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Liberty bathers
I made these bathers and took these photos over a month ago… hehe I just checked; 19th November! What with the pre-Christmas social whirl and pressie-making craziness, I completely forgot about...
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Christmas pressies; a sewing marathon
Tim and Kelly… As usual, I made Christmas presents for my family… I started late October, so I was giving myself plenty of time, or so you’d think! I’m a fairly efficient seamster, and I still only...
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purdy dress…
I’ve made a new dress! Every year, my group of lovely friends gives me a gift voucher to Fabulous Fabrics for my birthday… basically my ideal pressie, and I get to go in and choose something yummy…...
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the Perth dress/blouse
I’m beyond thrilled to announce the publication of our very first pattern! The Perth dress/blouse is an unlined, loose-fitting little summer frock with a bit of a buttoned-up menswear vibe to it....
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… a couple of pairs of pants for Cassie…
I’ve made two new pairs of pants for Cassie! Sarah of french navy now asked for me to test her newest pattern, the Calyer pants and I instantly saw they would fit a need in Cassie’s wardrobe very...
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Perth dresses and a blouse; a tester roundup!
One of the most exciting things for me lately is seeing pictures popping up of everyone’s Perth dresses, it’s been absolutely wonderful seeing it work and how everyone makes it look even more amazing...
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skylines dress
I’ve made a new dress! for years I’ve avidly read about the Tessuti sewing competition and always wanted to enter.. this year I finally got myself organised into ordering some of the fabric in a...
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Easter eggs
I made a batch of these yummy things a few years ago, following a recipe on The Londoner, and they were such a hit with my family and friends that I made them again for this year! except this time I...
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skylines shirt for Craig
So, I’d bought 4m of the skylines fabric from tessuti’s… remember I mentioned my early plans were graaaaand? anyway my dress only took up about half, even with all the fabric-hogging pattern matching,...
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10×10 challenge, autumn
Sooo, I took part in the 10×10 challenge again! #gluttonforpunishment No really, I actually do enjoy doing this a lot, even if I get a little bit tired of my chosen pieces by the end of it. I like...
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metallic silk damask skirt
With less than 24 hours remaining until Tim and Kelly’s engagement party, I suddenly realised I really wanted to wear my new skirt. Only problem was, the new skirt was at that moment a flat, albeit...
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soap!!
So, I actually bought a book called how to make your own soap about a year ago, took it home all full of enthusiasm, only to fizzle out once I realised that a lot of the recipes were full of rather...
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saving a little bit of sunshine
So, once upon a time I picked up a lovely remnant of fine-grade sunshine-yellow linen from a sale at Potters Textile … and then at some point decided I wanted to make a yellow skirt. I plucked this,...
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white palm leaf lace
So, we were going to Bali to attend our friends L&L’s wedding in early May… and I decided I wanted to make a special new ensemble to take away with me. Not to wear to the wedding, because, well …...
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high heeled black oxfords (shoes), plus some other stuff
I’ve made some new shoes! These have had a bit of a journey in the making, with a gap of about five months in the middle of it when I did absolutely nothing to them! Several things; feeling torn as...
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a chattering of cockatoos
‘Ello, cocky! First things first, I have some very exciting news! For one month starting now, Spoonflower are offering a 10% discount on purchasers of ANY Spoonflower fabric by using the code...
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jenny overalls/jeans/trousers
I’ve made some rather cra-a-a-a-zy, and yet rather out-there groovy-baby jeans! And they double up as overalls too! should I ever feel the urge to wear a pair of overalls… Sneaky conversion between...
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seagull set
O hey!! So, what to make when you just want a super quick and easy project? usually I would reply joyfully and with complete confidence “a lingerie set!”. And I mean, I know I’m really going to...
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coupla delicious merino tees…
So, every now and then I tell myself that I’m not going to make any more winter tees since I have quite a nice little collection, really. And I think I really should be making do with less; wearing...
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scraps cardigan
A couple of years ago, I went down to help Mum clean out her “doing room”, the obvious outcome of such an exercise being that I then took home an embarrassingly huge amount of fabric and yarn supplies...
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