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pretty little maternity dress

11/10/202011/10/2020 CarolynsewingLeave a Comment on pretty little maternity dress

No, I’m not pregnant, obviously, but I do currently have a pregnant daughter … She is wearing the things I’ve already made for her constantly, AND I’ve also lent to her my rusty lace Cissy dress for however long she…

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an exciting need for maternity gear!

15/08/2020 Carolynsewing15 Comments on an exciting need for maternity gear!

so, I have some very exciting news!  I’m going to be a granny again!  Well of course I’m already a granny to darling little Arthur, but I am going to be granny to TWO.  That’s cause for celebration, I think!…

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terracotta skirt; 6 different ways

22/08/201922/08/2019 CarolynUncategorized7 Comments on terracotta skirt; 6 different ways

I’ve loved this skirt so much! but it’s been worn and worn and worn and the placky-dack fabric got so crazed and brittle in places towards the end there, I’ve finally been forced, forced I say! to bid it adieu;…

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a shirt for David and a dress for Cassie

02/06/201724/06/2017 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized36 Comments on a shirt for David and a dress for Cassie

hey bro! Woooh!  I’m so excited to finally hand this over!  My brother has had/is having a big BIG birthday… and my sister-in-law made the brilliant suggestion that he would like a shirt made by me for his birthday.  Well,…

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deep teal, suedette dove blouse

23/05/201723/05/2017 Carolynsewing31 Comments on deep teal, suedette dove blouse

Hey! I’ve made a new blouse.  It’s the Dove blouse by Megan Nielsen patterns, in an lightweight but warm, faux suede from Spotlight.  So, the recommended fabrics for this pattern are shirt-weight stuff like voile and crepe de chine and chambray and linen… not…

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golden brown

10/05/201723/05/2017 Carolynsewing67 Comments on golden brown

hello!  I’ve made this new blouse…  I was having trouble thinking of a way to describe the colour, since the only thing coming to my mind was those white puffball fungi that upon “puffing” send forth a little cloud of smelly spores that…

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terracotta axel skirt

04/05/201704/05/2017 Carolynsewing22 Comments on terracotta axel skirt

Hey!  I’ve made this new skirt.  Actually I’ve made lots of new things lately and just haven’t yet blogged them… oops!  Getting onto that, asap!  Hehe, actually a good thing about me-made May is that it kinda forces me to blog as yet unblogged…

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