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Fabric and wool shopping, Melbourne

01/10/201025/04/2019 CarolynUncategorized6 Comments on Fabric and wool shopping, Melbourne

Having a blast in Melbourne, thus the lateness of the post.  Fabric-wise, twas another extremely successful day.  So I thought it would be helpful to give for you today a list of highlights in my explorations here… The first shop…

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Curiouser and curiouser…

30/09/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized18 Comments on Curiouser and curiouser…

Hi, the last day of Self-Stitched September; and I’m coming to you live from sunny Melbourne!  Haha.  That’s an in-joke amongst Australians, as Melbourne is … er, not very sunny.  The weather here is notoriously fickle.  The sky today is…

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Gardening gracefully

29/09/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized5 Comments on Gardening gracefully

Today I am wearing a little sundress I made a few years ago, with the intention of it being a beach dress to pop on over bathers.  As it turned out kind of fancy and pretty I’ve ended up wearing…

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Black dress

28/09/201025/09/2020 CarolynUncategorized10 Comments on Black dress

So, I hardly ever wear this dress and it just sits there on its hanger and I reach for it once in a blue moon.  I wasn’t even planning to use it this month. This can be a toughie to…

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Domestic diva XI

27/09/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized13 Comments on Domestic diva XI

Hehe, realised that my most loathed domestic duty has not yet been immortalised here; the dreaded office work… (groan) I used to be an analytical chemist (yes, with a degree n’ all…) and so led a reasonably interesting life with every…

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Domestic diva X

26/09/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized5 Comments on Domestic diva X

Woah, same skirt as yesterday; snap!  Though this version is view C and is made out of a bright cheery, bohemian, gypsy-ish print.  This is another skirt pattern I’ve used a lot, although not as much as my old standby…

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Domestic diva IX

25/09/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized8 Comments on Domestic diva IX

Post celebratory let-down; I did have a lovely day yesterday, and thankyou so much for your lovely birthday wishes!  Hmmm, re this morning’s outfit; both old favourites.  Both of these pieces I contemplated throwing out last summer and both got…

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Domestic diva VIII

24/09/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized15 Comments on Domestic diva VIII

For those of you wondering if the domestic diva series is nought but a ploy then wonder no more, for I do actually do housework around my house as well as sewing, er which OK admittedly has got unnecessarily high…

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