PIXIE

Angel?

Pretty Pictures

doing some courses. learning new stuff.

Chess

People! Come one come all to see me in Chess.
May 2008 at the Theatre Royal in Sydney.
Tickets on sale through ticketek soon.

Peats Ridge

People! Come one, come all to see Catbird at Peats Ridge Festival.
1pm in the Chai tent, 30th December.

Whatever will i make with this?

Pattern Panic

Some lovely frocks I will be making soon.

Vintage Ventures

I made a top from Vogue Vintage Re-release pattern V2859. It was more difficult than i had first expected ("Oh ho, it only has four pattern pieces, it won't be that hard"). There were a couple of details that i found lacking in the instructions, like how to finish the shoulders where the back piece meets the neckline. I fumbled my way through.

I also added a peplum/yoke around the bottom as i found the finished shirt slightly too short. I will leave all the navel gazing to Britney Spears (Oh please woman, put it away!).





Anyhoo, I am pretty happy with the finished product though and will definitely make it again, maybe from a nice floppy silk.

Mr Hawaii

In the absence of a new frock, I made my nephew a 50's style Hawaiian/Bowling shirt for his birthday with vintage Barkcloth fabric and smiley face buttons. I think he quite likes it as when asked "How cool are you Leo?", his enthusiastic response was "Very Coooooool".

Illustration Friday: Grow

I was too late to post this for IF but I am going to put it up here anyhoo.

Deco Dance

We went to the Deco Dance at the Petersham Town hall with the lovely Dan.

We had a thoroughly splendid time.

Sew Retro

I have joined the Sew Retro group. I love all the crafty things the people of the world are getting up to. This is a bandwagon I am happy to be on.

Here are some frocks I have made recently. The gold one was a pressie for Jen on the grand occaision of her birthday.

me

song

Muse

Illustration Friday: Signs

Illustration Friday: Green (Dave in the Garden)

ORCHIDS

Illustration Friday: Red

bride

baby doll

Illustration Friday: Super Hero(ine)

make that four uploads in one day

sounds like crowded house

three posts in one day. i must be unemployed.

just some silly stuff

another attempt

this was my first try, following a tutorial from a magazine.

Chrismas present

Mat bought me a Wacom tablet for Christmas so now i am muddlng along, trying to figure out how it works.

Here is an early attempt. Hopefully I will get better.