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Long n’ skinny scarf

10/05/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized7 Comments on Long n’ skinny scarf

Today is the first time I have showcased this scarf on the bloggeroonie. I made this about two years ago when big woollen loopy scarves made a small splash on the fashion scene.  I bought three balls of lovely soft…

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Mother’s Day

09/05/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized2 Comments on Mother’s Day

I know Mother’s Day is celebrated on different days in all the different countries of the world, but here in Australia we celebrate it on the second Sunday in May: which is today!   My parents kindly had sent me…

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Bottle green Basic

08/05/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized10 Comments on Bottle green Basic

I made a new skirt! This latest is the result of wanting a little quick and easy skirt that I could just throw on for any occasion, something like my olive green corduroy skirt that is such a staple in…

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Blast from the past

07/05/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized6 Comments on Blast from the past

This is good for a laugh. I found this old photo of me in an outfit I made for myself.  I’m not exactly sure how old I am, but I’m guessing about thirteen.  I am clueless as to the pattern…

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Knotty blue scarf

06/05/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized8 Comments on Knotty blue scarf

It’s been an embarrassingly long while since I did a re-fashion.  My big bag of toss-out garments is still sitting there, taunting me.  And this re-fashion is so … trite, it’s barely worth the label “re-fashion”.  Still, in my defence,…

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Birthday bag

05/05/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized4 Comments on Birthday bag

Do you remember me posting about a top secret project I was working on last weekend?  Well today is my sister-in-law S’s birthday and I was making her a gift.  It’s a little bag she can use to hold make-up,…

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Denim, lace and burnt orange

04/05/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized7 Comments on Denim, lace and burnt orange

Being a casual-ish, friendly sort of a day today I’m dressing to suit.  I had to do some work in the office (groan) but managed to squeeze in a quick morning tea with some friends and also a lunch with…

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Lounge suite re-cover

03/05/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized5 Comments on Lounge suite re-cover

My primary sewing interest is in fashion… obviously as this blog has leant heavily in that direction!!  However I shouldn’t lose sight of my initial purpose of this blog, which was to document all of my sewing efforts over the…

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