Showing posts with label 1960s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1960s. Show all posts

Monday, 3 May 2010

My Mum - style queen



I wish I could look half as great as my mum in this picture. This is her outfit for arriving in New York in the 1960s, having sailed there on I think the Queen Mary. I can't help thinking if I were arriving the states I would probably be wearing jeans - not so good.

Sunday, 19 July 2009

Amy Butler Anna Tunic


Hurray! I have finished my Amy Butler Anna Tunic. It has taken ages - mainly as I can only do a tiny bit of sewing at a time while children sleep and I keep getting sidetracked by other projects. I really like this tunic - it is very comfortable to wear and covers a multitude of cake eating. I am not sure if I look like a demented 1960s housewife in it though. I want to make it again but have a hankering to make it in white or a tiny weeny stripe.
I feel proud because I learnt several new skills using this pattern - making and fitting button loops, and gathering the fabric to fit the yoke. I am now in the middle of making applique cushion covers for presents..but thinking about sewing clothes!