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sherbie pink top

Hello!  This is the latest thing in my little “use 12” challenge… a little top using this very small remnant given to me by my friend N when she cleaned out her stash.  I really loved the colour of...

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Cassie’s gum leaves

I’m so happy with this new dress!  The fabric is actually very special… Cassie gave it to me last year, the print is one of a suite of designs she created for her wedding stationery and other wedding...

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check out the checks!

Hello!  I’ve made a cool new outfit!  At least, I think it’s pretty cool, anyway.  I think it’s got a strong 80’s vibe; it reminds me vaguely of what the dancers were wearing in Spandeau Ballet’s “To...

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another new nursing dress design

… the last time I stayed with Mum and Dad; I helped Mum to clean out her fabric stash; AGAIN.  Mum now has small and beautifully curated collection of perfectly gorgeous fabrics in her possession, and...

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bumblebee baby

Le Bebe needed some new outfits… so I made one! The little clownsuit/jumpsuit is totally adorable in my opinion!!  it’s partly based upon two other different rtw ones Cassie already had for him for...

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blue and pink clogs (shoes)

I’ve made some new shoes! and of course I’m over the moon with how lovely (I think) they look… !  A few months ago, during one of our infrequent and thankfully very short lockdowns – and I’ll just say...

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Betty boop

I’ve made a pair of cute little trousers! well at least I think they’re pretty cute anyway…   So: here’s the funny thing; I really do love and want to wear a lot of trousers/jeans/pants but I kinda...

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Sophie

It’s the last day of the month and even though I have several recently made things to write about, it’s all kind of paling into insignificance for me right now since we lost our dear Sophie earlier...

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made some stuff…

thank you so much everyone; all your kind words about Sophie mean so much more to me than I can say…   just a few more pictures: Now: I really should blog about these few things that got made, in some...

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yellow Yallingup dress

So my niece is having a yellow themed birthday party! and since I currently have zero yellow garments in  my possession therefore I needed a new dress… obviously. I needed to test something out for...

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some cute new work clothes

I actually finished these things a little while ago but have only just now had the chance to photograph them… also I have a new policy with regard to making things.  I’m planning to alternate making...

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yellow clogs

I made some new shoes! So, we have my niece’s yellow themed birthday party coming up, and I’d made my dress so was all set to go, and well hmmm; I just kept dreaming of matching yellow shoes.  Of...

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a bumblebee cake

I know I don’t do baking posts here very often, but I actually make a lot of cakes! and if I get to decorate them in a exuberantly fun way like this one then I will be tempted to write a post about it...

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a cute little outfit for the little guy…

I made a new little outfit for the littlest guy in our family! isn’t he the cutest?!!  of course I am not in the least bit biased, hehe The little romper is self-drafted, the same pattern I used for...

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some wide-legged chocolate trousers

I guess the title says it all really! Well, a little more detail wouldn’t hurt I suppose    This is the latest and 10th thing in my #use12 mini capsule wardrobe that I proposed for myself at the...

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work outfit pt 2, blueberry crepe cake

Phew!  I’m currently feeling like the Red Queen! in that I’m running as hard as I can just to stay in the same spot…  anyway, a bit late, but here are some more random things I’ve made recently. Items...

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I made a really nice coat

I’ve made a new coat, and I really love it!  I’ve been seeing some oversized, over-long coats here and there, not in the flesh I mean since where I live we really do lag behind just a leetle bit...

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gingham!! carrot cake!!

Hello!   I made a fun new frock… I received 2m of this gorgeous blue gingham from Minerva; it’s very light and floaty and so I decided to make a little sun frock. I spent several hours laying different...

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(almost) zero waste jacket…

Hello!   I’ve made a new thing… an “almost” zero waste jacket.  I’m pretty proud of this fact!  Ok, to be totally honest; I didn’t set out to make an almost zero waste jacket; I actually just set out...

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Yallingup, with sleeves!

Hello!   Just a quick post today… for those of you who wished our Yallingup pattern had sleeves, well Cassie has designed one!  We’ve made it available as a free add-on to the pattern currently in the...

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