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I’ve been making a whole bunch of stuff…

22/12/2020 CarolynUncategorized13 Comments on I’ve been making a whole bunch of stuff…

Ok… stuff!   I just have to write this quick blog post or … I dunno, explode or something!  because right now I am the Red Queen, running as fast as I can just to stay in the same place……

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separated Cissy… and it’s green

27/11/2020 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized8 Comments on separated Cissy… and it’s green

Seems like a bit of a non-sequitur, but kinda sums up the whole process actually.  Let me explain… So I set out to make another Homer and Howells Cissy dress for myself because I was so pleased with the rust…

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I made some cool blue sandals (shoes)

30/10/202031/10/2020 Carolynshoes, Uncategorized5 Comments on I made some cool blue sandals (shoes)

Woo-eee!  I really really wanted to add another pair of handmade shoes to my collection this year and after a whole bunch of postponing and procrastinating and a little bit of prevaricating too… ta da!  I basically had to force…

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Tjilkamala Rockhole

21/10/202021/10/2020 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized14 Comments on Tjilkamala Rockhole

I’ve made up the first of my indigenous fabrics that I bought back in … June? I think, and I posted about it here…  this stunning print is Tjilkamala Rockhole, designed by Alice Nampitjinpa; it was produced by Ikuntji Artists…

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a colourful coat

08/10/2020 CarolynUncategorized15 Comments on a colourful coat

I made this new coat-ish/dress-ish/shirt-ish sort of a thing for myself! How beautiful is this linen??  It’s stunning, isn’t it.  I’m head over heels in love with the print – gorgeously colourful, bird-strewn, with the looks of an ancient, beautiful…

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stuff for Arthur…

02/10/2020 CarolynUncategorized13 Comments on stuff for Arthur…

those little pursed lips!! So, Kelly had lent me one of Arthur’s onesies so I could make a better fitting pattern than the Burda one I’ve been using up until now… for some reason that pattern makes for a very…

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heaven…

17/09/202017/09/2020 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized6 Comments on heaven…

Heaven by name, heavenly by nature?  Well, I think it’s a pretty nice dress, at least! 🍓 this is the new Heaven dress pattern by @fibremood; an unusual design with a chic, wide trapezoidal neckline and an interesting combined sleeve/yoke…

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snowy white dress

03/09/2020 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized10 Comments on snowy white dress

  It’s a bit sad that this dress looks like a white-out and doesn’t photograph as “exciting” because it’s a thing that’s been on my sewing bucket list for YONKSSS, and I absolutely love it!  I think it’s elegant and…

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