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Me-Made-May ’13 – part 4

How on earth am I up to the fourth post on Me-Made-May already!?!? Yikes!!! Anyway, here are the next few Days of May…. 16 May Me-made Anne blouse Yellow cardigan – Glassons Skirt – vintage (1960′s...

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Photo A Day

Another (somewhat late) week of the April Photo A Day challenge! 17 April – Busy Only been back at work a month, and my desk is already a huge to-do list. *sigh* 18 April – Hello! Poster in the...

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Me-Made-May part 3

‘ere we go, another Me-Made-May ’13 post…. 11 May Forgot to get a photo today. Oops! Nothing exciting to show you anyway, as it has all already been worn this month. My Hungry Cat-erpillar skirt...

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The “Anne” Blouse

Guess what? I finally made something! OMG!!! Yes folks, it’s been a while. Far, far too long. Over a month. And not for lack of inspiration or desire to create. Nope, I’ve got lots of plans, lots...

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Roundin’ up the Burda Sew-along progress….

The WSBN Burda Sew-along is in full swing! There are pins popping up with inspirations and creations over on the Pinterest board, and blog posts appearing around the place too. It’s so exciting...

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Me-Made-May ’13 – part 2

The second group of five-days-of-Me-Made-May ’13…. 6 May Me-made Gingham-To-Go shirt Horses cardigan from Max Navy belt – vintage, from a thrift shop Herringbone wool skirt from WORLD Purple...

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Photo A Day

The next week-and-a-bit (trying to catch up on posting!) in the April Photo A Day challenge: 8 April – On your plate A few of my vintage Crown Lynn plates. I do love me some Crown Lynn. One day I’d...

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Me-Made-May ’13 – part 1

Hello everyone! It’s time for Me-Made-May ’13! My pledge for this year was to wear every item of me-made clothing I have that a) fits me, and b) fits my current lifestyle (i.e. baby-friendly)...

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Burdas, Burdas everywhere

I’m surrounded by Burda magazines! They’re scattered in every direction, scattered to the four winds. By which I mean – I have a grand total of four Burda magazines. Yes, that’s right. Only four....

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Challenging May

Would you believe it – it’s May tomorrow! Yikes! Time, it does fly by. And with the onset of May comes a whole new host of sew-alongs, challenges, and other fun things. Several of which I plan to...

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Guest post – Nessa from Nessa’s Place

Hi everyone, today I’d like to introduce you to my newest blogging friend – Nessa of Nessa’s Place! We were paired up together for the Nautical Craft Swap – she sent me the sweetest gift, you can...

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Photo A Day

Oops! I seem to be rather behind on my blogging…. Sorry ’bout that folks – still trying to figure out the work/family/time-for-anything-else-at-all balance! Here’s the first week of photos from the...

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Guest post – Lucy from Needle and Ladle

Last month, I took part in my first Covert Robin swap. I had so much fun making something for my swap partner. And then there was even more fun – the postie delivered a parcel containing a super...

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Time to show some love to those Burda mags?!?

If you’re anything like me, and a large number of the people-who-sew that I know, you’ve got a Burda magazine (or two, or thirty) lying around. Chances are, you’ve thumbed through it a few times,...

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Me-Made-May ’13, I’m in, how about you?

It’s that time again – time for a celebration of me-made garments to fill the blogosphere! Yep, it’s…. Yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!! (Can you tell I rather enjoy these me-made...

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Oooh, ah, fashion!

It was Wellington Fashion Week here last week – various fashion shows by New Zealand designers, random artworks popping up around the place, all that sort of fun stuff. And I was lucky enough to...

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Photo A Day

Running a bit behind posting the Photo A Day photos, but here’s the last week from the March Photo A Day Challenge: 25 March – In your drawer Contents of my ribbon drawer. 26 March – Something you...

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Covert tea cozy

A while back, I spotted a new swap thingy happening via the sewing interwebs. The Covert Robin swap. It sounded like fun, so I went and signed up. After a fair bit of cyber-stalking my swap buddies...

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The “Melissa” Dress

Check it out – I made another 1940′s garment for Sew For Victory! (And yes, I did actually finish it in time. Just. But then I didn’t get a chance to post about it. Oh well.) Anyway, I now have...

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Photo A Day

Part of March, captured in the March Photo A Day challenge… 12 March – In the distance Distant clouds at dawn. And then I missed a few days… Oops…. 16 March – 9 o’clock 9am – making breakfast while...

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The “Johanna” Shirt

My poor little blog, it’s been suffering a bit from neglect lately. Why is that? Well, I started back at work two weeks ago, full time. Turns out that juggling a six-month baby and a full-time job...

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Photo A Day

the March Photo-A-Day Challenge continues…. 5 March – Under I seem to spend a lot of time fishing toys out from under our couches these days…. 6 March – Chair Technically a bench, but I figure...

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The “Lovebirds” Dress

The Facts Pattern: McCalls 4185 Year: 1953 Fabric: craft cotton, gift from my mother Notions: 8 buttons and a snap fastener, all from my stash First worn: to my grandparents 60th wedding...

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Pieces of Us project catch-up

Some of you may have noticed that the last couple of things I’ve made haven’t had Pieces Of Us project softies included. Oops, I got a little behind in my softie making! But never fear, the plan is...

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Photo A Day

The final photos in the February Photo A Day challenge… 26 February – Quiet Hanging out in the spare room (where it’s nice and quiet) for ten minutes with a good book. 27 February – Playing A new...

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I made a quilt top?!?

Remember that quilt-along that I started back in January? Well, guess what. I just finished the quilt top!! (A bit late, but hey, I’m still rather impressed with myself for making a quilt top! Just...

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Show Us Your Stash – Mrs C!

The Swap Your Stash month that Anne and I were hosting is now at an end. We hope you enjoyed swapping, and getting peeks into the stashes of fellow sewists/hoarders! To round out the month, here’s...

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Photo A Day

Another week of Photo A Day challenge photos… 19 February – I am… … rather fond of sushi. I really missed sushi while I was pregnant. Like, really missed it. I ate a lot of sushi in the month after...

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The “Beatrice” Dress

Meet the “Beatrice” dress. Otherwise known as the Wellington Sewing Bloggers dress. I originally planned to wear it to the January bloggers meet-up, but had issues with the buttonholes and had to...

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Me-Made-May ’13 – part 4

Photo A Day

Me-Made-May part 3

The “Anne” Blouse

Roundin’ up the Burda Sew-along progress….

Me-Made-May ’13 – part 2

Photo A Day

Me-Made-May ’13 – part 1

Burdas, Burdas everywhere

Challenging May

Guest post – Nessa from Nessa’s Place

Photo A Day

Guest post – Lucy from Needle and Ladle

Time to show some love to those Burda mags?!?

Me-Made-May ’13, I’m in, how about you?

Oooh, ah, fashion!

Photo A Day

Covert tea cozy

The “Melissa” Dress

Photo A Day

The “Johanna” Shirt

Photo A Day

The “Lovebirds” Dress

Pieces of Us project catch-up

Photo A Day

I made a quilt top?!?

Show Us Your Stash – Mrs C!

Photo A Day

The “Beatrice” Dress

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