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What a difference a day makes…

31/01/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized7 Comments on What a difference a day makes…

The day before yesterday Today I do have some more thoughts on fashion in Japan to talk about here, plus I enjoyed meeting another sewing and blogging friend in Oregon; just let me sort through about a thousand photos first……

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Australia Day

26/01/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized11 Comments on Australia Day

It’s been pretty difficult to post, what with available computer time being taken up with the superior demands of teenage Facebook time, not to mention some essential out-of-office business maintenance.  My blog has taken very much a back seat. However…

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Tim’s quilt

10/01/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized9 Comments on Tim’s quilt

I’m a bit embarrassed putting a picture of this up here now, because it’s quite old and worn now and has really seen better days, but that is the nature of quilts, right?  That they are supposed to age gracefully…

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A walk in the park

07/01/201121/12/2016 CarolynUncategorized7 Comments on A walk in the park

A day of colourlessness (ness, ness) is often followed by a more colourful day, in my world. And today is a bad hair day, sorry.  Thus the pony.  I am getting my hair cut this afternoon, and I am so…

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Scrap dress

04/01/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized23 Comments on Scrap dress

You know how after a sewing project is finished you nearly always end up with scraps, sometimes of such a decent size you can’t toss them out… but not enough to do anything with on their own.  So sometimes I…

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Cassie’s dress

31/12/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized19 Comments on Cassie’s dress

This is the dress I made our daughter for her Christmas present this year.  I know her tastes very well and could picture exactly the dress I wanted to make for her, but was quite anxious about how to go about…

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A boxy little jacket; a refashion

30/12/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized37 Comments on A boxy little jacket; a refashion

I’m so pleased with this latest refashion that I finished just yesterday, that I just had wear it even though it’s really too hot for this time of year… I took an old pair of too big, light cotton twill…

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Merry Christmas!

25/12/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized14 Comments on Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas, all!  Wishing you a wonderfully happy and peaceful day together with your families and friends! Details:  Dress; Vogue 8555, with a bodice front of my own design, and added petticoat and waist tie,  printed cotton Shoes; Sandler, had for many…

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