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Check Mate skirt
Introducing…. <drum roll> … the first skirt I ever made – the Check Mate skirt. This is a simple straight skirt, lined, with a back vent, lapped zip and waist facing. Sounds easy huh? After...
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Flower Power skirt
The now OOP v8560 skirt was the first garment I made using a commercial pattern. I was like a deer in headlights in my local fabric/haby chain store looking at patterns, notions and fabric – but very...
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New Vogue patterns coming my way!
Yeah yeah, another Vogue $3.99 pattern sale. They’re popping up all the time. But this one had a twist. A new pattern release twist that is! Woo hoo! Thanks to a timely alert from Gertie I jumped at...
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Winner winner chicken dinner!
At the start of the month I was lucky enough to be a winner of a lucky dip over at Kestrel Finds and Makes. And this week, my winner’s package arrived – all the way from Glasgow! Thanks Kestrel! There...
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Beignet is finito
Those of you who follow my ramblings may recall that I have been working on a Beignet. Well, I am pleased to report that it is now finished. Honestly, it’s not rocking my world, but I think that’s due...
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Crescent skirt – comes with free sunshine
I went to see the Australian Ballet’s production of Onegin today with my Grandmother (yes – it was great!). But before the ballet, I sneaked in some cheeky fabric shopping at the Clegs stocktake sale....
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