It's that time of year again... Spring is (supposed to be) springing, birds are singing and sewists all over the world are frantically ...

I could hardly believe my eyes when I got an email from Portia, aka Miss P , a few weeks ago asking if I'd like to be a part of this...

~ Patricia Neal, Breakfast at Tiffany's image source While I, among countless others no doubt, could happily dedicate countl...

I'm sure I'm not the only one a little sad now that OWOP is over... These days I have been enjoying wearing the clothes I have ...

Second half of my week in One Week, One Pattern  outfits, and a couple of lessons learned. Day 5 (daytime): Still sewing lace in the st...

This last week here in London could not have given us days more beautiful to really make the most out of Tilly's One Week, One Pattern ...

Tomorrow marks the official start date of Tilly 's latest One Week One Pattern challenge , which will see sewists from around the...

10 days ago my neighbour gave me a little tupperware containing "Herman" - a sourdough cake mix that has been fermenting, growin...

Maybe it's because All Hallow's Eve is upon us, but bizarre things are going over here... In the early hours of this morning, my n...

With the uncharacteristically glorious weather we've been having here in London Town, it would've been a crime not to break out the ...

It's no secret that I'm running out of daily outfit photographing steam... This is all I have to show for the last  five days in sel...

Making the most of the September sun... day 14 daytime Day 14 (day): me-made jersey empire-line dress, made from a 1970s nightie patter...

A quick run down of the weekend in Self-Stitched outfits... day 10 Day 10: Short Sorbetto Top & Fuchsia Silk Tulip Skirt (made fr...

Things have been quite uneventful here on the Self-Stitched-Styling front these last few days... Having spent most of my time spring cleanin...

The main thing lacking from my homemade wardrobe is trousers.  In fact, I've never made a pair of trousers for myself.  And the ones I...

Over the course of September, I will be participating in Zoe's sewing challenge: to wear at least one item of my homemade clothing for ...

As I gear up for Self-Stitched-September '11 (SSS'11), I thought it would be useful to compile an inventory of my 'self-stitche...

When I started this blog not long ago in May, I had a long term goal in mind.  I planned to work towards challenging myself to wear only clo...