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I made some stuff…

31/01/201831/01/2018 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized25 Comments on I made some stuff…

So, what are the latest whatevers to wing their way out of the atelier, hmmm?  Well, I’ve been making LOADS of things, just nothing much to show for it, as yet.  Remember I mentioned I was making a pattern?  Well,…

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an optimistic splash of colour and sunshine

10/01/201811/01/2018 Carolynsewing51 Comments on an optimistic splash of colour and sunshine

Making this piñata, I mean… outfit was a random, didn’t really care about the outcome, “just because” bit of experimental fun… so of course it turned out perfect.  I love it. So, we were going down to our beach house…

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Christmas pressies; a sewing marathon

29/12/201729/12/2017 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized31 Comments on Christmas pressies; a sewing marathon

Tim and Kelly… As usual, I made Christmas presents for my family… I started late October, so I was giving myself plenty of time, or so you’d think!  I’m a fairly efficient seamster, and I still only just finished a…

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boatin’, campin’, bikin’ and hikin’ stoof

09/08/201710/08/2017 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized54 Comments on boatin’, campin’, bikin’ and hikin’ stoof

We’ve just come back from a holiday in Alaska, USA and British Columbia, Canada; had the most AWESOME-est time of course! but more about that later…  I made a few bits and pieces to fill in some gaps in the…

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…getting a Brazilian…

04/06/201706/06/2017 Carolynsewing28 Comments on …getting a Brazilian…

Olá! Soooo, I mentioned my brother’s BIG birthday? well to go with it he had a BIG birthday bash! with a Brazilian theme.  I stupidly procrastinated about my costume, ended up going shopping for fabric the day before the party and…

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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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bunny top

16/04/201716/04/2017 Carolynsewing18 Comments on bunny top

I’ve made a new little top… I really wanted to debut it today seeing as it’s strewn with beautiful bouncing bunnies.  A bunny-tastic, rabbit-iferous Easter-rockin’ top!  😀 You know when you go to Spotlight for a handful of bits and bobs, not…

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