Welcome 2018 and good bye for now. 2017 has ended and 2018 is a few days old. We have had such a lovely Christmas break with family visiting from overseas. We have had days on the beach and days spent indoors reading books and playing board games. We have had huge quantities of coffee, red wine and delicious food, and there has been time to knit and time to reflect.

Sunday, April 24, 2016. In Season Silk Competition - or the dress of swishy swishyness. When Tessuti announced the In Season Silk Competition. You see, I love the pinky-purple coloured silk. The other colour-way is not for me, but the other one was definitely my cup of tea. Happily, I had the Brisbane Spoolettes High Tea to prepare for, meaning I had the perfect occasion to sew a silk frock for. I sewed Version 1, with the shoulder ties. To the Spoolettes High Tea, I wore it with th.

Small steps to an urban look. Thursday, 22 March 2018. Coffee, cocktails and crutches. I had bunion removal surgery at the time of the Day and Night Dress challenge. Last month hence my very late blog post. M y day look of choice is Papercut Patterns Yoyo dress. Fabrics and notions provided by Minerva Crafts.

Thank you for following along with my 2016 blogstravaganza. I got more serious about my financial goals.

Posting on fashion and sewing with a twist. Moving Over To Denver Sews Blog! Posted in Everything Else. By Magical Effects of Thinking.

I can tie the back in a few different ways, but my favourite is the backless version you see in the majority of the photos. I love the contradiction in this. Liberty of London silk blouse. The fabric is a sandwashed crepe de chine silk. A Spring midi in crinkle silk.

Type your search terms above and press return to see the search results. A refashion and sewing blog. Push Up Bra by Merckwaerdigh. Pancake Blouse by Waffle Patterns. Inari Tee by Named Clothing. Ella Top by Liola Patterns. Neon Briar by Megan Nielsen. Midi Skirt by Pattern Easy. Nogat Sweater by Justyna Lorkowska. Push Up Bra by Merckwaerdigh.