Well, it's been a bit quiet here this past week. I've been on a mini-holiday and not a lot of people seemed interested in that crazy...

I decided to squeeze in one more dress before I start with real spring sewing.  This dress.  Don't you think it's just my kind ...

Thank you all so much for commenting on the previous post! You've taught me things I didn't know, given me new insight, shared great...

Can I ask you something? What do you think of capes? I'm having some trouble deciding what to make this week. Dutch spring weather is un...

Wow, I should have known you guys would be good at this sort of thing. I should have asked for the exact year, just to make it a bit of a sp...

I've never done a post like this before, but I usually love them at other blogs (most notably at Couture Allure ). This week I bought th...

Oh dear, quite a bit more that a week came and went without a blog post... I really didn't mean to do that. I've been here all the t...

I've started!! And here's the proof. This is the center back piece with the horsehair back stay. I've cut the horsehair with hal...

Well... What to say about this one? I would really like your opinion this time. I think the jacket body is about right by now. But, this is ...

Next to my ill-considered plans for a 60's dress, one or two suits were also among my more immediate sewing plans for 2011. Which leads ...

Finally some proper light today! I took advantage of it by taking some pictures of some fairly recent creations as worn by me (some of those...

I would like to ask you to give your honest opinion about this. I've been looking at belt pleated trousers in high fashion magazines for...