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My matchy matchy girls… February 26, 2014 Sew

I don’t usually encourage matchy matchy when it comes to my girls, but I couldn’t resist making them these similar dresses.

The Melanie Knit Dre… Read more

More liberty madness with Gabby February 16, 2014 Dress/Pinafore/Tunic

One quirky liberty Gabby Dress (and I’m saying that fondly) just wasn’t enough…

For this version, I used the same liberty tana lawn print… Read more

Daily Wardrobe: Dress K February 14, 2014 Dress/Pinafore/Tunic

Dresses in these parts seem to be getting shorter and shorter!

Exhibit A (above) is Dress K…

from a Japanese pattern book titled Daily Wardrobe.

And the… Read more

Taking liberties with Gabby January 29, 2014 Dress/Pinafore/Tunic

I love a play on words (see title) and much as I love my new dress…

Earlier this week I saw a photo on Instagram that inspired me to make a dress from three dif… Read more

My holy grail of shirred sundresses January 27, 2014 Sew

During these summer holidays (which are nearly over!) I’ve been interested to see what clothes Miss A and Miss B have been selecting from their wardrob… Read more

Draping in the jungle January 8, 2014 Dress/Pinafore/Tunic

What kind of jungle do you live in? A glass jungle…

an urban jungle…

or perhaps a concrete jungle?

Honestly, who cares? Let’s talk about t… Read more

Striped Lola Dress January 2, 2014 Dress/Pinafore/Tunic

As I hinted in my post yesterday, I made a Lola Dress!

To tell you the truth, I’m feeling ridiculously pleased with myself and over the moon with my new dre… Read more

Loving Lola January 1, 2014 Sew

I predicted that Lola and I were going to be best friends, and we’re definitely off to a good start with more to come… Hint: I’ve just fini… Read more

Scooters are the best December 28, 2013 Sew

This scooter dress has been a long time in the making.

Back in April 2012 I pattern tested You Sew Girl’s Best Dress. It was the early days in my sewing car… Read more