A couple of weeks ago I received an email from Deer and Doe to review their newly released Orchidée dress and blouse.
It’s no secret, I am a huge fan of Deer & Doe and most of the garments in my wardrobe are from this pattern company.
Where do I start?
So a couple of weeks ago I shared some photos of my work-in-progress dress on Instagram and I kept wondering why it looked so… familiar.
Grandma’s couch never looked so good.
It’s one of my goals this year to tackle more involved makes, so when saw the new #rosecafebustierdress by Daria Patternmaking, I knew I had to make it.
Cow print, but make it fashion.
Who knew that this controversial cow print would look so cute?! When I first saw this print, I was like, hmmm…
We had our very first virtual Cape Town Frocktails event.
Originally, well, pre-pandemic, I would have gotten to meet fellow local sewists in person. But sadly, the event had to be cancelled due to COVID-19, so the organizers hosted a virtual event instead.
Everything that has happened in my life in the past 38 years has led me here to this very moment.
Yes, it was not all roses and fluffy clouds, not at all, but I’m grateful for it because through it all I always choose to see the bigger picture.
My first Minerva.com blog post!
When the team at Minerva reached out to me to join their maker team at the end of 2019, I was immediately on board.
I was featured in an international print sewing magazine!
When I was approached by Michelle of SEWN Magazine to be featured in their October 2020 “Pleats for Fall” issue, I was immediately on board.
I created over 12 outfit combinations with only 6 pieces!
I have always wanted a versatile me-made capsule wardrobe, and I decided to document the whole process in my sewing bullet journal.
The warmer season is approaching here in the southern hemisphere, and I’m excited to start wearing dresses again.
If you follow me on social media you’ll know that I’m currently working on my capsule wardrobe, and ironically enough aren’t many dresses in the first collection I’ve put together. Granted, it’s only 6 pieces. I’ll be sharing more about that in a future blog post, but for now, my point is that I love dresses, and creating this capsule wardrobe is challenging me to be more open to exploring other facets of this amazing sewing craft.