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“Tablecloth” skirt, the black-and-white look

21/04/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized5 Comments on “Tablecloth” skirt, the black-and-white look

Remember how I said I’m often inspired by high end fashion shoots in making my daily outfit choices?  Well today I thought I’d share my inspiration shot with you today.  This outfit was in this month’s Vogue Australia.  Of course…

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Anatomy of a ball dress, pt 2

20/04/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized6 Comments on Anatomy of a ball dress, pt 2

I apologise for the lack of progress pictures on this dress.  Pretty much I’ve had heaps of work and errands to catch up on, and am restricted to sewing in a more limited amount of spare time than I’m used…

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Turquoise and sand

19/04/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized4 Comments on Turquoise and sand

Today is the most magnificent day, with blue blue skies and not a cloud to be seen…  The last time I wore this skirt I went for bright bright bright, but I think I love it even more with these…

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Introducing my other children

18/04/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized12 Comments on Introducing my other children

Sandi asked me in a comment recently about sewing machines and which functions I thought were useful ones for dressmakers to have, so I thought this would be a good time to introduce my work-horses. Firstly, my ordinary machine.  I’ve…

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Anatomy of a ball dress, pt 1

17/04/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized12 Comments on Anatomy of a ball dress, pt 1

I’ve made a start on my ball dress.  Although I was a bit late to get started on it I’m making up for lost time now.  Yesterday I did more sewing on my daughter’s dress than I did on my…

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Pistachio and lilac

16/04/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized5 Comments on Pistachio and lilac

The last time I went op-shopping at the Salvation Army I found this stunning lilac suede skirt.  Yes, you read correctly, suede!!  I cannot believe the lovely things people throw out sometimes…  It has a very slightly graded frill around…

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Exhibition; Madonna costumes

15/04/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized7 Comments on Exhibition; Madonna costumes

Yesterday my daughter and I went into the city and viewed the exhibition of Madonna costumes currently on show.  Unfortunately I had done a bit of research before going in and was disappointed to see that the Perth exhibition was…

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Orange and khaki combo

14/04/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized8 Comments on Orange and khaki combo

Went into the city this morning with my daughter, and since it was a bit blustery I leapt at the opportunity to wear my trench coat… and am excited about wearing it a lot since it was so comfortable and…

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