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Hello-and-Goodbye Summer Dress, New Look 6048
While the Northern hemisphere waves goodbye to another summer… in the Southern hemisphere we are impatiently waiting for ours to arrive. I agree, I am rather spoilt… we took these photos mid-August on...
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Holly Jumpsuit, By Hand London… my first two anyway!
This was one of those pattern tests when I just went bananas. I’ve made three… so far… yes there are another two in the works. I think I have a new BFF. I’ve mentioned I was working on this several...
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Holly Jumpsuit not! It’s a Holly Dress! By Hand London
Yes, I liked the bodice so much I was curious about how Holly would look as a dress. So here it is… By Hand London Holly Jumpsuit – as a dress made in rayon. This fabric is beautiful but delights in...
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and the By Hand London pack winner is…
with a massive 333 entries… the lucky, lucky, lucky winner of the By Hand London Triple Pack is Anthea P (and I’ve notified Anthea P via email). By Hand London Triple Pack giveaway Thank you for all of...
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Figgy’s Sunki Dress and Pattern Parcel #5 for Girls and Tweens…
I sew A LOT for myself (clearly). I have sewn some things for my girls but one of the biggest hindrances to sewing for the kids was a lack of interesting or ‘cool’ patterns for them – or rather my...
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My writing process blog hop…
The gorgeous Margo of Sewing in the Gap nominated me in My Writing Process blog hop because she liked “the honest place from which she writes about sewing and life in general.” That made me smile, I’m...
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A Flutter Sleeve T-Shirt from Casual Sweet Clothes
AKA The Everyday Caped Crusader Tshirt! This book was reviewed on a few blogs recently – and I wasn’t totally convinced. Then I went to Sydney for Frocktails, visited the most amazing bookshop… flipped...
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JEANS IN JUNE and JULY ROUND-UP
Well I started off with great intentions… then life caught up with me… as it is apt to do… Huge apologies that this has come so late. It’s such a big post to create. So many images and so many bloggers...
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Perfectly plain ‘Flared Pullover’ blouse – Clean and Natural
Now for an exceptionally simple top! Flared Pullover from Clean & Natural (Japanese sewing book). Sewn in a light embroidered cotton. This is my first ever make from a non-translated Japanese...
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Trying New Shapes, Papercut Saiph
Lately I’ve become intrigued with trying ‘new stuff’. New patterns, different techniques and shapes. I’ve always loved something different – even if it’s not something I fall in love with or adopt as...
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Drop Waist: Take 2, Papercut Saiph inspired Burda 7056
So while the jury is out on SBL vs the drop-waist look. I decided to try another ‘Saiph inspired’ make. Yes, another drop waist and a circle skirt. I wanted to try out another drop-waisted look, this...
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PATTERN PARCEL #6
I was supposed to be on the Pattern Parcel #6 tour. I really wanted to be. I think it’s a great parcel – especially if you like knits. Several things popped up unexpectedly in my life. Manic work...
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The Coat of Many Bloggers – Eagle by Vanessa Pouzet
This fabric haunted me. I saw it on the Mood Fabrics website and just needed it in my life and wardrobe so decided to select it for one of my Mood Sewing Network makes. And then of course I couldn’t...
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The ‘Why did I do that?’ Shirtdress, McCalls 6696
Ever make something, finish and think… now why did I do that??? This is one of those makes… alas… McCalls 6696 – no amount of naval gazing will save this one with me. This is the infamous McCalls 6696...
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The ‘not Birthday Dress’ 2014, Drape Drape 2, No 2 (again)
So I had birthday earlier this week. I’m not a huge fan of birthdays but I was very spoilt this year by my family, friends and workmates which was rather fun I confess. I had planned to make a birthday...
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The Grainline Alder Shirtdress, it’s more ‘me’
The latest shirtdress… This year I’ve suffered from bouts of obsessional sewing. I’ve made three Hollys, three drop-waist dress (one still to be blogged), three draped singlet dresses and now three...
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Top 5 Hits – 2014 (or perhaps 4)
Before we even start this Top 5 blogging journey, I’d just like to say that I might not always blog ‘five’ things. It’s not that I can’t count, it’s just that I’d rather pick one thing, four things or...
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GRAINLINE ALDER and a WHIPPET…
More obsessive sewing. I did mentioned I had made another Grainline Alder and here it is. I’ve worn my first Alder so much that a second one seemed sensible. If it works for you – sew it I say! I’ve...
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Misses, reflections, goals (not) & thank you…
Once again – if you aren’t into these posts… that’s OK, I just find them interesting to think about… so I blog them for me. MISSES I think these two are the most obvious misses, I was not pleased when...
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Sewaholic Hollyburn – nice but not ‘me’
The Sewaholic Hollyburn was of those patterns I had always been curious to see what all the fuss was about. So when I received a copy from Stitch 56 it seemed the perfect choice for a navy linen midi...
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