Burda Maxi with Simplicity 1366

The first week of school holidays is almost over and it has been marvelous! A little fabric shopping (or a lot!), a little sewing (or a lot!) and a bit of adventure (with some fabric and pattern book shopping!) - bliss! I feel like I've sewn enough this week to keep my blog active for the next school term and I haven't even made the work trousers I planned to make, or the wedding/frocktails frock, or my boucle jacket/cardigan. I have however, made a bunch of simple, gratifying items that really help build your basic wardrobe and lift your sew-jo. I'll hopefully photograph them for you shortly, but in the meantime, feel free to catch me on I nstagram . This ensemble was...