Continuing my challenge to expand my wardrobe stylistically, I can now tick “maxi dress” off my list. Yes that’s right in a decade of sewing I have never made a maxi dress for myself. I don’t think I’ve ever owned a shop bought one either!! Meet New Look 6692; a dress from last summer that …
Hello June! And hello everyone else. We’re well into a new month and well past the end of Me Made May. If you participated I hope you enjoyed the challenge. Maybe you’re keeping the fun going with #memadeveryday a great way of documenting your outfits more regularly. If you weren’t aware, I started my blog …
Hello Everyone! I hope you’re having a lovely weekend. Mine has been full of good food and drink, library books and some sewing. A Raspberry beret for the lady, two red stripe for the gent. New Look 6886 bodice awaiting skirt attachment. The velvet photograph cover of Daniel Vosovic’s lovely book Final touches to my …
First up my giveaway! Let’s announce this bad boy. Random number generator has chosen….. Congratulations!! Send your postal address to me at almondrock.wordpress@gmail.com and I’ll arrange delivery. Moving on. My love affair with New Look 6808 continues. I cooked up the idea of adapting it to use buttons at the back quite a while ago …
Yaaaaaaaaay I’ve finally finished a new look 6808 top after buying the pattern nearly a year ago. Why so long you might ask? Well it took me this long to fit it properly. I made four attempts. FOUR! Yeesh. I worked out I’m a 8 around the neck, a 10 at the arm holes and …
Everyone knows how lame English weather is. Sometimes it feels like we jump straight from Summer to Winter. But something that is different this year is that I’m embracing sewing a Winter wardrobe! I pretended Winter wasn’t happening last year by sewing sundresses but I can’t kid myself much longer. I’ve got some quite ambitious …