M5929: The Blue Blotch Blouse

I’m calling it – 2013 is officially the year of the shirt. It certainly seems that everyone is either sewing … More

M5929: Swaybacks and Centreback Seams

I’ve been sewing for just over two years now, and I’m noticing the result of spending all my money on … More

Left Brain: I told you so. You listened to me when you got halfway through that last vintage dress pattern … More

Hello dears! It’s been a while, hasn’t it? And before you ask, no – my brief disappearance and re-emergence … More

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

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

I’ve been really hooked on the idea of embroidery as embellishment lately, and the swirling drops in graduated colours … More