C1017: The Green Peon(y)

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

C1017: Calculating fabric requirements for pleats

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

The Meringue via Colette Patterns Lucky me was the ever-so pleased recipient of the Colette Sewing Handbook at Christmas! Thanks…

Like most people, I wear my favourite jeans until the last possible moment. When the pair you see chopped up…

Following on from my previous post (101: Installing an invisible zip), we still need to finish off the seam at…

Invisible zips are a fabulous invention! I always buy zips a good 5 or 10cm longer than the pattern calls…

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

Next up off the tailoring rank – Vogue 8739, A wardrobe collection with a jacket, dress, pants and skirt. I’ve…

I was tickled pink when I came home from my Christmas and New Years trip yesterday to have been informed…

Welcome 2012! I’m stoked to be starting off the new year with a new creation, this should be a good…