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Apron for Danni
My lovely friend Danni finally got to pick up her "Thank-you" apron :Danni's retro styled apron, made using the same McCalls 5643 pattern I used here.This was for making my kids (I have boy/girl twins)...
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Curved apron seam
Below is a pic I took while pressing out the curved seams on Danni's apron. After clipping into the curve and pressing it open, the seam allowance had a rather nice decorative quality to it: Maybe...
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Shark costume
Please excuse the blurry phone pics...I'm tired, it's late and for some god unknown reason I've spend the best parts of the last two evenings trying to "whip up" a shark costume for my son:Can #1 son...
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Shark D-day
Well the day of the party arrived and I just finished the shark costume in time...and it fits -yaaaay!DS is pretty happy with it and even though its not 100% perfect it fit the bill for the job at the...
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Cotton candy coloured apron
Just a little sneaky-peek of some of the sewing details from the second "thank-you" apron I have just finished making : Fabric-covered buttonsThe best part about making your own fabric covered buttons...
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Another year (can I stop counting now?)
Yes I'm a whole year older! It was the Winter Solstice this weekend, which means it was also my birthday too, which meant gift receival from hubby and the kidlets :Yummy smelling WoodWick candles, a...
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Pretty in pink [aprons]
I love it when something I've hand made for others is well received and thank god these ones were! I really felt like I was dicing it a bit with the uber-pink colour theme:Luckily lovely Danni not only...
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Ouch!
Yes it finally happened- I sewed through my finger :(Late night+distractions+head cold+ being in a hurry to finish = not ideal sewing conditions.Lucky it didn't go though any nail or bone (yuk) but the...
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Off we go...to sewing camp!
"What?" I hear you say, "Surely it's only been a few months since her last sewing weekend?"Uh yes it has but this is an extra weekend away that was organised for one of our members who hasn't been able...
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Distraction
A bit of renovation... ...and the aquisition of several new vintage sewing machines......means that not much sewing has been going on around here.But it's all good :)More details to follow (when the...
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Catching up
So things have been scantier than a Brazilian bikini bottom post-wise around here lately....I alluded a bit to why (briefly) in my last post here, but let me fill you in properly on a big part of the...
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Vintage sewing machine bonaza [OR the day I crossed the line into "collector]!
Finally...the sewing machines story. I should preface this by saying that I never *planned* on being a "vintage sewing machine collector" but sometimes things just happen and before you know it you...
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July 2014 sewing camp
Just a couple of random photos from the July sewing camp in lieu of a "proper" write up....as it's been a while now (and I'm lazy like that! ;)Note there's no actual "action shots" this time as I spent...
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Although I may not always be sewing something or blogging about it, the one thing I do DO regularly is try to read sewing/crafting/fashion industry related articles (mostly via facebook and...
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Vintage Op-Shoppery
I've been thinking that its been too long long since my last (waaay back here) op-shopping "haul" post. It's not like I haven't been cruising charity stores for sewing/crafting/clothing items - god...
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Grey Sorbetto
This is my second Sobetto (by Colette patterns) make but my first time blogging it. The first one was so not "me" that I could not honestly happily post about it. This time turned out much better: The...
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I've got that VSM (vintage sewing machine) fever...
So quite recently - ever since the "Vintage sewing machine bonanza"- if you happened by my place this is what you might expect to see:Excited yet?That's sewing machine parts soaking in SMO (acronym for...
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Holiday at Surfers
Well finally the much-anticipated-and-longed-for family holiday to Queensland arrived last school holidays.Helloooooo Surfer's Paradise.With it's truly gorgeous beaches..... And rather impressive (new)...
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Blue dress mending
Do you ever have a project that you know you should just walk away from...but you keep carrying on anyway? I wrote a while back about my most recent Staple Dress and how the fabric just failed and...
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Some summer shorts
So very recently a friend- after hearing me bang on about how I need to sew my kids some summer shorts but there's not enough hours in the day-made my son a very trendy pair of skater shorts:Totally...
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Owl print summer shorts
Last post I wrote about making (and having made for me) shorts for Cooper.The pattern used was the Rohan Skater shorts (by The Crafty Kitty), a freebie a friend found for me via the Birch Fabrics blog....
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Singer Press project
Picked a Singer ironing press up off a local buy/sell page for $25 the other week, not a bad price considering what new ironing presses go for (at least $400).It doesn't have a steam option (some of...
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2014 Christmas ornament swap
(I meant to post this much earlier but life etc... so here it is now! ;)Each year my sewing group has a ornament swap as part of it's December meet up. This is what I made to go into the lucky dip draw...
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The Angie
There appears to have been quite a buzz on the sewing interwebs regarding the Sis BoomAngie dress pattern. Sewists new and old have been touting the quick and easy construction and flattering design....
View ArticleBack to school (for me)!
Hi Everyone! You may have wondered what has happened to this blog as the posts have dropped off in the last few months. Well its all for a good reason- I've gone back to uni! Say hello to a newly...
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