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Summer Attire

9 Oct
Yet again we were forecast a hot summer so I made my eldest a new dress for those hot, hot days. I made the Catalina last year so it was a case of measuring and checking the fit from last...
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No longer shorts weather

8 Oct
Before the quarter began I’d had a request to make shorts for my eldest child. I happened to have some leftovers of a cotton/linen mix that I’d used to make shorts for T last year and I reckoned there was...
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new pyjamas

22 Mar
I’ve finished a few things since my last blog post. First of all is pyjamas for me.  I made some a while ago using Art Gallery knit, the Linden sweatshirt and Hudson Pants and they are so comfy. I’d found...
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Preparing for cooler weather

1 Nov
Two years ago I made a batch of pyjamas for my children; my eldest child opted for long trousers and as a result of growing they are now too short but fit fine everywhere else.  So I agreed to make...
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2018 Finish-Along, clothing 1 Comment

More Luna Pants

8 Oct
I’ve already written about one pair of Luna Pants  that I made this summer, this is the second pair also made using Seasalt voile:Same as last time – no photo shoot but here I am helping M with his guinea pig...
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Juba shorts

7 Oct
This year there was plenty of dressmaking going on for everyone in the family except Tobit.  So I asked if he would like me to make him shorts and he agreed/said yes.  We picked out the Juba shorts pattern.  I...
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Luna pants

7 Oct
At the beginning of the summer I made myself a pair of Luna Pants using Seasalt voile and they were so light and comfy that I acquired more fabric from Seasalt to make more trousers: I’m so glad I made more...
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Jersey ‘scraps’

2 Oct
On my list for quarter 3 FAL was a Blank Slate tank for L.  I had some jersey scraps and ribbing left from another project and despite the fact that L is 11 I checked the measurements on the pattern...
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Catalina Dress

28 Sep
I had a few items of clothing on my list for this FAL, most of which I wanted to finish before our holiday. I had planned to make a Catalina Dress for B with cotton voile from Seasalt purchased in the...
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Quarter 3 FAL/wish list

15 Jul
I have a stack of ‘new’ projects to add to my list (and sadly a whole load that are still not complete!): Open wide zip pouches for end of year teacher gifts, they’ve been sitting around for too long waiting...
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