Real talk: I am a total creature of habit and planning. Nothing soothes my soul like a well compiled to do list and ticking things off. So it has to be something pretty freaking cool to shake up my next sewing project plans. Enter impulse purchased fabric and the Grainline Studios Lakeside Pyjamas set. This…
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Amanda vs the Wedding Frock
When a dear friend of mine invited me to her gorgeous rustic themed wedding I was beyond stoked. I love a good wedding- happy people, lovely moments, delicious noms. It’s pretty much the best thing ever. And for the first time ever I wasn’t freaked out by the whole what to wear scenario. For I…
Amanda vs The Hazel Dress
No word of a lie- I have a self-imposed curfew like a school kid. If I don’t cut myself off from the interwebs, DVDs and sewing by a particular time my brain goes loco and I can’t sleep. Occasionally, however, I go renegade and ignore the alarm from my phone and keep on stitching. And…
Amanda vs the Seersucker Belladone
You know how some people embrace winter and love the chance to wear tights and pretty coats whilst they sup on their hot cocoa and head home for a lovely soup? I am not one of those people. Winter to me is all kinds of torture. There are the cold toes no matter what shoes…
