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rusty drapey dress

19/01/202020/01/2020 Carolynsewing14 Comments on rusty drapey dress

I made a new dress!  The pattern is Vogue 1343, a Tracy Reese design; and I used this beautifully thin and slightly crisp georgette from Minerva in colour Rust… The fabric is gorgeous, yes?  I really really love the deep rich…

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pouches

14/01/2020 CarolynUncategorized14 Comments on pouches

This is not the post which I would ever have wanted to start the new year, let alone the new decade but sadly this is how it just is… Australia saw the end of last year and the beginning of…

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2019; a retrospective

31/12/2019 Carolynfashion26 Comments on 2019; a retrospective

It’s the last day of the year; the day in which tradition demands a bit of looking back on the year gone by and pondering on what I would like to do for next year.  First of all, I’m picking…

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och aye

27/12/201931/12/2019 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized12 Comments on och aye

My final creation for the year! and a couple of other things too, since of course I found/have recently finished more unblogged items which I am including although technically I didn’t “make” them.  But first things first… I shall start with…

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jungle baby mobile

22/12/2019 Carolyncrafty stuff5 Comments on jungle baby mobile

Yesterday we attended a very special event, and I made a very special gift for the occasion! … Kelly’s bridesmaid and Tim’s groomsman, now a newly-wed couple themselves, hosted a baby shower for who else but our newest little not-quite-here-yet…

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jumbo checks

19/12/201919/12/2019 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized19 Comments on jumbo checks

Oh hey! I made a new dress!  And I have writer’s block!   Obviously the second thing is not the least bit interesting to anyone who just wants to read – or in my case; write! about sewing… however the…

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box of socks; the December edition

15/12/2019 Carolynknitting, Uncategorized11 Comments on box of socks; the December edition

Finally!  This is my 12th pair of socks for the year and my box of socks is finished!!  I decided to end up on a festive Christmas note with some celebratory scarlet socks… they are quite plain, but… LOOK AT…

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golden Collins

13/12/2019 Carolynsewing4 Comments on golden Collins

I’m now desperately trying to blog everything I’ve made this year, within this year… so fair warning: brace yourself for an onslaught of making-spam… First of all; this little dress! I actually made this back in September! but cold weather…

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