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Australia (the movie) - a review
Last night the girls and I went to see Australia the new Baz Luhrmann film. The film has had more than its share of bad press but being Baz fans we just had to go. (Ellen's passion for film making was...
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Little boy PJ's
I saw this really cute Santa embroidery on Embroidables.com and thought I would have a go at making some pyjamas for some little boys. I haven't done much embroidery even though I have had my machine...
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Oven Mitts tutorial
Every year I make something Christmassie for my co workers. We are only a small firm of accountants and this year we are all female except for the boss! Last year I made aprons (here too) and the year...
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Cupcake aprons
I am still in Christmas gift making mode and have made 2 aprons for my nieces Laura and Tess. Sofie helped me tonight with the sewing and pressing and Ellen did a little pose with Eames to show the end...
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Merry Christmas
I have finished the oven mitts - Hooray!! And just in time. It is 11.00 pm here and I need them for work tomorrow.It promises to be nice and warm here in Melbourne for Christmas. We are going to my...
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Award and is it February already?
Hi everyone - where did January go? Well I can tell you it wasn't sitting in my sewing room, that is for sure. I did however clean it very nicely and it is there all ready for me to go. I also traced...
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Award part 2 and Burda 05-2008-104
I have spent two lunch times checking to see if everyone has received a nomination for the Kreative blog award and pretty much come to the conclusion that we all have. But I didn't check everyone's...
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Astratex sale
Astatex is having its half price sale from today to 15th February. Lots of European fabrics half the usual price. Well I did my bit to spend Ruddy's bonuses with the following: Cottons for $10 a metre...
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Just dropping t0 let you know we are all fine! Well, as best you can be under the circumstances. I think all of Melbourne is in a state of shock and disbelief. We have had bushfires before but nothing...
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Advice needed...please
I was planning to make this coat:with this fabric:But the bottom of the coat is curved and the fabric has checks (obvious straight lines). I was thinking the topstitching would be easy along the lines...
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Burda 02-2008-117 and other ramblings.
Thankyou ladies for all your suggestions. You had some great ideas. I love Belinda's suggestion to add a band and topstitch that. And I hear you when you say that the topstitching will be lost in the...
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SMOT
It has been a long time between drinks! But hopefully I am back into the sewing mode now.I signed up for Faye's Spring Month of Tops - which is a bit silly as it is Autumn here. But I have managed to...
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SMOT no 2
Thanks everyone for the welcome back! As you know I have been here but just watching from the sidelines. Thanks for all your posts over the past year - I have enjoyed them all and learnt a lot. And...
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SMOT no 3
I managed to get one more top in for the challenge. Cut out in April but sewn up in May - that counts doesn't it?I used good old Kwik Sew 3338 - basic T top. I made some changes to look like that very...
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Q&A and Sofie's project
Thanks everyone for all the nice comments and the compliments on the new hair “do”. My usual hairdresser wasn’t working on the night of my last appointment and I had someone new. I was a bit scared as...
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Sofie's formal dress
Sofie asked me to make her year 11 school Formal dress. She wanted something unique and as she said something "made with love". How could I refuse? We chose Burda 12-2006-113. Fabrics were purchased...
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Vote for Ellen
Ellen, my eldest daughter, is a film student. She has just finished her second year at Swinburne Uni. Being a big David Lynch fan, when she found out he was running a competition for a music video, she...
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Sofie's VCE Studio Arts
2010 has been a quiet year for me sewing wise but it was a big year for Sofie. A few posts back I talked about Sofie's year 12 VCE Studio Arts pieces. As part of her assessment she was required to...
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Sofie's bed head
Quite awhile ago, Sofie and I bought some quilting cottons in green and pink to decorate her room. First project was to make an upholstered headboard. After much research (thank God for the Internet)...
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Another dress for Sofie
I am a very lazy blogger. And a lazy sewer! But not to worry. I have recently made another formal dress for Sofie. We used the following dress from Net-A-Porter as inspiration: Notte by Marchesa....
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