Category Archives: clothing

Yet again we were forecast a hot summer so I made my eldest a new dress for those hot, hot days. I made the Catalina last year so it was a case of measuring and checking the fit from last...
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Before the quarter began I’d had a request to make shorts for my eldest child. I happened to have some leftovers of a cotton/linen mix that I’d used to make shorts for T last year and I reckoned there was...
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This year there was plenty of dressmaking going on for everyone in the family except Tobit.  So I asked if he would like me to make him shorts and he agreed/said yes.  We picked out the Juba shorts pattern.  I...
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At the beginning of the summer I made myself a pair of Luna Pants using Seasalt voile and they were so light and comfy that I acquired more fabric from Seasalt to make more trousers: I’m so glad I made more...
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I had a few items of clothing on my list for this FAL, most of which I wanted to finish before our holiday. I had planned to make a Catalina Dress for B with cotton voile from Seasalt purchased in the...
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I have a stack of ‘new’ projects to add to my list (and sadly a whole load that are still not complete!): Open wide zip pouches for end of year teacher gifts, they’ve been sitting around for too long waiting...
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