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Year: 2013

the paper doll project

17/06/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized7 Comments on the paper doll project

(I’ve pledged to wear only clothes handmade by me this year and to sketch my daily outfits in my Fashionary.  I’m calling this the paper doll project) 30th May-4th June from left: ivory jeans, black Tshirt, Chanel style jacket, handknit…

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Navy stripes

13/06/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized53 Comments on Navy stripes

It was Sam’s birthday a few days back and I made a shirt for him.  The fabric is from Spotlight, a medium-weight cotton twill in a heavy cream colour with navy blue stripes.  Ahem, stripes again, I know; but hey.  It’s…

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Browning a couple of things

10/06/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized53 Comments on Browning a couple of things

Remember my Sew Bossy dress, below?  It was very… sweet, wasn’t it?  I mean, I wish I could wear really pretty things like that, but I think I cannot!  But I thought it had promise, it just needed de-twee-ing. before…

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White Bombshell

07/06/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized157 Comments on White Bombshell

G’day beach babes!  OK so I admit it is winter here in Australia now.  I can explain… The very clever Heather of Closet Case Files has dropped a literal Bombshell on the sewing world with  this, her inaugural swimsuit pattern,…

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Navy and white striped Tshirt; 6 different ways

05/06/201319/06/2016 CarolynUncategorized23 Comments on Navy and white striped Tshirt; 6 different ways

A striped Tshirt seems to be the wardrobe staple of a certain kind of girl, a very stylish and chic kind of girl, that I think is not very like me.  I mean, I like to think of myself as…

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photo maisonette

03/06/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized25 Comments on photo maisonette

Hello! My friend Yoshimi and I have a new venture; photo maisonette, a daily visual diary of our two different lives in our two different worlds in Japan and Australia.  The new blog is inspired by the wonderful site 3191 Miles Apart, a…

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paper doll project

03/06/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized12 Comments on paper doll project

I’m still doodling about with my paper doll project!   I didn’t put any pages in my blog during me-made May because it seemed kinda overkill, but I think for the sake of having it all here…  If you love…

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red

31/05/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized54 Comments on red

The photo mini challenge for today, the last day of me-made May is “red”. min 6C, max 19C, fine and sunny Details: Jacket; Burdastyle magazine 08/2010, 113, chocolate brown faux leather, details and my review of this pattern here Jeans;…

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