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the Maldives; a travel wardrobe

26/10/202224/12/2022 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized4 Comments on the Maldives; a travel wardrobe

phew! it’s been aaaaaages since I did one of these! or it feels like it anyway!  We’d originally booked this holiday back in 2019, to be taken in 2020; and well, we all know what happened in 2020!  Covid, in…

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ivory Nicks tunic top

22/10/2022 Carolynsewing3 Comments on ivory Nicks tunic top

I made a pretty new top… isn’t it gorgeous?  It’s a slight different style that I might usually go for, and I absolutely love it!  So elegantly feminine and floaty and chic. This is the new Nicks pattern by Closet…

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a suedette skirt

14/10/202222/10/2022 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized2 Comments on a suedette skirt

I made another Booragoon skirt for myself; partly so I could film it and make a kinda helpful – I hope! – youtube video to illustrate some of the more difficult parts of the construction process.  I appreciate this is…

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pink trousers

05/10/2022 Carolynsewing4 Comments on pink trousers

I’ve made some new trousers… this is the new Mitchell trousers pattern by Closet Core patterns.  It has two views, view A is a pegged, cropped version and view B is an ankle length, more swishy wide-leg version.  Obviously I…

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the fascinating sleeves of farrah

22/09/202223/09/2022 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized1 Comment on the fascinating sleeves of farrah

…hyperbole?  I don’t think so! The sleeves of my newest thing are extremely cool imo… I’m really enamoured with their very unique design.  I’m always on the lookout for cool design ideas anyway, and was so excited to try this…

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some snuggly corduroy goodness…

16/09/202217/09/2022 Carolynsewing5 Comments on some snuggly corduroy goodness…

I’ve made a few new things! I was sent a length of lovely snuggly corduroy from Minerva; it is soft, quite lightweight, fluid and drapey and a little fluffy, and of course the most gorgeous and delicious shade of burnt…

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some snuggly spring-y merino

31/08/202231/08/2022 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized3 Comments on some snuggly spring-y merino

Last day of the month and I’m squeezing in a blog post about some other stuff that’s strolled out of the stash and onto my body during August… wait, that sounded weird.  Leaving it though.  I’m in that sort of…

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bucket hats and tights and a big big bag…

27/08/202229/08/2022 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized4 Comments on bucket hats and tights and a big big bag…

Oh hello!  Those blue blue skies are making me so happy right now, as most of the past month has been more like this: Oh yay, storm clouds, yes you’re making me happy too… not. I’ve been making lots of…

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