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fluffy blue speckles
Oh hey! I’ve just finished knitting a new jumper. Perfectly fluffy and perfectly relaxed and slouchy, the most wonderfully comfortable lounge-able thing you can imagine. This is the We Are Knitters...
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golden yellow Jade skirt
… sooo, while I was knitting up my new blue-flecked jumper I was all the time envisioning it worn with a brightly little coloured little skirt. Only problem was that I currently did not have such a...
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an exciting need for maternity gear!
so, I have some very exciting news! I’m going to be a granny again! Well of course I’m already a granny to darling little Arthur, but I am going to be granny to TWO. That’s cause for celebration, I...
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a little packet of masks
… we are so very very fortunate here in WA so far, there have been no outbreaks of covid-19 but we’re not taking that for granted! everyone including me is continuing to practise social distancing and...
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some noice new basics…
I’ve had this post sitting just as a draft for weeks now and just keep adding new tees to it but I’m rapidly coming annoyed with myself that when I wear one of them I have to write “not blogged yet” in...
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snowy white dress
It’s a bit sad that this dress looks like a white-out and doesn’t photograph as “exciting” because it’s a thing that’s been on my sewing bucket list for YONKSSS, and I absolutely love it! I think...
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heaven…
Heaven by name, heavenly by nature? Well, I think it’s a pretty nice dress, at least! this is the new Heaven dress pattern by @fibremood; an unusual design with a chic, wide trapezoidal neckline and...
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sockies
my previous batch of sockettes has been worn practically threadbare, so I indulged in a happy rummage through the prettiest of my cotton jersey scraps, followed by some samurai wielding of the rotary...
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stuff for Arthur…
those little pursed lips!! So, Kelly had lent me one of Arthur’s onesies so I could make a better fitting pattern than the Burda one I’ve been using up until now… for some reason that pattern makes...
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a colourful coat
I made this new coat-ish/dress-ish/shirt-ish sort of a thing for myself! How beautiful is this linen?? It’s stunning, isn’t it. I’m head over heels in love with the print – gorgeously colourful,...
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pretty little maternity dress
No, I’m not pregnant, obviously, but I do currently have a pregnant daughter … She is wearing the things I’ve already made for her constantly, AND I’ve also lent to her my rusty lace Cissy dress for...
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a blanca flight suit with a difference
I really loved the industrial-chic vibe of the Closet Core patterns Blanca flight suit pattern as soon as it came out… loved the zippered breast pockets, the front opening zip, the front hip pockets,...
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Tjilkamala Rockhole
I’ve made up the first of my indigenous fabrics that I bought back in … June? I think, and I posted about it here… this stunning print is Tjilkamala Rockhole, designed by Alice Nampitjinpa; it was...
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I made some cool blue sandals (shoes)
Woo-eee! I really really wanted to add another pair of handmade shoes to my collection this year and after a whole bunch of postponing and procrastinating and a little bit of prevaricating too… ta...
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this fabric is gorgeous!!
The funny thing was; I knew I was going to like this dress because the fabric is just so utterly divine, the pattern that I was a little hmmm about…? but I’m completely in love with the end result so...
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limoncello
I originally bought this fabric simply because it reminded me of limoncello; specifically limoncello partaken after a long day hiking thr0ugh the delightfully bucolic Italian countryside… yes of...
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separated Cissy… and it’s green
Seems like a bit of a non-sequitur, but kinda sums up the whole process actually. Let me explain… So I set out to make another Homer and Howells Cissy dress for myself because I was so pleased with...
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madder and madder…
I made a dress, using this very precious piece of fabric that I have been too frightened to cut in to for years now … ok so I’ve just checked back and it first came into my life back in August 2015,...
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I’ve been making a whole bunch of stuff…
Ok… stuff! I just have to write this quick blog post or … I dunno, explode or something! because right now I am the Red Queen, running as fast as I can just to stay in the same place… and if I...
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baby swing and coconut ice
Tim and I made this adorable little swing for Arthur! peekaboo!! Kelly found the design and Tim suggested it be a joint project between us, with me making the swing and Tim taking care of the woodwork...
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