Making Life more Beautiful
I decided to have a go at Marianna’s “6Nap” dress challenge. I hope a few more join in as it is a fun project with lots of learning. Also opportunities for customisation. I am on holiday at the moment, thinking … Continued
Do you ever find that your bust darts are a bit too, well, pointed and obvious? Darts that stick out and draw attention in an inappropriate way? Of course body shapes change and so do the silhouettes that underpin them. … Continued
Thank you for all your kind remarks about my first off the shoulder summer dress. I was going to make it up in colour block silk and then I had another thought. I remembered I had an off the shoulder … Continued
One thing that struck me during #MeMadeMay was that while I dress up during my working week my first choice at the weekend is super casual. I had to try hard to incorporate “me made” at the weekend. This is … Continued
I explained how the Contour Guide pattern works. I have a few requests for a better explanation – I will put that right soon. But for now I am going to try it out. We were given the opportunity to … Continued
Ta da! I have made it up. That was an exciting project. You may remember my sketch, toile and fabric. Design I was required to create this dress as part of my college course. I really liked the opportunity to … Continued
I will remember this particularly sad May for a long time. Thank you all of you have left a sweet comments about John. So I wore Me Made everyday in May, as pledged. It wasn’t a difficult challenge as I … Continued
Well my pattern cutting class just got exciting! I know! A life with diagrams, brown card, a set square and a compass sounds as fun as basic maths for adults. But the possibilities are endless. Do you know what a … Continued
Marianna of Sew2Pro has set a new challenge, which is to make up this dress, or perhaps a version inspired by it. It is by Six Napoleon, and involves 8m of silk organza for the skirt and a boned, corset … Continued
My first husband John Davies died yesterday. He was only 57, and had been suffering from bowel cancer for a long time. John was brave and suffered horrible pain, gruelling treatments and many indignities. At the end he was looked … Continued
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