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Pocket Skirt

I love this pattern!  It is the Pocket Skirt which is a collab with Peppermint Magazine and Paper Theory.  It is such an easy, well …

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It’s all about the dress

This edition of the sewing update is all about the dresses.   First up, the Spring Dress which is a pattern I got free with Simply …

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Sewing update – Top edition

This time it’s all about the tops.  I have made three tops from two patterns. First up, the Cuff top by The Assembly line.  This …

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Me made wardrobe update

It’s been a while since I did a sewing update and there have been a few things added to my wardrobe over the past couple …

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Cheese roll filling – aka Cheese “Crack”

One of the things we got given for Christmas was a jar of Cheese roll filling.  For those of you not familiar with what a …

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Vinyl revival

We recently brought a 1974 Akai turntable in mint condition from the amazing and highly recommended WT Audio in Lower Hutt.  It belonged to a …

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60’s vintage vibe

I recently borrowed a copy of North and South magazine from a work colleague and there was a great article in there about Diane Ludwig …

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Vintage and Thrift

Here in Wellington we have a number of great thrift shops to choose from and I visit quite regularly.  Recently we made a trek out …

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Me Made wardrobe update

As promised in my last wardrobe post, we had another coat making day with 4 coats made.  I made the short version of the Nova …

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Hand knitted socks

4 years ago I decided that I was going to knit myself a pair of socks.  Fast forward 3 years to Lockdown 1.0 and the …

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