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a townhouse dress

08/01/201608/01/2016 Carolynsewing33 Comments on a townhouse dress

This new dress is the latest step in my current project to add some architectural whimsy to Cassie’s work wardrobe …. and it was barely off the machine when she wanted to wear it to work straight away, like the next day, meaning today!   I took these…

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village dress, for Cassie

03/01/201603/01/2016 Carolynsewing47 Comments on village dress, for Cassie

It’s taken a while but I’ve finally taken pictures of Cassie wearing the dress I made for her for Christmas! The fabric is a crepe printed with Cinqueterre-like, or Amalfi-coast-like villages, and we both loved it upon first sight.  I knew…

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a Japanese indigo dress

18/12/201531/12/2015 Carolynsewing41 Comments on a Japanese indigo dress

 I’ve made another Yoshimi dress  🙂 Pattern: Vogue 2900.  This pattern will always be in my head the “Yoshimi dress” since her versions are all very inspiring to me, and as well, the lovely Yoshimi herself personally recommended it for me, so there…

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jingle bells

07/12/201506/01/2016 CarolynUncategorized33 Comments on jingle bells

Yes, my new shirtdress literally does have bells on it.  The gold buttons are mini jingle bells, the type you put on cutesie wootsie Christmas decorations.  Whimsical and impractical although many of my sewing/knitting choices may be though, jingle-bells are…

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teal dress

14/11/201515/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized34 Comments on teal dress

New dress! Well actually it’s not really  new at all, in fact I made it barely a year ago…  it just feels like a brand spanking new thing somehow just because it’s a brand spanking new colour. I thought some…

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all Aussie adventures

16/09/201528/04/2016 Carolynfashion, knitting, sewing, shoes68 Comments on all Aussie adventures

MY OUTFIT IS FINISHED!!! And I am showing it all together here for the first time.  Can I just say right here; wooooohooooot! The challenge, as laid out by Nicki of this is moonlight, should you choose to accept it,…

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snuggly chocolate-y ensemble

03/09/201515/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized32 Comments on snuggly chocolate-y ensemble

True to form, right at the beginning of spring I’ve made a rather wintery ensemble for myself.  Typical!  😀 No, actually Mari from Seamster Patterns contacted me again asking me to take part in the second and last part of…

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an all Western Australian dress

30/08/201515/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized101 Comments on an all Western Australian dress

OK; it’s done, the second and arguably the most time consuming component of my one year one outfit project!   Can I just interject right here… WOOOOHOOOOO! Phew!  so, just saying, but I’m tentatively predicting that this one piece could…

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