Handmade Canberra - Australian Made Markets

Photography: Erin Dando This march will be my one year Anniversary since I've been back at  Handmade Canberra  Markets!  I've al...

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Paper Flower Photo Wall Canberra

Photography: Erin Dando I had the pleasure of making these paper flowers for the Handmade Canberra 's - special Mothers Day m...

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Giant Paper Flower Update

My giant paper flower is one of my most looked up items on my blog with whopping 123,647 views over the last four years.  Do people stil...

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Geometric Millennium Falcon - Paper Piecing

I was brave enough or silly enough to have a go at paper piecing back in May - it's not for the faint hearted people.  Of course I cho...

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Sewing: Purl Soho Patterns

Purl Soho has some fabulous free patterns, they are a go-to for modern, simple and classy patterns and they have impeccable fabric taste....

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Sewing: World Book Day - How to Train Your Dragon

World Book Day was a Viking inspired affair... due to a friend having a Horrible History party a little while back and I knew our costum...

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Fashion Accessories and Materials in the early 1900's

Image: French Garden House I borrowed a fabulous book from the library called, Fashion since 1900: The complete source book by John Peac...

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Discover: The True Cost of Fast Fashion

Two months ago I watched the brilliant documentary, The True Cost .  The movie highlighted the complexities of the Fast Fashion industry ...

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Discover: Spring / Summer Colour Prediction 2016

Lela Rose Via New York Fashion Week Live Lela Rose A rainbow palette is the hot tip for Spring / Summer 2016 according to Vogue, w...

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Life in London - A snapshot of where we live

Sep 2014 We've just past the one year mark of our new life in London which still feels surreal.  We've had lots of lovely times ...

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Discover: Inspirational Sewing Blogs

Photo: Felicia Semple - The Craft Sessions The Craft Sessions is currently rating number one on my 'virtual bookshelf' .   Cr...

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Sewing: Freestyle Quilt Mash Up

The best way to de-stash before an international move is have a family member have a special birthday and be determined to make a special ...

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Visit: Alexander McQueen - Savage Beauty

via The Pandorian This week I visited the Alexander McQueen Exhibition, Savage Beauty   at the V&A Museum.  It was a visceral exper...

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