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red gingham

26/01/201515/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized73 Comments on red gingham

… new dress! I feel like I’ve been wearing the same little summer dresses over and over and over.  Not that there’s anything wrong with that! because I like them all   🙂  but a few of my standbys are…

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Tear drops top

11/01/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized43 Comments on Tear drops top

White tops, and particularly if lace or broderie anglaise or any wildly impractical snowy stitch-festival are part of the equation, have always been a weakness of mine.  Not just during summer but any season.  One of my earliest pins as a freshly…

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Red

28/11/201314/04/2016 CarolynUncategorized47 Comments on Red

So; red dress. I pinned this dress a while ago because I really loved the little shawl collar and the shape of the bodice and wanted to reproduce it for myself.  I used a particularly nice, crisp and slightly slubby cotton from Fabulous Fabrics…

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Beachy polka dots dress

13/09/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized78 Comments on Beachy polka dots dress

So, we had some purr-fectly dee-lightful weather last Monday, allowing me to wear, and take some piccies of, my dress. The product of my giant beachy polka dots fabric, screen-printed by moi.  Um, I’m completely satisfied with how it turned out.  And I…

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Autumn leaves sundress

07/09/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized46 Comments on Autumn leaves sundress

I made a sundress using my autumn leaves fabric, screen-printed by me here.  Those who like wonky weird imperfect prints are going to like this, if you don’t, then avert your eyes! The pattern is an adaption of dress T,…

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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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she’s the boss

27/04/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized47 Comments on she’s the boss

So, you might be thinking that this is not my usual style of outfit.  And you would be right!  I did make my dress, but it was chosen by another. But, how is this so? Have you heard of the…

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