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black Sophie bikini
Hello! I’ve made this new bikini… Pattern: the Sophie swimsuit by Closet Case patterns; and yes, I did make two sets of Sophie bikinis earlier in the year when I was testing this pattern but there...
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Japanese Liberty shirt for Craig
Hello! I’ve been sewing a new shirt for Craig… and feel quite bad actually because we bought this fabric for him during our visit to Japan last January… nearly a whole year ago! Yes, I feel terrible....
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Sienna
This is the hardest post that I never wanted to write, but I feel I owe this to all my lovely long term readers who have over the years come to know our darling, dear old lovely girl, Sienna… She’s...
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thank you
To everyone who left such caring and lovely thoughtful words on Sienna’s last post, thank you so very much. Your kindness has meant so much to me, more than I can say. picture from 1 year ago,...
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a whole swag of bags (portside by grainline)
I haven’t felt like blogging very much, but absolutely must otherwise I’m going to get SO far behind… it’s time to get back on the wagon. I’ve been super busy busy BUSY, sewing up Christmas and...
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some shirts…
… in addition to luggage pressies, I made some shirts for those incredibly difficult to buy/make-for men in my life. Honestly, it would be so much more fun and frivolous if I only had girls to make...
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the year of handmade, 10
above are just a small selection of some of my favourite outfits for the last month, the entire collection for the year so far can be viewed in my Year of Handmade flickr album, here Oh, running...
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… some clothes for Cassie
… and finally, I made some clothes for Cassie for her Christmas pressies too. At first I had wanted to make some luggage or a travel set for her too; but we were hanging out in Spotlight together,...
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buttonhole loop; a tutorial
Aaaages ago, Susan asked me for more information about the buttonhole loop used in this top, and I totally forgot! I’m so sorry! right up until yesterday when Pencil Girl asked the same thing about...
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2016; a retrospective
Soooo. It’s the last day of 2016. Cheers! and here’s to the year that was… *chinks champers flutes* Mwah, mwah, darlings! Kicking off with my favourite ootd/blog pictures, just one for each month…...
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french navy, french navy orla
Partly because of the colour. And partly because the designer is also French Navy. Truly! So, recently I discovered Sarah of french navy .. she has a chic, pared back style; easy, casual,...
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pink/navy dress with drapey neckline bit
Terrible post title, I know. Every now and then, inspiration strikes and a fabulously perfect Word that describes my new “thing” to a T springs to mind instantly. Other times I just plump for the...
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finishing an edge with bias binding
Now, I promised to write this tutorial to show my Mum how I applied this finish to her top… and others expressed an interest too; thank you so much to everyone else who did… I finally did it, yay...
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rows of little white cottages
I’ve made another skirt and top set for Cassie : Patterns; the Tshirt is the Named patterns Inari tee, and the skirt is Vogue 1170. I’ve made several of these skirts now, and quite a few are now...
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the year of handmade, 11
above are just a small selection of some of my favourite outfits for the last month, the entire collection for the year so far can be viewed in my Year of Handmade flickr album, here So, a mere 30...
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white Issey Miyake shirt
Self-explanatory, really. #endblogpost Pattern; Vogue 1384. It’s a vintage pattern, hailing from 1984, sorry. Yeah, it’s annoying when people make things in vintage patterns that you can’t get a...
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Jungle-y underdaks
Can you even see my latest creations…? Not really? Well, that’s because it’s all so perfectly and beautifully camouflaged in the deepest, darkest, greenest depths of my garden I mean… the jungle, of...
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Japanese linen-gauze shirt dress
My dear friend Yoshimi sent to me a beautiful birthday present last year; some really beautiful, deep indigo blue linen gauze… The colour is quite glorious, not a solid colour but mottled and...
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red thongs (shoes)
Hello! I’ve made a new pair of um, “shoes”…?? although I’m embarrassed to even consider giving them that lofty title; they’re so basic. Also; yes I know my year of handmade is all but over and I...
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totally local, totally natural, from head to toe
A person could be forgiven for thinking that I had abandoned my totally local, 1 year 1 outfit project, since there has been no mention of it here for months!… *blush* however, it has been plodding...
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