kaftan capers

You may remember that I am making the above kaftan dress in my sewing class at the moment. Well, my project is progressing. In today’s class I finished my facings, snipped my underarm seams, tacked and then stitched the side … Continue reading

tea and biscuits

I am a big fan of a cup of tea and a biscuit, as regular readers will probably already know. In fact, one of my favourite interweb sites for whiling away a happy half hour or so with a cup … Continue reading

giveaway time!

Today, at long last, my apple pendants have gone on sale in my Etsy shop. I know I have said quite a lot about them on here already, so I will try not to bang on about them again. Instead, … Continue reading

stringing along

I’ve been busy making the strings for my new batch of apple necklaces. The first job is the matching of strings to pendants. I could just use the same fabric for both, but I prefer to mix and match as … Continue reading

bobby dazzlers

Oops I did it again, as Britney used to say. I had to buy brooch pins in town, so I had to walk past That Shop again. The one with the bargain basement jam-packed-full of vintage goodies. And yet again, it … Continue reading

rock the kaftan

So this is what I’ve been up to in sewing class lately. After my fitting fiasco with my previous project, I thought I’d give myself an easier job of it this time around. So I’m making a kaftan! Well, a … Continue reading