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Ball gown.... Burdastyle 12/2008 103
My second ball gown. We decided to go to the ball this year in support of Careflight It is great fun but of course I needed a new dress (shoes, bag, hairdo) for it. Once again I used Burdastyle...
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60's pinny and turtleneck... Burdastyle 09/2012-104 & 105
After sewing a ball dress it was with great pleasure that I returned to sewing regular, everyday, wear-a-lot clothes. Especially as my winter wardrobe is still a bit lacking. Burdastyle magazine had...
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Same, same, different... Jalie 2682
Back in July 2012, I made a long sleeved gym top with Jalie 2682 - blogged here. I wore this top a lot that year (and perhaps the year after?) It was a little on the tight side around the upper...
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Sewing for the cold ... Anima pants
I have made the Papercut Anima pants before at shorts length to trial the pattern and found that I liked the pattern but couldn't see the point of the faux fly. Having the faux fly also made the front...
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Sewing for the warm... Tessuti Suzy pant again
Even though the weather is still cold here, I am going on holiday soon and as we are going North I will need some nice casual clothes suitable for warmer weather.... yay!So I have been looking around...
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I'm back... let the sewing and blogging commence!
I have been away for a terrific holiday but wasn't able to blog while away as we rarely had Internet (it is the sort-of the good thing about camping!) However I did get some fine photos taken of...
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Holiday snaps .... Jalie 2682 again
I have recently returned from a holiday where we traveled up to North Queensland and camped and kayaked and ate and ... you get the picture. :)To this end I made a few pieces to take with me (as you...
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More holiday snaps.... Tessuti Suzy pants
Another round of holiday snaps. This time another pair of Tessuti Suzy pants. The last pair I blogged about here. Not a lot to say... great, comfy pants that are so easy to wear.Cape Tribulation...
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More holiday snaps ... Papercut Anima pants
I love both the Tessuti pants I have made recently but the pants I wore the most on holidays (and since coming home) are the Papercut Anima pants I made before I left. Previous to this I have made...
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Woo hoo! made it to round two!
I am pretty excited to be among the 50 people who made it through round one of the Pattern Review Sewing Bee. I was very happy with the quality of my entry so it is nice to have it validated by being...
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Cruise frock - finally a photo.
My life is being controlled by sewing my entry for the PR Sewing Bee Round 2 but I thought I should do a very quick post as I have finally got a modeled photo of a dress I made in October last year to...
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Sewing Bee round 2 - pics
Finished and I am exhausted. This round was a tough one and I have put a lot of hours into this dress. So I am not going into details here, but will put up a few photos. If you want more info on...
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Progressed to round 3!!!
Pretty excited to have progressed to the third round of the PR sewing bee! I am feeling exhausted after the last round so what does this round bring? A lined jacket in 10 days.... my last lined...
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Sewing bee round 3 pics
Once again I am just going to put up some pics but if you want more info the review is here.The finished jacket...So much hand stitching...The buckle and the buttons were the last thing made before...
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No more sewing bee... onto new challenges.
Well I am happy I got so far through the PR sewing bee, but I didn't get through to round 4. Felt sorry for a minute until the challenge came out. Sewing a uniform for the Olympics... way too far...
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Sweater knit contest ... Paprika Jasper sweater
When we went to Tamworth for our little Pattern Review Sewing Down Under get-together at the start of the year, we visited the local Fabric Store and I bought a few lovely pieces from this gem of a...
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Gym pants make-over - Jalie skort
Last year I made the compression shorts (here) from the Jalie 2796 pattern as I needed another pair of gym pants in a hurry. I have worn them a couple of times and they did fit the bill, but I don't...
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Pattern repeat, repeat, repeat... Tessuti suzy pants
One more pair. I promise to put the pattern away for a rest now. Tessuti Suzy pants are my go to casual woven pants. Lately our local Spotlight store seems to have had some really nice rayons in...
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How I wore... the Kielo wrap dress
Not strictly a sewing post but a post to show you how I wore my Kielo wrap dress in a different way. I have blogged about this dress before - shown on Diana in this post here and as I wore it on the...
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New summer frock ... Ottobre 02/2013-14
I wanted a nice cool dress to wear to a Christmas party/BBQ next month and I settled on Ottobre 02/2013-14 - the Jewelry dress. In the magazine they have used a gorgeous large pattern repeat type...
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