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Zelda by Designer Pearl Red Moon

'Zelda' by Pearl Red Moon  Recently, I was very fortunate to have been chosen as a pattern tester for designer Pearl Red Moon  - Boho Banjo Art To Wear. I should say firstly that I don't usually make garments although I can operate a sewing machine and that I am very short in stature, so regular patterns need to be significantly altered. However, as one of the pattern testers, I  made "Zelda" exactly according to the instructions. http://boho-banjo-art-to-wear.myshopify.com/ This is a great pattern for those of us who don't fit "exactly" the normal  commercial sizes - aren't we in the majority?  It is a loose fitting, contemporary and stylish top. I loved the design  because it's "different" and can look as conservative or as funky as you like depending on your choice of fabrics. My choice of fabric ? I must admit just before closing time one day late in December, I ran into a fabric shop and chose two of the small range...

Tea Travels

Tea Travels - art inspired by unique places....    touched by the spirit of special people,   warmed by comforting tea ... with dreams of peace  and everlasting life.  These are works have now been released for sale on Etsy.  

Australia Day - Valley Girl

I love a sunburnt country,  A land of sweeping plains,  Of ragged mountain ranges,  Of droughts and flooding rains.  I love her far horizons,  I love her jewel-sea,  Her beauty and her terror  The wide brown land for me!  ( Dorothea Mackellar) 

Sweet Dreams

Wine and Roses

Texture and colour from the 'Wine and Roses ' Exhibition by NCEATA - Newcastle Creative Embroiderers and Textile Artists at Timeless Textiles Gallery, Newcastle , NSW 

Happy New Year