The Earth Is Flat: & Other Dressmaking Conventions

Last year after I bought the stunningly beautiful blue silk which I have been afraid to cut I bought a printed linen in a similar pattern to...

Well, many of my 2nd IRCC gown choices have just been decided (by implication, at least) by my purchase of some fabric. Not quite as much as...

While I was poking around in my box of trims I also came across this Short blue fringe and this Blue velvet, black cord and "gold"...

I am so glad I looked in my stash. The ribbon is magnificent on the lettering. There is really no other word for it. It sparkles--even in th...