I tried on this frock in a shop a while ago while shopping with Moggy... (Sneaky phone pic.) Cute, but too short for me (and a I prefer a bi...

(See update at end of this post) In a recent post I mentioned that my friend had sneakily taken photos of some frocks in London she thought ...

Yet another pinafore - but they are so handy! Not having sewn with tartan / plaid for yonks, while I think I did an OK job at matching the u...

It's been ages! I think winter is slowing me down. I've had a cold, which involved having a simultaneously blocked and runny nose. ...

This is mail order 4853 , in the red/white/blue houndstooth I bought for $1 per yard in LA. One of my favourite things about vintage pattern...

Made another Vogue 2980 this afternoon. This time with the long sleeves, in the knit I bought from Darn Cheap back in February. What more c...

I decided I need some more staples (no, not office supplies... mmm, office supplies) rather, I needed some skirts and tops. Two skirts with ...

Dress for Signorina Quattro's birthday next month: It's vintage simplicity 6990, in the 1970s seersucker bought at the vintage fair ...

It seems like I haven't bought a pattern on eBay for ages, but I couldn't resist this cute frock: It's mail order 4853, and the...

I made this frock last year, but I never wore it. I think it was the huuuuge collar. It was too much for me. So I gave it to my friend S,...

I had other play with the embroidery machine today. I found some sweet free designs on the net - the swallow from Skully on SewForum.com, a...

Here is my first go at the new embroidery machine (well, I did stitch out a one-colour word first, but that isn't very exciting, ergo t...