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  • Tuesday, 31 May 2011

Nearly Time for Me Made June

3 Senchas, freshly washed and ironed As of tomorrow, the 1st June, I will be endeavouring to wear an item of handmade clothing every day fo...

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  • Sunday, 29 May 2011

Crestfallen about Crescent

As you may know I have been participating in the Crescent skirt sewalong on Sewaholic's blog. After some reservations about the fabric ...

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  • Thursday, 26 May 2011

Knit Bits

  Despite being firmly resolved to get on with Me Made June sewing, I've been finding my attention captured by vintage knitting pattern...

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  • Wednesday, 25 May 2011

Finished Object: Simplicity 2593 Cynthia Rowley Top

  Pattern Used Simplicity 2593 Cynthia Rowley top. I made View A, a sleeveless top with a twisted band at the neckline. There are no facin...

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  • Monday, 23 May 2011

Finds - For the Sewing Box

Hello there - I hope you had a nice weekend. Mine was filled with knitting, sewing, sanding, painting, cleaning, shopping and watching Mad M...

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  • Saturday, 21 May 2011

Why do you make what you make?

Over the last week I've been considering the reasons why I end up making the choices to sew and knit what I do. This pondering was spark...

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  • Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Progress, progress

As Me Made June gets ever closer, I have been working away on a few different projects, mindful of the fact that I need to produce a few mo...

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  • Tuesday, 10 May 2011

Attention Scottish Crafty Ladies!

The website itison.com is currently running a brilliant voucher deal - pay £16 and get £40 to spend in Mandors in Glasgow or Edinburgh on ...

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  • Sunday, 8 May 2011

French Seams - I Think I'm in Love

I've been participating in Sewaholic's Crescent Sewalong , and am pleased to say I am completely up to date with it. I think the pac...

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  • Monday, 2 May 2011

Not Sewing, just Relaxing and Reading

What a beautiful, sunny bank holiday weekend we've had in the UK. I've been lucky enough to have four days off work in a row, and ha...

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