Tracy Graffin - Graphic Designer » Sewing

The Pink Coat

Tracy — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:02:56 +0000

If you’ve landed here is search of the fuchsia pink coat… please pop over to the Tessuti blog for a write-up & pics. And just try to resist their be-autiful fabrics!

Trivia & TBirds

Tracy — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:17:15 +0000

We’re still excited about our unexpected win at the AGDA Quiz Night on Friday, as part of the formidable Lost&Found team (rebranded Sloshed&Found for Quiz Night purposes). Thanks Dan & Bec for inviting us! That’s Ash & David hogging the winning stash. (Funnily enough ‘carburetor’ was the answer to one question, which of course Paul knew!)

Yesterday was our annual Tbird Christmas Breakfast at Floreat Beach… pics here. We had a great turnout – lovely to see old friends and new faces too. Note our matching ‘Hawaiian Honeymoon’ outfits… well you can hardly miss them! Who would have thought Dorothy Lamour’s curtains would look so good? Actually this beautiful fabric is from Tessuti’s online store.

Sewing with Gertie

Tracy — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:51:21 +0000

Sewing Diversion: some months back I joined in Gertie’s Sew Retro online course at Craftsy: Perfect Fit Bombshell Dress. I drafted my own 50s-style petal bodice – the lined ‘petals’ turn up or down, depending on your whim…

I’ve reviewed the course at SewingPatternReview if you’re interested.

Now that the warm weather has arrived downunder (and how), I’ll be sashaying down to HulaBula or Deville’s Pad in my halter bombshell dress. Unless an offer is forthcoming to jet over to, say, Tahiti.

How to extend your birthday

Tracy — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 08:28:34 +0000

Always happy to have an excuse to goof-off for the day, last week presented the perfect opportunity with (yet) another birthday.

So I took myself off to see a French movie @ Paradiso, cruised around New Edition bookshop, groovy stores and Outré in Northbridge, indulged in champagne at the Art Gallery, then home for cake and more champagne. The storm dented the dinner plans, but I think I’d had enough sugar and excitement for one day! Lunch with the gals on Saturday at the Boulevard Floreat with more lovely presents, and my new dressmaking mannequin arrived from Tessuti… it keeps on going!

Vogue 8184 intervention

Tracy — Tue, 24 May 2011 02:55:24 +0000

If you’ve arrived here from Jen’s blog, it’s not a ‘secret’ competition any longer, and I’m declaring my total output of 5 (gulp!) versions of Vogue 8184. By summer’s end, I was worried someone was going to stage an intervention. But it is a cool pattern and very easily customised… so I built a whole new wardrobe! I made the flared skirt Japanese cotton version first (here with pink cardi), then a halter version for Christmas, the black-and-white linen, plus 2 in lovely Liberty lawn (more on those another day!).

The colourful brushstroke rose print fabric (top left) found in Spotlight. The Japanese Kokko fabric (middle), Frankie Stitch linen (right) from Tessuti.

I think I will be leaving it there. Before the white-coated men arrive. Plus, I have so many new things I want to sew for winter!

Sewing Files

Tracy — Tue, 24 May 2011 02:54:35 +0000

For the vintage sewing girls – I made Butterick 2245 as a cocktail dress (see, I’m accessorising like illustrations now!), but the jury is out on kimono sleeves. Sure, they save heaps of time and can look quite lovely as shorty sleeves. But I really like a fitted bodice, and there’s a lot of ease in a mid-length kimono-sleeve dress, to enable you to lift your arms at the end of it! I love the midriff section, and the summer frock version looks divine. Maybe it will hang for a while before getting an outing!