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progress on wardrobe capsule…

10/04/202108/08/2021 CarolynUncategorized2 Comments on progress on wardrobe capsule…

I’ve made some more things to add to my little make12/capsule wardrobe…. I think I got this rather smallish scrap of  very nice damask upholstery fabric from my friend N when she cleared out her stash… I fell in love…

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of dots and bats…

13/03/202114/03/2021 Carolynsewing13 Comments on of dots and bats…

I made a swishy new skirt… this beautiful rayon challis fabric was generously given to me by Minerva in the UK in return for a blog post for their site, which can be read here.. however because of course I am…

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embroidered white top

05/03/202108/08/2021 Carolynsewing10 Comments on embroidered white top

hello! so, short side note; but I didn’t post any yearly resolutions/intentions here previously.  I did on instagram though.  Whoops!  Anyway, I did actually make a little resolution, and here’s the lowdown… at the beginning of the year I was…

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Indian patchwork jacket

22/02/202105/03/2021 Carolynsewing13 Comments on Indian patchwork jacket

So, I made a jacket! the beauty of which is all due to the magnificent fabric.  Which has been recycled, and recycled again.  To explain…   … so many years ago, like fairly early on in our marriage I think;…

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black stewart tartan coat

13/02/202113/02/2021 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized9 Comments on black stewart tartan coat

Oh my gosh, I love this new coat so much!   I’ve been in the process of making this for quite a long time now.  It’s been a sort of long term, high quality sort of a project, squeezing little…

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Mundaring raincoat

30/01/202103/02/2021 Carolyncrafty stuff, sewing5 Comments on Mundaring raincoat

Hurrah!  Cassie and I have finally finished making our newest pattern!  please give a warm welcome to the Mundaring raincoat pattern, currently for sale in our shop, the linky dink to which is over to the right in my sidebar…

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Theo

25/01/202125/01/2021 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized15 Comments on Theo

… so first post for the year! the most exciting news of all for us is the arrival of our darling little grandson Theo; Cassie and Daniel’s baby boy.  He’s very little right now so he is extremely busy eating…

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2020; a retrospective

01/01/202102/01/2021 CarolynUncategorized22 Comments on 2020; a retrospective

Yes, I know I’m a day late; maybe even two days late by the time I get this published! but well… I’m a bit busy right now.  All will become clear in my next post  🙂 So it’s the end…

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