Category: Crafts
Craft projects of mine
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Shared today on Instagram: Cathedral Windows. The very last MetaQuilter block. I’M DONE! Dresden Plate. Slightly wonky. Only one MetaQuilter block to go!
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Laurel DressDon’t tell anyone in CorporateLand, but I’m wearing a self-made dress today! #laurel @saraiatcolettepatterns So yeah, I finished another dress! This is Laurel from Colette Patterns. It’s a very versatile shift dress, and I opted to make a sleeveless version (since I didn’t have much fabric). The fabric itself is a stretch cotton that…
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Plush HobbesI was just updating my Crafts page and realised that I’d neglected to document the creation of Hobbes. This was my Christmas gift to my nephew Penn. He recently discovered Calvin & Hobbes books, so I thought he would love his very own Hobbes. I’d seen and bookmarked the Instructables tutorial a long time…
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Easter Show Entries 2013It’s time again for the Sydney Royal Easter Show Competition, and this is my SEVENTH year entering. (Good grief – really?!) I’ve entered a lot of items over the years, and some of them have been awarded with ribbons. A recap: 2007: Cabled Jacket of Doom and Argyle Kitty Kat Cardigan 2008:…
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Shared today on Instagram: COOKIE CAKE! Happy birthday Kunaal! #diabetes
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My ELEVENTH annual Oscar Contest is now open! If you pick the most correct answers, you’ll win a set of FOUR super-powered Avenger Monkeys! You get Captain America (with shield), Iron Monkey, Thor (with Mjölnir), and the Incredible Hulk Monkey. No, I didn’t do any of the lame human characters. If you want a monkey…
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Shared today on Instagram: I wore my new @ColettePatterns Lucky Cats Sorbetto today! Making my own continuous bias binding makes me feel like a total badass.
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Shared today on Instagram: Christmas craftiness – it’s a pear pincushion!
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A-line SkirtAnother finished thing for Sewvember! I made this last weekend based on the hand-drawn pattern I used for my previous A-line skirts. The fabric was a remnant that I bought at Publisher Textiles when my Mom was visiting last winter. I believe it’s a thick cotton. Instead of a waist facing, I drafted my…
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Kunaal’s Cricket VestAs many of you know, my good friend Kunaal got married recently in India. I wasn’t able to go to the wedding so I knew I had to come up with something amazing as a gift. I had the idea six months ago to knit him a proper, traditional cricket vest. (Kunaal is…