. I wasn't up for a challenge, and this coat pattern in the Burda Easy Autum/Winter 5/2015 was the instant … Continue reading Faded from the Winter
My husband came to visit. It was all very sudden. I was going about my day when I received a text saying to fetch him from the airport the following day at 11am. Although there had been talk of a visit within the next few weeks, I had then thought it optimistic (probably in the interest … Continue reading Where I Found You
