What I made for my Mother in Law

It was an honor and a privilege

to have Dans mum ask me to sew for her.

Lee has sewn her whole life, for herself and others 

and earlier in my sewing career rescued me from the brink of a few disasters.

Fondly she remembers the very first garment she ever created,

a Dirndl Skirt

and to get out of chores on the family farm she would sew dresses for her sisters.

 

Now at 85yrs she finds the mind's willing but the body isn't so much.

Still with a keenly sharpened & adventurous sense of style 

she requested an adaptation of a favourite T-shirt (in woven fabric)

and a Change of Heart Skirt.

We made a day of it
heading to Mosman Park 
to the only shop in Perth (that I know of)
that stocks interesting fabric
and had loads of fun selecting the perfect fabrics.

(Echino 'Bird & Berry' Cotton Muslin)

(Nani Iro - Fuccra & Poche double gauze)

(Nani Iro - Fuccra beige & striped cotton gauze)

(CoH Skirt - REfashioned denim skirt with Echino cotton front panels)

I was thrilled to see Lee wearing one of the tops on a recent

Op shopping blitz with Eliza and my nieces.

The white embroidery anglaise frock Eliza is wearing
is a good 3 sizes too small for her and

is the first REinvention she has ever requested... stay tuned!