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| Bay of Fires . East coast Tasmania. |
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| Wineglass Bay , Freycinet National Park, Tasmania. |
Last week my family and I went to Tasmania for a holiday - we went to Hobart for 2 days and then Bicheno on the East Coast for the remainder of the week. We went to Freycinet National Park and walked to Wineglass Bay and also visited the Bay of Fires. The scenery was stunning and I can see why the beaches have been named amongst the top 10 by various travel magazines. But gosh it was cold - It is the middle of summer and the temps were as low as 16 degrees celsius ( 62 F) .
Now typical of summer here, today is 35 degrees celsius ( 96 F ) which leads me on to my next project. The what I call a Hot and Stinky Dress for those hot stinky days. I have been trying to sew a perfect dress for these days for years - one that provides coverage but touches your body in minimal places and doesn`t look like a sack.
I have hopes for Burda 7808 since the reviews I have seen on Pattern Review and on blogs have been favourable. I am using a mystery fabric of mystery content of mystery vintage gifted to me from my ex neighbour Stephanie who also gave me the pattern! The material is a pale green with an apricot and taupe abstract design suggesting florals and old buildings arches . The material feels very soft and is quite drapey so I think it will be good for a summer dress.I hope it doesn`t take too long as we are in for more hot days now.
Finally my blog was also deleted in mysterious circumstances but the situation was easily and very quickly rectified. I am totally baffled as to why this occurred but happy that the problem is fixed. I know this has occurred to other blogs too - Handmade by Carolyn and Kadiddlehopper- so beware but be assured that if the situation happens to you your blog can easily be reinstated.
Cheers Janine.
if you find the perfect summer dress for days like today please pass on the details because I'm in search of the exact same dress. Something cool, that covers my aging body but doesn't look frumpy. Not too much to ask right? ...hahaha :)
ReplyDeleteThe perfect summer dress, made up in your mystery fabric - looking forward to seeing it...
ReplyDeleteHi Janine,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the pattern and for the giveaway. I can't wait to see the surprise.
I will send you a note as soon as the pattern arrives ;-).
Hugs,
Jackie.
I'm really glad you got your blog back. It's pretty horrid to discover it gone, isn't it?!
ReplyDeleteI do like the look of that pattern. We've been having pretty stinky weather here too and I've been pulling out any dressing fitting your description that I own. Jealous of your Tassie trip - I love Tassie!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing your finished dress.
Wow, you saw some gorgeous scenery on your trip. Thank you for sharing the pics. The dress pattern looks wonderful. Can't wait to see it all made up.
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