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some odds and ends

05/06/202405/06/2024 Carolynsewing1 Comment on some odds and ends

Just recently I took part in me-made May again, and had a month of taking my own photos once more.  It feels funny to go back to this, since I’ve completely got out of the habit of taking daily photos,…

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a weird new top

24/05/202424/05/2024 Carolynsewing7 Comments on a weird new top

Hello!  I’ve made a new shirt/top; it’s a little weird but it’s an idea I’ve had in my head for a long time and have been quietly working on realising it.  I’ve actually been making this shirt for over a…

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dusky pink linen shirt

18/05/202420/05/2024 Carolynsewing4 Comments on dusky pink linen shirt

Hello!  I’ve been sewing again lately … I just finished a button-up shirt using this beautiful dusky pink linen that I received from the Linen Shack.  The linen is very fine and light, and was absolutely beautiful to work with.…

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an ivory blouse and a pink neck warmer

30/04/2024 CarolynsewingLeave a Comment on an ivory blouse and a pink neck warmer

Hello!  I’ve finished a few new things over the past few days… First up, a new ivory blouse for myself.  This is the new Fibremood Georgie blouse, and it’s quite an interesting design and construction technique that I haven’t really…

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the Karijini dress

16/03/2024 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized8 Comments on the Karijini dress

Hello! I’m back, and with a BIG project that has been on my mind for quite some time now… a new pattern!  Please welcome the newest pattern to gallop out from the Carolyn & Cassie Pattern Co stable, the Karijini…

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trench coat inspired cape jacket

25/02/202426/02/2024 Carolynsewing5 Comments on trench coat inspired cape jacket

I made this cool new little jacket/cape/abbreviated trench coat thing!  I don’t know how else to describe it really! This is the new Delma pattern by Fibremood; it’s a very wide, yet very cropped little jacket, with trench inspired details…

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tie dyed lingerie, and bikkies

10/02/2024 CarolynsewingLeave a Comment on tie dyed lingerie, and bikkies

Hello!  I’m back with a few new things… I had a length of raspberry cotton jersey that’s lovely quality and I wanted to make a new set of lingerie with it, but I somehow felt it boring just as it…

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2023; a retrospective

31/12/202301/01/2024 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized10 Comments on 2023; a retrospective

Hello!  It’s the last day of 2023, and I’m feeling miraculously motivated to look back upon my year of making, and see what I made, how it worked out and generally do a bit of retrospective musing on the things…

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