Last night we went to see Wes Anderson's new film Moonrise Kingdom. I swear I've been waiting for it to come out for agggess, & it was really so lovely. As always, it looked so beautiful. I really loved the dress that Suzy wore. She had the same shape in loads of colours. I am definitely going to be making one this week. I wish I was that cool when...

 (photo from a walk last week) So, I've been having some big old thinking about fabric & all that jazz. I have run out of certain Monaluna fabrics, & am contemplating what to rebuy & what to leave. What new materials to go with & where they should be sourced from. All very tricky questions to answer & there's the whole thing about...

Hello there, I hope everyone had a super weekend. This is my Studio Sunday post for yesterday (I spent the whole day sleeping as I am am such an old lady these days & not used to going out on a Saturday night - it totally takes it out of me!). Also, today is a very sunny day. So it is sort of Sunday right? So here is some of the things I've been...

Heads up - This post has nothing to do with sewing. We are now the proud owners of a 1959 French ex army truck. It arrived in the village on the back of a lorry in the dark of Friday night. It is beautiful & wicked & stuff like. For more pics look here. (When I say we I mean Rob bought it. But, I will be 'helping' build & enjoying it!...

Quite rightly! I've been wanting to experiment with natural dying for a while now. So, I suddenly I felt very inspired after seeing this & this. I tried first with some turmeric that I found in the cupboard. I just did it very simply, by boiling water & adding the turmeric & then adding a few tablespoons of salt to fix it. I tried some different...

Yes, the title is a quote from Alan Sugar from this weeks Apprentice. Yes, I like trashy TV quite a bit. But, to be honest, I think he might be right. I have been debating with myself as to where to go with my dresses & shop. Part of me wants to move on from my old shapes & create a new collection with new styles & new fabrics. But then...

Today was gloriously sunny. It seems pink is all over the place & I love it. When I was younger I had to do May Day in the village (dancing around a pole with ribbons) which was highly embarrassing for me as such a shy child, but today I remembered the bit I did like about it which was picking flowers from the garden & making head garlands & posies...