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The Alessa hoodie

30/07/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized46 Comments on The Alessa hoodie

… so called because Alessa of Farbenfreude gave this fabric to me in a recent giveaway… thank you so much Alessa! It is very nice fabric, a largish piece of soft fluffy charcoal grey non-stretchy knit stuff with a diagonally…

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Leo

22/07/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized39 Comments on Leo

… the lion., and the latest in my horoscope series.   I am wearing my new Alexander McQueen designed jacket.  And did you know that Alexander McQueen’s first name was actually… oh ok then, his name was Lee not Leo.  But……

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the Panellist

10/07/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized113 Comments on the Panellist

I’ve made a new dress! a dress comprised of panels and bands.  This is Vogue 1316  and I made it using three pairs of old corduroy jeans, ivory, chocolate and a faded black; plus a piece of new black corduroy, itself…

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Bright roses, tops n tights

08/07/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized39 Comments on Bright roses, tops n tights

Y’ello  ðŸ™‚ I’ve been making stoof.  Please bear with me while my photo-taking catches up… Firstly, my new top of stretchy cotton sateen.  I must be dreaming of spring already, I think! This is a stash-busting success story.  I fell…

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I dye…

17/06/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized30 Comments on I dye…

…  literally.  I’m dyeing heaps of stuff lately. My ultramarine corduroy skirt.  I was bored with it, and didn’t wear it at all during me-made May even though it was season appropriate.  That is A Sign.  I dunno, I’d gone…

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Browning a couple of things

10/06/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized53 Comments on Browning a couple of things

Remember my Sew Bossy dress, below?  It was very… sweet, wasn’t it?  I mean, I wish I could wear really pretty things like that, but I think I cannot!  But I thought it had promise, it just needed de-twee-ing. before…

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red

31/05/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized54 Comments on red

The photo mini challenge for today, the last day of me-made May is “red”. min 6C, max 19C, fine and sunny Details: Jacket; Burdastyle magazine 08/2010, 113, chocolate brown faux leather, details and my review of this pattern here Jeans;…

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Boring black Tshirt

30/05/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized29 Comments on Boring black Tshirt

The penultimate day of me-made May, and I have a post planned to spew out some vitriol reflect on my experiences.  Only kidding there.  I have no vitriol, of course.  Well, very very little  ðŸ˜‰ hehe, but seriously, I am…

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