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pink Axis

29/04/202029/04/2020 Carolynsewing11 Comments on pink Axis

I absolutely love this, my new dress!! for several reasons, upon which I shall now proceed to wax lyrical… The pattern is the Axis dress by Papercut patterns… I’ve loved this pattern company for several years… for one thing their…

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blue Blair jacket

22/04/202022/04/2020 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized10 Comments on blue Blair jacket

Hello!  I made a new thing.  It’s sort of a jacket, sort of a coat.  What’s the difference between those two things anyway, I wonder?  I always thought a jacket was short, like maybe no longer than hip length max,…

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I sewed selflessly

21/04/202022/04/2020 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized4 Comments on I sewed selflessly

So, I sewed some stuff! Item A; a dress for Mum to wear to Cassie’s wedding… I started out with Burda style 09/2019; 109 because I thought the sleeve cuff really lovely; however I ran up a muslin – actually…

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paper-bag waist

15/04/202021/10/2020 Carolynsewing9 Comments on paper-bag waist

I’ve just made these ridiculously comfy trousers!  perfect for lounging around while you do your work-from-home thing in these newly strange and scary times.  I adore them unreservedly.  Well, it’s the paper-bag waist, have had a soft spot for them…

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Cassie’s wedding dress

06/04/202011/04/2020 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized39 Comments on Cassie’s wedding dress

Oh hey!  I made a dress for my daughter! it’s a rather special one actually…  😉 So where to begin…well of course I’m teasing; my darling girl recently married her man D and this is her wedding dress, that I…

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bridesmaids

04/04/202004/04/2020 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized15 Comments on bridesmaids

Cassie wanted her three cousins, my brother’s three daughters, to be her bridesmaids; and look how beautiful they are!  It was so much fun and a totally lovely and enjoyable experience for me to make these dresses for my gorgeous…

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delicious Delice

29/03/202005/07/2020 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized5 Comments on delicious Delice

Hello!  I know I said wedding sewing would be the next thing I posted here but I’m not quite ready to write about that yet.  However yes, we had the wedding, it was wonderful and all is well.  In the…

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floral frikka with matching skirt

15/02/202011/11/2020 Carolynsewing8 Comments on floral frikka with matching skirt

… so here are a few things I made earlier! like; along with everything else that’s been going on I can barely remember when I made them.  Honestly, I’m really missing writing for my blog lately, and “engaging” with other…

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