Hiya everyone. I’m checking in today with one of my #2018MakeNine sewing makes. This is my sixth out of nine! In my original #2018MakeNine blog post, I had this fabric pegged for either a Charlie Caftan or a Penny Dress by Colette. Given that my first Charlie Caftan, blogged here, was my most worn summer item last year, the scales were tipped in favour of another easy, breezy, polka dotty caftan. And. Just for fun. I made some changes to the pattern. Ahem…actually…quite a few, but I’m sure this no longer surprises you. Okay….as you can see, I’ve made some tweaks to the bodice, most noticeably the inset (image top right). It’s not there. To be clear. I like the inset. I think it’s a lovely design feature. But! As I wrote in my post last year,…

Hallo, hallo. When asked to describe my personal style my usual answer is classic with a twist. My use of the word classic refers to the silhouettes I most often gravitate to…trousers, jeans, t-shirts, button up shirts, shirt dresses; garments whose design lines are easily recognizable, known and understood. And the twist? Why you know I love me a pop of colour, or an unexpected pattern combination. All well and good that…but…I cannot relegate my style choices to a single box. Nor would I ever want to. Experimenting with personal style….playing dress up…isn’t just fun.  I think it’s a path towards rediscovering personality traits that may have been intentionally downplayed at various points in our lives.  As my life experience grows, my sense of self strengthens.  It is important to me that my clothing supports…