The Perfect Coat Quest

This will not come to you as a surprise – I am an absolute fan of fit-and-flare dresses, in particular for the cooler months of the year. And obviously the flarer (is this really a word?) the better! Circle skirts are my absolute favourite if they work with the fabric I am using. However, circle […]

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First Vogue disappointment: the V8997 dress

You would think that the more you sew, the wiser you become at choosing your projects and the fewer fails you have  – well, not for me! I have recently noticed that a series of good projects get followed by a series of disappointments: not just one, but two or three things that just don’t […]

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Mini Skirt, Maxi Joy

My sewing moto has stalled lately, after a few sewing dissapointments in the wrap dress area (but more on this later). For the moment I need a quick, highly satisfactory project and this SisterMini by Vanessa Pouzet perfectly worked as such. I am not a huge mini skirt person but I am all into the […]

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My Girls’ Citronille Handmade Wardrobe

As my regular readers will by now have understood, I am a complete Citronille addict!  As a result, my girls have been amply supplied with Citronille summer dresses, mainly in Liberty fabric, over the past few years. Here is a review of what they’ve been wearing this year (probably our last year of Liberty outfits, as […]

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