Suun Dress in Mistletoe

I have been wanting to consign more of my sewing on my blog, if only as a useful memento for myself. Today, I want to share my latest garment, and definitely one of my favourite makes this year: a winter Suun Dress in a beloved fabric. Pattern: Suun Blouse or Dress by P&M Patterns. This …

Tenue de Concert

And now for something slightly different 😉 As you may recall, my vocal ensemble's regular dressing code for concerts is black. Sometimes, however, some of the women perform as part of a smaller ensemble, with a few baroque instrumentalists; for these concerts, our outfit has to be coloured, preferably in red/maroon tones. We had a …

Concert Skirt

Hello, everyone 🙂 Since my last entry, I took a couple of evenings to sew my concert skirt - our first concert was last Sunday. Taking this break and getting reacquainted with fabric and my sewing machine did me a world of good. I wish I were able to do this every week! (ETA: Elaray …

Birthday Dress 2009

Here is the dress I made for my 28th birthday. I didn't come up with a proper name,which bugs me as I like to name all my projects - especially birthday dresses! Feel free to toss out a few ideas it if you feel so inspired. They would be much appreciated. This is New Look …

My wedding gown – the "real" one

Hi everyone! Finally, here are the pictures of the gown I made for the wedding ceremony Apologies if some of the pictures are not fantastic quality. It was dark in the church, and the fabric appears much shinier than it really is, because of the flash. The pattern is Butterick 4452. I liked the fact …