You see, if it weren't for MMM I wouldn't have much to say right now. For most of the week I've been trying to heal an eye infection, and it's made sewing a bit of a pain in the eyes. [Don't worry, it doesn't really look too bad - and I'm not showing you an unpleasant eye close up anyway, so you can keep reading.]
Day 11
The Day 11 Friday theme was ugly places.... My "photographer" (my colleague Marylene) and I
walked around at lunchtime, but struggled to find an ugly place near work, as everything seemed to have
its own charm - even an electricity box by a building site and a garage door.
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| Interesting rather than ugly! |
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| Boring and washed out but maybe not ugly |
The final "ugly" photo was taken at the entrance to a big underground
carpark, but I quite like the gunmetal grey paint colour :-).
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| Day 11 |
What is ugliness? (Reminds me of another great question: what is madness?)
My dress is V1175, made in January of this year from broderie anglaise and linen with daisy trim around the neckline - a bit of a favourite of mine and I do tend to wear it whenever the weather makes it possible :-). The dress was originally posted here.
My dress is V1175, made in January of this year from broderie anglaise and linen with daisy trim around the neckline - a bit of a favourite of mine and I do tend to wear it whenever the weather makes it possible :-). The dress was originally posted here.
Day 10
On Day 10 I wore my V1220 dress, which is one I don't wear very often. It's a popular pattern and the dress looks great on a variety of body shapes, but I've found I don't like it that much on myself. The waist feels too high, and the neckline too low cut - and of course this was one of those makes where I didn't check these sorts of fundamental measurements before cutting and sewing. The dress is originally posted here - and you'll see that I started out loving this dress!
The photos were taken at an outside table in a laneway bar by our office block. We popped out really quickly mid-afternoon for some snaps - and we were so quick with the photos that no one asked us to order anything :-). I tell you, there is no way I would be looking this relaxed if I were taking my own photos!
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| The laneway |
The book is one I refer to a lot at work if I'm writing SAS code as I tend to forget formatting details - it's called The Little SAS Book.
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| Day 10 |
Day 9
On Day 9 I wore a recent dress, made using V1137, a vintage Vogue reissue. I really like the silhouette of this dress - lately I'm really liking these long skirt lengths, although I think they do make one's top half look short. This dress was originally blogged here, where you can see what it's like without a cardi.
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| Day 9 |
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| Day 9 |
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| Sunburst - is that what it's called? |
Day 8
A fitted black skirt seems such a wardrobe staple to me, but my go-to black fitted work skirt is getting less fitted as it ages (it's now several years old, and it's made from a black ponte di roma fabric). On Day 8 I thought I'd give a "tester" skirt in my wardrobe another go... This skirt is V1915, an 80s pattern - but skirt shapes mostly seem to recycle, don't they?
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| Day 8 |
These photos are taken next to my building, in a green area next to an outdoor food court. It's not too bad for a corporate lunch spot, and no one batted an eyelid when we snapped a couple of photos.
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| I spy, with my little eye, something beginning with "M" |
I'm still not sure about this skirt; it has a strange puffiness in the top of the pleats and I don't think that can be a good thing. Perhaps this pattern is better for a very drapey fabric? In case you're interested, the cardi is from Cue - a relatively recent purchase that I am completely happy with, despite the cling.
Day 7
Day 7 was an unplanned sort of day, but cool enough for me to crack open the winter wardrobe for this dress (V8511 dress, blogged here last May) made from a piece of wool jersey from Tessuti Fabrics. And I tried my cashmere jacket (V1098, made last June) with it - and lo and behold, we have a match!
The colours are not identical, but certainly very close. I hadn't realised these two garments looked this nice together - I'm pleased to have learnt something!
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| Day 7 |
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| Click goes the remote, and chop goes the head |
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| If I crouch down into as small a space as I can I think I'll fit in the frame! |
Day 6
This was a relaxed day at home, just going out in the late afternoon for a family dinner. Even though it looks like a lovely day, I was chilly.
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| Day 6 |
This blue top is recent sewing - and not blogged. It's a mildly tweaked version of pattern 108 from Burda 2/2009 in a deliciously soft merino knit from The Fabric Store. Basically I reduced the width of the boat neck opening, lengthened arms and body significantly, and added a band on the neckline. Easy peasy but very comfortable, and I really didn't feel like taking it off even when I went to bed!
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| Now you can see the neckline and the extra length... |
