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the mother-of-the-groom, plus a gorgeous bridesmaid

03/06/201904/06/2019 Carolynsewing26 Comments on the mother-of-the-groom, plus a gorgeous bridesmaid

So, I made my own outfit for Tim and Kelly’s wedding too, of course!  I’m posting about this outfit before the wedding dress, partly because I’m waiting for the professional photos … a social media blackout was imposed for the…

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cowboy dogs

27/05/201927/05/2019 Carolynsewing6 Comments on cowboy dogs

I really only cut out this set so as to have something to work on at the recent Australian Sewing Guild meeting… since I couldn’t really take along any wedding sewing.  And I enjoyed it so much, I just had…

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bunny tails and lots of pink fluff

18/05/2019 Carolynsewing11 Comments on bunny tails and lots of pink fluff

So in a bit of a tangent from wedding sewing; the weather has turned super cold, unseasonably so actually, for this early 🙁 and my old winter pj’s had got drastically thin to the point where I’ve accidentally poked a…

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jasika blazer

02/03/201902/03/2019 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized22 Comments on jasika blazer

Remember in my 2018 end of year round-up I mentioned briefly I had made a Big Thing?  Well this is it! A tailored blazer… this is the Jasika blazer, the newest design by Heather of Closet Case patterns. Well, what…

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a celestial dress, and some other things

26/01/201926/01/2019 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized7 Comments on a celestial dress, and some other things

So, I made a dress… or something?!  I’m not 100% sure about this one.  Is it a dress? or a nightie? or maybe a choirboy/celestial angel robe?  The jury is out! One thing I am sure of is that it’s…

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unicorn

15/01/201915/01/2019 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized10 Comments on unicorn

So I’m knee deep in wedding-dress biz, which I LOVE, of course! but I took a little time out just to make something fripperous and frivolous and quick and easy, just for me.  Think of this as like a tiny serve of…

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the A-line Perth dress; a short tutorial

08/01/201920/01/2019 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized4 Comments on the A-line Perth dress; a short tutorial

So, I popped on my original Perth dress today and I realised this post is way overdue and I’ve been owing it for some time… I’m sorry for being so slack! I have to admit that a reasonable number of…

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2018; a retrospective

31/12/201831/12/2018 Carolynfashion, sewing, Uncategorized27 Comments on 2018; a retrospective

Ah, it’s the 31st December, when I look back over of my year of making and wearing and do a little analysis… to kick off, some of my favourite pictures/outfits, one for each month.  Several of these pictures are not…

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