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Sewing summer dresses in winter: my Resort Collection Part I
This year, we were lucky enough to spend the February school break in the sun. But I was in a conundrum clothes-wise: I had left all my summer wardrobe in France, and in my London wardrobe I had absolutely nothing appropriate for tropical climates. I had no other choice but to sew an entire Resort […]
Read MoreAnd another” nearly Dior” dress: sewing a couture V9327
A few years ago, I received an amazing present: a stunning Dior handbag with a modernised Toile de Jouy pattern. I would never have thought I would get my hands on the exact matching fabric but I eventually did – and here it is, sewn as a couture V9327 dress, in a perfect matched outfit! […]
Read MoreSewing the V8379 dress…again!
When a dress pattern works, I tend to sew it again and again. So given the success of my first V8379 a few months ago, a second version was due to follow soon – here it is! In no way dissimilar to its predecessor (except for the quality of the pictures maybe, oh well)… V8379 […]
Read MoreSewing the Magnolia dress: more silk and more flowers in my wardrobe
Although knitting has dominated the blog lately, I have in no way given up sewing. Here is my latest Magnolia dress by Deer&Doe, in a dreamy floral silk fabric from Selvedge and Bolts. Magnolia pattern review: a long love story Magnolia is one of my favourite dress patterns; and this version is the latest of […]
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