Market Day

A morning sourcing fabric in Shepherd's Bush Market, to replace some cushion covers that are looking a bit weary. Didn't go for these beautiful brocades - but the shimmering florals clearly made their mark, as I bought this vintage dress (£4!) from Roman Road Market on my way home.

 

Master Bedroom

Interiors inspiration: the master bedroom at Palacio de Santa Coloma in Seville, via World of Interiors magazine. Travelling by proxy... I searched very hard for this image online - with no avail. Proof that sometimes print publications are best!

Fabric Samples For Quilts

An afternoon spent sorting out fabric samples, after collecting several bags full from a friend who was throwing them out of her studio recently. So excited to get sewing my next quilt!

Dahlias

Cornish Dahlias grown by Grandpa and cut last week while on a long over due visit, bursting with colour on a drizzly day.

Cushioned

I spent a day learning how to make a piped cushion at The Goodlife Centre in Southwark a few weeks ago. I managed to bring two extremely difficult fabrics to work with... one far too thin to use, and the other a vintage fabric from a charity shop in Cornwall. It was a success though - and I felt very proud on my way home with new cushion! I've since been on the hunt for fabrics for a quilt I'm working on.

Looking with fabrics with Kate...

And practicing the skills I learnt once back home

Anemone fabric from Shepherd's Bush market, and striped piping used from scrap fabric from an old cushion cover that was being thrown out. 

Piecing Things Together

I've started (and not finished) quite a few projects during Lockdown. One of them has been a patchwork quilt, which I've really enjoyed piecing together bit by bit. My sewing skills are very basic but I love using my machine. The quilt has been worked on in stages - you have to be in the right frame of mind for sewing otherwise it all seems to go wrong very quickly... I'm looking forward to searching for more fabrics once life gets a bit more back to normal.

Preen Dreams

Prep for an editorial this week - this Preen dress of dreams is my pick of the bunch. Especially with a vintage cowboy boot!

Image by Anthony Costifas

Fireworks

Fireworks

Ben Nicholson, 1929

Happy Bank Holiday weekend!

Bit of Everything

My favourite kind of clothing rail in my living room last week while prepping for a shoot. A bit of everything - bright, clashing patterns and textures - so uplifting! Can't waiting to see the published editorial.

Colour Block Cosy

New editorial out now for Stories Collective

Colour block jumper by Scandinavian brand, 2nd Day, who unsurprisingly do very good warm knits.

HIS N HERS

New editorial for Toni + Guy Magazine

Shot by Dean Martindale

Make up Amy Conley

Hair Cos Sakkas

Styled by me

Clementine

Christmas day outfit inspiration? Makes a change from sequins...

Bruce Weber and Clare Richardson for Vogue Italia last April

Persian

Styled by me

Shot by Jonny Mallen

HMU by Anna Payne

Working on my website at the moment and looking through my old shoots. Big thanks to Anna's parents for this one, who lent us every rug in their house...

Camping out

 

Rushh Magazine March 2016

Sofa Shoot

So many levels of love

Shot by Aitken Jolly

Beaded Mules

So bad they're good? In my mind they are anyway.... 

Can't really see when I would wear these bad boys but where there's a will there's a way.

Bought for £2 in Traid, Shepherd's Bush

Next stop these guys:

PETAL

I tried to give up saying 'babe' a few years ago - unfortunately I just said 'petal' instead. Christopher Kane obviously has suffered from this problem too judging from his SS14 collection

Work Lunch

My work schedule at the moment means that my favourite market haunts, once frequented almost daily, are now very rarely visited at all. While this is probably a good thing for my wallet, I do miss the bargains. That is until today when an ice cream lunch break ended up looking like this

 Happy again.

A Posy a Day

Just back from a few days in Cornwall, where summer clothes that have long been packed away were whipped out of storage boxes and finally worn after what is probably a 5 year sojourn.

A posy a day

Unfortunately posy picking got a little bit competitive but luckily still managed to be enjoyable