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Year: 2012

Spiral leggings

10/08/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized43 Comments on Spiral leggings

From my first flick-through the book I always knew this project was a must-make… the spiral leggings on p 52 of Pattern Magic 3, by Tomoko Nakamichi. The design is, like so many in the Pattern Magic series, excessively cool.…

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Lemons, lemons, lemons…

08/08/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized62 Comments on Lemons, lemons, lemons…

Like many households in Perth at the mo’ we have lemons.  Lots of lemons.  We are overloaded with lemons.  We have lemons coming out of our ears.  To say I have lemons on the brain is no exaggeration!! Last week…

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Sleeve

06/08/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized34 Comments on Sleeve

Tattoo-ed sleeves are a “fashion” trend just like anything else, and so hot right now!  (ergo, probably destined to be so not some day  🙂  )  in the meantime I’ve made for myself a new Tshirt that is a nod to…

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A tee or three

04/08/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized28 Comments on A tee or three

I have made a few new Tshirts… I’ve noticed a few examples of mixing and matching different colour and/or width stripes in the one Tshirt, and decided to have a go at adding something like to my wardrobe; using up…

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Grey jersey set

01/08/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized33 Comments on Grey jersey set

I’ve made another lingerie set  🙂 And I used this terrific bra pattern!   Kwik Sew 3300.  I browsed through the veeery few patterns there are on offer and chose this one as the cutest, and the closest in appearance…

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You are all so brilliant!!

31/07/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized7 Comments on You are all so brilliant!!

Woa, you are all so fabulously switched on and fashion-icon-savvy!!  hehe, might I just add; far more so than my husband, who had no idea  …   😉 Yes, of course, everyone was correct, I was Annie Hall.  My husband…

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Who am I? (and a giveaway)

29/07/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized46 Comments on Who am I? (and a giveaway)

We went to a 70’s party last night; and can you guess which character from the 70’s I am?!?  At the time that she flitted into the public eye, this distinctive style of dressing that she favoured sparked a minor…

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New-Old Hoodie

27/07/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized44 Comments on New-Old Hoodie

There is something exhilarating about transforming textiles otherwise destined for the ragbag into something fabulous … enter exhibit A: the new/old deconstructed hoodie that I have made for myself.  I was inspired by a really cute little thing that Cassie…

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