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more market
Thursday, September 10, 2009 – 4:31 pm | One Comment
more market

Handmade Market is on tomorrow and Saturday!   There will be over 100 of Canberra’s best and brightest designers and makers at the region’s only handcrafted designer market. This time around,  Handmade in Bloom will be held …

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flat teddy
Saturday, June 13, 2009 – 6:27 pm | 4 Comments
flat teddy

I went along to Bek’s baby shower this afternoon - though I think I wrote Bec not Bek on her card!  Sorry about that!  I got to meet Bek’s gorgeous sisters and a few of …

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Handmade Market on Saturday
Thursday, May 21, 2009 – 11:49 pm | No Comment
Handmade Market on Saturday

Canberra’s Handmade Market is on again this Saturday so make sure you don’t miss out.  I hope to see you at the Albert Hall this Saturday - come along any time from 10am to 4pm.  …

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new for the market
Friday, April 3, 2009 – 8:22 pm | 3 Comments
new for the market

New things I have been sewing for Mathilda’s Market, which is on at Manuka Oval (Canberra) this Sunday. First up, girl’s aprons:

And some quilted blankets - or as I call them, quilties…

And if you are …

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coming soon
Monday, March 23, 2009 – 7:55 pm | 4 Comments
coming soon

I have got a few markets coming up and I’m starting to stress about it.  So I have been sewing and thinking about new products.  Here is a preview…

Pink and green girl’s dress in polar …

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I will start earlier next time…
Sunday, February 1, 2009 – 7:38 pm | 2 Comments
I will start earlier next time…

Why did I leave it all to the last minute?  Well, the last few weeks at any rate?  I am now sewing and making like a crazy person and sweltering in the heat along with …

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happy to be handmade
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 – 4:52 pm | 5 Comments
happy to be handmade

Handmade Market on Saturday was just awesome!  I have done a few markets around Canberra and not always with the best results, but I have to say that this one was THE BEST by a …

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handmade market
Friday, November 21, 2008 – 10:53 pm | 2 Comments
handmade market

Listen up Canberra people!  I will be at the Handmade Upmarket this Saturday 21st November at Albert Hall from 10am to 6pm and I really hope to see some of you there.  Pop in and say …

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shirt finished
Saturday, October 11, 2008 – 6:58 pm | 3 Comments
shirt finished

It took me until today to sew the buttonholes on the shirt I finished a week ago.  I hate sewing buttonholes. It’s the last thing left to do and I always worry it will somehow …

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sewing a shirt
Saturday, October 4, 2008 – 8:16 pm | 3 Comments
sewing a shirt

I’ve been working on a shirt for me.  I used My Pattern Designer which is a program that will draft patterns based on your measurements.  A great program but I still haven’t mastered it yet …

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live more, do more
Monday, September 8, 2008 – 3:47 pm | 2 Comments
live more, do more

Live more, do more.  Why is it that I am not taking my own advice?  Of course, I have time.  It’s just how I choose to use (or waste) the time I have that matters.  …

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I made a cat bed!
Friday, September 5, 2008 – 12:05 am | 3 Comments
I made a cat bed!

Look - I still make things!  I sewed up this bed for our big fat fluffy cat, Nene on the weekend.  That’s pronounced “nay-nay” by the way…

I used some polar fleece that I’ve had for …

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