Don't mix and match!
I was never keen on having "outfits" – blouses that perfectly matched skirts or trousers were not my thing. To me, it seemed like cheating to purchase a complete set – way too easy! Much more challenging to find a skirt you really liked and then hunt for a blouse that worked. However, right from a very early age, I was taught never to mix one pattern with another and to be very careful about color choice: avoid a clash at all costs! Admiring looks from passers-by was fine – whereas their direct staring with an expression "what was she thinking?!" was to absolutely be avoided. These are important lessons that stay with you for a lifetime 😉 And I could see that I was passing on those lessons to my WickiDoodles, victims without a choice. I realized that I tend to stay within a certain palette and be overly discreet when putting patterns together. Some time ago, a friend gave (me the red floral fabric, together with scraps of material she had purchased in South Af...