M6460: Melbourne Cup Carnival Outfit Planning

Peeps, I’ve been invited to spend Crown Oaks Day in a Marquee – squee!!! Besides being entirely unprecedented, I mean … More

M5972: Anniversaire Amour Dress

*Dec-2018 Edit: After spending an afternoon at the Specialty Pleaters workshop in Melbourne, I’d like to atone for some of … More

Eva Franco – Lemon Amour Dress I’ve fallen in love – with this dress by Eva Franco, from her Resort … More

It’s lace, but not as we know it. And that’s why I love it! I fell hard for this geometric … More

Ecru Lace, via the Tessuti Shop How amazing is this lace? I may not be the biggest fan of the … More

Finito! The Peony dress made it’s appropriately flowery debut on a day trip out to indulge one of my favourite … More

Fittingly, I’ve taken a tip from Sarai Mitnik’s book (The Colette Sewing Handbook) and used her ‘hidden pleat’ detail from … More

After summer played hide and seek all through December, it finally appeared with a vengeance over the new year weekend. … More

This dress was the first pattern I ever bought. When I finished my beginner’s sewing course back in March 2011 … More

Well, my 1970’s Diane Von Furstenberg wrap is finito. I love it! I feel so… elegant wearing it. Which is … More