I met Virginia at the North Melbourne Market last Sunday and she liked the Pinnies but wanted one with a red floral trim. These are the red floral I have. They look best in combination as the plain off sets the fine pattern. I don’t have very much of any of them so would have to combine them anyway because each pinnie takes 3 metres of hand cut bias.

What do you think?

So Now that I’ve done these few I feel free to shelve summer cottons until the end of the year and move into Autumn. It is with a little sadness but I think I’ve finally left NSW and arrived back in Melbourne, and the thought of new styles and colours is spurring me on to cooler weather.

Its on this Sunday and in aid of their delicious fifties revival feel I have made some new skirts out of this great retro fabric I found on-line.

I have loved this Parisian style of sketch design since I found it in op-shops in the eighties. You don’t see much of this sort of thing any more which is why I pounced on it when I saw it and bought its co-ordinating fabrics as well because I couldn’t resist. Now I wish I had bought more of it because I think it will be popular.

Also note the Thread Den market is meant to be great…really looking forward to it..