Pink and Sparkly
Let’s take a little break from fruits as I introduce you to my latest handsewn dress: pink and sparkly, with a fitted bodice, a circle skirt and piping at the neckline, I think it definitely gathers all my favourite attributes! Although my fruit fabric addiction is still going strong (see here and here for more […]
Read MoreNow I’d like some lemons!
In keeping with my current fruit obsession (discussed in details in my last article) , here is my second fruit garment: the lemon dress. Based on the largely modified Vogue v8630 pattern (used here and here without modifications), it was sewn literally the day after the cherry dress!! A bit crazy I know… But how […]
Read MoreI will have more cherries please!
When spring approaches, I develop serious wardrobe mono-obsessions: last year I wanted to fill my wardrobe with Japanese cherry blossoms; this year it’s fruits… So when I saw this amazing cherry fabric on the Croftmill website, I took it as a sign that is was time to start working on my fruit Spring collection… My […]
Read MoreFirst 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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