Handmade by Carolyn

Thoughts on sewing, knitting, and looking my best

  • Home
  • about me
  • my patterns

Category: Uncategorized

a tartan mini, and a blue hoodie

01/10/201702/10/2017 CarolynUncategorized40 Comments on a tartan mini, and a blue hoodie

o hey!  Spring is definitely springing around here at last! but we did recently have one last gasp-y blast of winter in the last week which inspired me to make just one last little winter-y thing… I haven’t actually worn…

Read More→

caramel corduroy skirt; 6 different ways

14/09/201714/09/2017 CarolynUncategorized34 Comments on caramel corduroy skirt; 6 different ways

So, this is one of the things Craig picked out during our “their choice” challenge and said “this is horrible”  *sob*  Oh dear, but I could see it was true… the last few times I’ve worn it I’ve subconsciously hidden…

Read More→

introducing Clara

27/08/201727/08/2017 CarolynUncategorized74 Comments on introducing Clara

Please say hello to Clara! the newest, and arguably the bounciest and bonniest member of our family… 😉   She is a blue merle border collie, just 8 weeks of age at the present, and a hilariously rambunctious little bundle…

Read More→

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…

Read More→

french navy forsythe dress x2 and some tights

08/07/201723/08/2017 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized37 Comments on french navy forsythe dress x2 and some tights

hello!  I’ve made a couple of new dresses lately… followers of my ootd blog may have seen these pop up over there already.  Remember back in January I made up the free Orla dress pattern designed by Sarah May of French…

Read More→

chilli-red paprika jade skirt

14/06/201714/06/2017 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized14 Comments on chilli-red paprika jade skirt

Oh hello, fellow needle-wielders! Recently I decided I wanted, nay needed, a new colourful Jade mini-skirt; since my purple one was tragically taken too soon… *a minute’s silence, please* … Well, ta da! I’d gone back to Knitwit in search…

Read More→

a shirt for David and a dress for Cassie

02/06/201724/06/2017 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized36 Comments on a shirt for David and a dress for Cassie

hey bro! Woooh!  I’m so excited to finally hand this over!  My brother has had/is having a big BIG birthday… and my sister-in-law made the brilliant suggestion that he would like a shirt made by me for his birthday.  Well,…

Read More→

purple-y Jade mini skirt, 6 different ways

26/05/201726/05/2017 Carolynfashion, Uncategorized28 Comments on purple-y Jade mini skirt, 6 different ways

During another of my sometimes brutal wardrobe clean outs, I parted ways with this little purple skirt… I have to admit it was a little gut-wrenching to get rid of this one because it had only been in existence for…

Read More→

Posts pagination

Previous 1 … 19 20 21 … 178 Next
Copyright © All rights reserved.
Blog Kit by WP Charms
Switch to desktop version
↑
↓