A new morning and a close inspection of my efforts last night highlight an additional few more spots where my … More
Author: poppykettle
French Jacket Class: Day 3
Hi everyone! I’m thinking of changing my tune a little around here. Why? Well, since starting this class, I’ve had … More
French Jacket Class: Day 2
The day of muslins! After putting mine together at home following Susan’s instructions, I was more than a little flabbergasted … More
French Jacket Class: Day 1
Wow. It’s almost a little surreal that this is finally happening! I’ve had two days of fabric shopping in New … More
Would you sew… your own Wedding Dress?
Thank you all so much for your well wishes and congratulations! I’ll admit, the wonderfulness of being engaged had quite … More
F2940: Venus in Leo
Ah, the annual birthday dress! This is fast becoming something I really look forward to sewing and this year it … More
Homework
In a couple of weeks I will land in Baltimore to do two of Susan Khalje’s classes back to back – … More
NL6735: Lavender Lace Tops
I wear my latte and lace top a LOT. So when Helen unexpectedly dropped a whole stack of really gorgeous lace … More
…and she said, “let there be sequins”
I’m just alittleinlove with this dress (by Aussie designer Rachel Gilbert), and I love love love even more that this … More
P1003 & P1004: Plenty of Papercuts
After an extremely challenging start to this year and having nurtured some pretty bad habits as a means of dealing … More