Summer is beginning to draw to a close here and it was time to harvest the lavender in my garden. So today I used the cut fragrant lavender to make some simple bundles tied with string to put in my fabric stash and my wardrobe to protect my growing collection of self-made clothes against moths. […]
Munich Fabric Start 3-5 September 2013
A brief post to give you a heads up about the upcoming international fabric trade fair in Munich, Germany. What: Munich Fabric Start international fabric trade fair Why: International suppliers to the fashion industry will be showcasing their wares for the Autumn Winter 2014/15 ‘Awesome Assemblage’ collections. Where: Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 17, 80539, Munich, Germany When: 3-5 September […]
Vintage Lace Blouse Burda 3/2013 #137
Smile you look beautiful!
Every time I go into town, I see this and I thought the message was worth passing on! The funny thing about this is though – I’m in GERMANY so it’s an odd choice of advertising slogan. I may be the only town resident who even understands it! Personally I think the apostrophe should be […]
July Jumpsuit Trio
I’ve had a bit of a thing for making jumpsuits lately. In fact, I’ve already made three! What can I say other than -I like them – you get the fun of a dress with the practicality of trousers. This blue one below, made up in a Liberty print tana lawn cotton, was inspired by […]
Citronille patterns no. 181 ‘Susanne’
I mentioned the French pattern company Citronille in my last post and so I thought I’d add a quick review of their dress no. 181 ‘Susanne’. I have this pattern in the children’s and adults version. The children’s sizing ranges from two years to eight and the adults one in French sizes 36 to 46, […]
Traditional linen from the Alsace region of France
Breton-striped Scout Tee pattern review
Review of Wiksten Tank pattern
To kick off this blog, I’m starting with a review of the infamous Wiksten Tank top pattern which I actually made last year but haven’t got round to blogging about until now. This was a really simple, quick and easy pattern to make. Jenny Gordy, the designer of Wiksten patterns, gives very straightforward and clear […]