Truth be told, I started making this coat over a year ago. I didn’t even follow the pattern precisely (actually upset about that because I have no pockets) and yet it has taken me the 3 terms of dressmaking classes and a lot of procrastination to finish it. Mostly because it was the first coat [...]

Dear me, I’ve been trying to photograph a coat I’ve made, but all my photos are turning out terribly this week. Which would be fine if I was blogging in 2006, but alas, we are not and the quality of photos on blogs is now through the roof! Doesn’t help that it’s raining and the [...]

I let you have a sneak peak into my DT coursework back in March (oh my, it’s really been that long?!) and was asked to share the final product. So, having finally finished last week (and, due to my leaving the written work to the last minute, did okay, but not as well as I [...]

Today I arrived home to a small gift from my grandma!

I was planning to knit up the scarf myself (and did in fact start it off), but left it at my grandmother’s house when I stayed there last week. Anyway, she finished it off for me, along with another shorter cream one. How lovely is [...]

I’ve mentioned Burda Style in passing before (in the sewing basics pattern post) but have never actually dedicated a full post to the site before. Which is a bit of a shame because it’s an incredibly useful resource for any budding dressmakers! The idea is a simple one – download-able patterns which you print out, [...]