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jenny overalls/jeans/trousers

08/06/201821/06/2019 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized31 Comments on jenny overalls/jeans/trousers

I’ve made some rather cra-a-a-a-zy, and yet rather out-there groovy-baby jeans! And they double up as overalls too! should I ever feel the urge to wear a pair of overalls… 🙂  Sneaky conversion between the two by way of a…

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high heeled black oxfords (shoes), plus some other stuff

28/05/201828/05/2018 Carolynsewing, shoes37 Comments on high heeled black oxfords (shoes), plus some other stuff

I’ve made some new shoes! These have had a bit of a journey in the making, with a gap of about five months in the middle of it when I did absolutely nothing to them!  Several things; feeling torn as…

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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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suits me to a tee

22/09/201723/09/2017 Carolynsewing56 Comments on suits me to a tee

So, a new year, a new Refashioners challenge…last year we did jeans, this time the thing to be updated is A SUIT. Most disappointingly, I could find no one in my family or circle of friends to donate a suit…

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named maisa denim jean jacket

30/05/201731/05/2017 Carolynsewing54 Comments on named maisa denim jean jacket

O hey! What am I doing? not much, just hanging around in my new jean jacket that until very recently was actually a few pairs of ancient old jeans!!!  OHYEAH! A jeans-to-jean-jacket project has been a long-term “thing” in my little bucket list of refashions…

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sage skirt, sage skirt, ivory top, orange hand warmers

31/08/2016 Carolynsewing29 Comments on sage skirt, sage skirt, ivory top, orange hand warmers

Hello!  I’ve got a small handful of new stuff to show off present … four things to be precise! Firstly, two sage green/pale coffee, checked tweed skirts.  I inherited this beautiful quality piece of wool tweed from my grandmother’s stash after she…

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jean genie

07/08/201616/08/2016 Carolynsewing54 Comments on jean genie

I’ve made a new dress using a bunch of my kids’ old jeans that I have been saving for this very purpose…  and please note; yes, I am wearing denim shoes that I also made from old jeans, hehehe.  Just adding to…

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Orange is the new Black

27/05/201515/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized24 Comments on Orange is the new Black

We don’t even get that show on TV here, but I’ve heard the name bandied about and thought it remarkably apt for my newest creations! Now, is everyone else joining in the latest pretty underthingies making-fest? Haha, sorry, of course it…

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