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First Post for 2013! A Finished Project on a Sunburnt Body.
Wow I have been slack! Has been over one month since my last post.I had a great Christmas and New Years, I hope you all did too!I had two weeks annual leave from work and enjoyed it very much. It's...
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Last few weekends away from sewing...
Howdy!I must apologise for being so slack with my sewing and blogging!On Australia Day weekend, I planned to sew a full circle skirt for my little sister which would later become my second blog post...
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Burda Pants! Muslin finally finished.
Hi all!Sorry I have been absent from my blog. I've been away for a few reasons:1) No finished projects to share - sadly have not had the time or inspiration to work on any projects at home. I'm over...
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My First Melbourne Social Sewing.
Ciao!Hope your weekends are all going well!Yesterday I attended my first Melbourne Social Sewing meet-up hosted by Rachel of My Messings.It was a very productive day and it was wonderful to finally...
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'A return to normalcy' - a new sewing project New Look 6570
I'm hoping this is the start of a return to normalcy for me. I've been going through a weird patch and haven't been blogging or sewing much. I was working on pants but haven't actually finished hemming...
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Finished Project: Burda 7371 Pants.
My blogging and sewing efforts have been totally pathetic this year, I apologise!!These pants were finished a while back but a few 'issues' have stopped me from blogging about them:no camera (iphone...
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Finished Project: V8603 skirt with side ruching.
Hi lovelies! Just a quickie post today. Firstly I want to say thank you for all the kind birthday comments on my last post, aww I feel so loved <3 thank you guys!! xoxI finally hemmed my V8603 today...
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Finished Project: The 'Mixed Print & Feelings' Dress.
I love this dress but at the same time I don'tThis is the same pattern I used for my Halloween Dorothy costume but for some reason I'm not loving this version as much as the gingham one.It could be...
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#MMMay13 & a preview of my asymmetrical collared dress.
It's that time again... the time I contemplate whether I should participate in MMM'13!Me-Made-May is on again... read more about it on Zoe's blog.Last year I took part, and I personally believe I...
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Finished Project: A self-drafted asymmetrical collar.
Pattern Review: V8511 (bodice only)Size: 6 bust, 8 waistFabric: 1.5m cotton sateen (Darn Cheap), 0.7m bemsilk lining (Spotlight)Notions: Dress zipper 22, Gutermann thread, 0.8m grosgrain ribbon, 1...
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RSS? Feedly, Flipboard, Newsify & Pocket (formerly known as Read It Later)......
Who's overwhelmed and freaking out about Google Reader shutting down?I wasn't. Not really, cos I never used Google Reader before! I "follow" blogs on Google or Blogger (wevs it's called) so I can be...
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Away from Sewing: Surprise gift from I-Heart-Fabric, Kettlebells,...
Me-Made-Saturday, Megan Nielsen, #FMSphotoaday, Kettlebells. It's Saturday night and I am buggered!!! I really wanted to start on a muslin for the Butterick 6582 but the hot water bottle and bed is so...
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My New Sewing Room & Mothers Day.
After almost 2 years of sewing in my lounge room next to the heater with the TV playing back-to-back episodes of Gossip Girl and Desperate Housewives in the background; graduating from the dining table...
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WIP Butterick 6582 Retro 60s Dress.
Hi all! How's it all going? Just a follow up from my old post about the death of Google Reader and the confusion about finding a replacement, has everyone made the switch to Feedly?? That's what the...
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Finished Project & Pattern Review: Butterick 6582 Retro 60s Dress.
Finished project, yay. The Butterick 6582 Retro 60s dress was conceived in my "sewing room" about 5 weeks ago and I put the finishing touches on it tonight. I absolutely love my sewing room (though...
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Follow Me!
"Follow me And everything is alright I'll be the one to tuck you in at night And if you want to leave I can guarantee You won't find nobody else like me"Bonus points if you know what song that is :)So...
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Away from Sewing: 26th birthday.
I feel like I've been cheating on my sewing blog because I've been spending so much time on tumblr! Ah tumblr, everything looks stunning on that microblogging site. Playing around with tumblr themes...
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Embracing my size 10 butt.
So I finally have a project in mind, some gorgeous fabric and several occasions to sew for.I'll take it one dress at a time.First up is a wedding on Saturday 12th October. This is the wedding of my two...
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Throwback Thursday: My sewing in 2002!
Did a big spring clean of my wardrobe and look what I found! I made these boxer shorts in Year 9 Textiles class in highschool (2002).I used to make clothes for my dolls using mumma's industrial sewing...
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Away from Sewing: 4 days in paradise, Surfers Paradise.
Back to Melbourne, back to work, back to reality!My first day back in the office today and it sucks!! I had 8 days off work. Went to Surfers Paradise for a family trip with my younger sister Judy, two...
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