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creamy broderie anglaise…
Oh, hey, I made a dress! and not just any old dress but this the final thing in my little mini make-nine challenge which of course was actually make-twelve! So happy I managed to squeak it in for...
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2020; a retrospective
Yes, I know I’m a day late; maybe even two days late by the time I get this published! but well… I’m a bit busy right now. All will become clear in my next post So it’s the end of the year, and I’m...
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Theo
… so first post for the year! the most exciting news of all for us is the arrival of our darling little grandson Theo; Cassie and Daniel’s baby boy. He’s very little right now so he is extremely busy...
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Mundaring raincoat
Hurrah! Cassie and I have finally finished making our newest pattern! please give a warm welcome to the Mundaring raincoat pattern, currently for sale in our shop, the linky dink to which is over to...
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black stewart tartan coat
Oh my gosh, I love this new coat so much! I’ve been in the process of making this for quite a long time now. It’s been a sort of long term, high quality sort of a project, squeezing little bursts of...
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Indian patchwork jacket
So, I made a jacket! the beauty of which is all due to the magnificent fabric. Which has been recycled, and recycled again. To explain… … so many years ago, like fairly early on in our marriage I...
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embroidered white top
hello! so, short side note; but I didn’t post any yearly resolutions/intentions here previously. I did on instagram though. Whoops! Anyway, I did actually make a little resolution, and here’s the...
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of dots and bats…
I made a swishy new skirt… this beautiful rayon challis fabric was generously given to me by Minerva in the UK in return for a blog post for their site, which can be read here.. however because of...
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progress on wardrobe capsule…
I’ve made some more things to add to my little make12/capsule wardrobe…. I think I got this rather smallish scrap of very nice damask upholstery fabric from my friend N when she cleared out her...
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cool new top
oh hey! I made a new top. This is the Harmony pattern by FibreMood; and I really loved it upon first sight; the interesting, sailor-inspired bib collar and slightly old-fashioned sleeves with a wide,...
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the Yallingup dress/blouse
I can finally reveal the main thing I’ve been working on for the past few months… our new pattern! Please allow me to introduce the Yallingup dress/blouse! This is a loose summery piece that can be...
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sewing tragedies
I’ve made this crazy new dress… isn’t this fabric hilarious?! The very second I clapped eyes on I simply could not resist… it’s like a comic book – first point in its favour – except all sewing stuff...
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Tali Tali Sandhills
I thought about holding off on posting anything about this ensemble until later on, like after the exhibition and I had some pictures of it actually IN the exhibition but … well obviously decided no!...
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3 merino netties
Self explanatory really… above is my new sweater/ tee in the Fabric Store merino knit, colour Vanilla; I made it using the Closet Core Nettie pattern and added a short wide turtle-neck collar… I love...
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nighty night!
Last month I also devoted some time to updating the pj situation in my life, and in little Theo’s life too! It suddenly got really really cold overnight, and my fave old bunny pj’s, that I still LOVE...
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pretty green ebony, bibs, masks
I’ve made lots of Closet Core patterns’ Ebony tees and dresses for others and this is the first one for me! I finally used this absolutely beautiful, delicate grey/green wool knit that I bought in...
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my blue corduroy skirt
ok sure, I’ve made a few blue skirts before, and I’ve made a few corduroy skirts before, and I’ve even made a few blue corduroy skirts before too… And now I’m welcoming a new one to my wardrobe! The...
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the Fridgetown hand warmers
I’ve made a new pattern! along with the help of my beautiful partner in crime of course, Cassie… it’s for a pair of handwarmers, yes it is quite a simple pattern, which is why we’re debuting it for...
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little black dress
I’m so behind on blogging! so this is part one in what I hope is a serious attempt to catch up… so I made this little black dress a little while ago… it’s light and floaty and breezy so really it’s a...
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sea-blue Ingrid dress
I made this dress months ago! like in April! … however because I made it to test the pattern I had to keep it a secret until its release, and it wasn’t released until the end of May. And at that...
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