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Year: 2014

Ginger jeans

24/10/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized50 Comments on Ginger jeans

Hello!  I’ve made some new jeans  ðŸ™‚ These are the Ginger jeans designed by Heather of Closet Case Patterns, and named after Sonya of Ginger makes, and I was so happy that Heather asked me to test the pattern.  Thanks so…

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a blocky sundress

16/10/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized49 Comments on a blocky sundress

I screen-printed this random murky-coloured block fabric last year, and have finally got around to making it into something.  At last!  The 5-colour print is my own  design; and in fact the dress is my own design too  ðŸ™‚    Originally I…

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Mum. A blog hop. And a thank you.

15/10/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized38 Comments on Mum. A blog hop. And a thank you.

First things first; I thought I’d open on a note both lovely and interesting, my mother wearing a creation made by her.  Mum knitted her top, the Jo Sharp sideways ribbed top using Jo Sharp Soho Summer DK Cotton in col. Pennant.  The…

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the children’s choice

10/10/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized70 Comments on the children’s choice

So recently I had a birthday, and my children gave me a perfectly lovely surprise!  fabric of their choice, for a particular pattern also of their choice.   It’s like Sew Bossy all over again!! haha, I jest, of course in…

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raspberry Alabama Chanin tank dress

08/10/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized53 Comments on raspberry Alabama Chanin tank dress

I’ve finished a handmade dress.  It’s dyed, printed and stitched together entirely by me.   This is a fitted tank dress, the pattern is from the book Alabama Studio Sewing + Design, by Natalie Chanin.  I dyed shocking pink linen…

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a “Norwegian” jacket

29/09/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized47 Comments on a “Norwegian” jacket

I’ve made up my Norwegian souvenir fabric. Pining for the fjords? me? well, maybe just a little  ðŸ˜‰ I bought this divinely thick, strong, and sturdy cotton drill in Oslo during our Scandinavian holiday, with dreams of  making a boxy, nautically…

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a bobbly little top, and some others too

27/09/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized42 Comments on a bobbly little top, and some others too

I’ve made a few new tops… Top un; a cosy little pom-pommy top, using pattern 111 from Burdastyle magazine 04-2014 in a bobbly stretch fabric the colour of whipped cream from Fabulous Fabrics.  The design has quite an interesting and unusual…

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chunky two tone sandals

18/09/201422/05/2017 Carolynshoes, Uncategorized247 Comments on chunky two tone sandals

I’ve made my second pair of shoes! suede and vinyl, medium heeled, clog-like sandals. I really like them stylistically.  In fact dare I say, I even love them a little bit!  My general criteria with my self-made stuff is: would I buy…

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