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Month: July 2011

An ancient xanthorrhoea…

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… and me. We have been busy recently; school holidays and an overseas visitor staying so we have been going sight-seeing.  There is nothing like touring one’s own surroundings and talking about local features to make one truly appreciate all…

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Sam’s quilt

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An ongoing part of this blog is the documentation of stuff I have handmade in the past, including the small collection of quilts I have made for my family.  I have shown here before Tim’s quilt and Cassie quilt, now…

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Horrible colour, begone

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So, as I mentioned last post, colour… Exhibit one; some grey synthetic knit stuff from the remnant bin.  Remnant bins are a terrible trap really, aren’t they?, the fabrics within can be so tempting pricewise, and the truth is they…

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Blue and green, etc

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We all remember that silly ol’ saying about blue and green never to be seen (together), but I love blue and green together.  Particularly because teal and turquoise, both quasi sort-of versions of both the blue and the green factions,…

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Mum’s dragonfly vest

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I hasten to point out, not my work at all but another clever example of Mum’s creativity…  A vest made of Japanese linen; resist dyed, with a lovely dragonfly motif in the natural linen, and the background in traditional indigo.  The…

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Pattern Magic twist top; take 3

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So, I had originally bought this heavy cream knit stuff with the intention of re-creating exactemente the dress on the cover envelope of Vogue 1087 (below, right), and obviously got disenchanted with the idea since it sat in my stash…

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Winding cable scarf; grey and brown

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This is a scarf I finished last year, but never blogged about for some reason, which is peculiar since I have worn it once or twice… just never got around to photographing it, I guess.  I discovered it anew in…

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A few more memories

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Here are two more of the little outfits that I made for my children when they were little, along with some other cute outfits made by loving grandmothers… The shorts and shirt set Tim is wearing here I made from…

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