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side seam with inset strip and bound-edge inseam pocket; a tutorial

17/08/201618/08/2016 Carolynsewing, tutorial28 Comments on side seam with inset strip and bound-edge inseam pocket; a tutorial

btw this fabric here is fulfilling a long held dream of mine…. a Marimekko dress!!  print is Pieni Unikko 2, 100% cotton, available here… yes, you can get Marimekko fabric in Australia!  More details on the dress in a future post to come…  🙂 Also,…

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white oxfords (shoes)

11/08/201611/08/2016 Carolynshoes31 Comments on white oxfords (shoes)

I’ve made some new shoes…  🙂 A kind of shoe I reaaaaaaaallly like to wear in spring/summer, heck and autumn too, let’s be honest; is a pair of little white sandshoes/sneakers.    I reckon they look really cute worn with… well, just about…

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laced up at the heel (shoes)

21/07/201622/07/2016 Carolynshoes, Uncategorized28 Comments on laced up at the heel (shoes)

I made some new shoes! and they lace up at the back of the heel. Yah, sorta weird…  It’s not often you see shoes laced up at the back of the foot, well never, actually!  Seems a fiddly awkward place…

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paisley oxfords (shoes)

26/06/201626/06/2016 Carolynsewing, shoes, Uncategorized52 Comments on paisley oxfords (shoes)

hello!  I’ve made some new shoes! I have to admit, I actually had no drama with these ones I was just kinda, yeah, you know, need some new shoes for walking the dog, whatever.  I’ll just use this paisley stuff, it’s a bit…

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the incredible raspberry woman…

17/06/201617/06/2016 Carolynsewing18 Comments on the incredible raspberry woman…

Haha!   I lolled pretty hard at this outfit above, but decided to share anyway.  I look like some kind of burgeoning superhero or something yeah?  All I need is the cape.  “NO CAPES!!” *  (Edna Mode, of course) Fear not, fellow…

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some tops, and a collar pattern

13/06/201614/06/2016 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized33 Comments on some tops, and a collar pattern

I’ve been busy making a few tops… SO!  Exhibits A and B; two Nettie tops,both made in a really gorgeous, pale cream knit from Fabulous Fabrics, given to me by Mum.  Now, I know I’ve said a gazillion times before…

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winter boots

05/06/201606/06/2016 Carolynshoes68 Comments on winter boots

I MADE THESE!!! OK, maybe I’m a bit biased here, but to my eyes these are just about the most beautiful things in the world right now!! So I finally did it! and I’m even extremely happy with them to boot (haha!) and…

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a passing housewife

14/05/201622/05/2016 Carolynsewing33 Comments on a passing housewife

What am I?  I am a passing housewife!!! Hehehe just to explain, Izumi Curtis is a character from my favourite Japanese anime Fullmetal Alchemist.  She always introduces herself as just a passing housewife, and so is the character I can relate to…

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