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I also traced off the outline of the paper doll dress/cothing and colour photocopied the doll so I didn’t have to cut up the pattern cover. So I could make her a whole wardrobe of Oliver and S clothes in differnt “fabrics” 🙂
I’m up to cutting out my second musiln of the Penny Pinafore. I didn’t get much done yesterday as we had a great afternoon…[Read more]

I also traced off the outline of the paper doll dress/cothing and colour photocopied the doll so I didn’t have to cut up the pattern cover. So I could make her a whole wardrobe of Oliver and S clothes in differnt “fabrics” 🙂
I’m up to cutting out my second musiln of the Penny Pinafore. I didn’t get much done yesterday as we had a great afternoon…[Read more]

@jay_1965vw Yes, Northern Virginia. A meet-up would be fun! I don’t have many sewing friends here 🙂

@jay_1965vw Yes, Northern Virginia. A meet-up would be fun! I don’t have many sewing friends here 🙂

That is a genius idea! I am totally stealing it for my girls – the oldest one in particular would love to design a wardrobe.

That is a genius idea! I am totally stealing it for my girls – the oldest one in particular would love to design a wardrobe.

GBSB due to start soon, just not sure when!

Oh, never heard that suggested before. Interesting.I presume it re-hydrates the coconut, does it?

We call them spring onions in the UK.

Just read your post- I love Alice Waters’ style of cooking! I discovered her for the first time when I went to Denver with a friend and visited a fantastic book shop (forgotten what it’s called but highly recommend it). I bought Simple Foods and one of hers on vegetables. This week I bought a secondhand copy of another one of hers as well. You can…[Read more]

That would keep me entertained for an afternoon, too, and I’m 42 🙂

That would keep me entertained for an afternoon, too, and I’m 42 🙂

I’ve photocopied the line drawings on the back to make colouring sheets. They are fantastic. I also put like 6 different ones on a page so that I (and my nieces and nephews) can design a “wardrobe”. provides a great afternoon of entertainment 🙂
I’m up to my second version of the penny pinafore today. I was very impressed with the overall fit…[Read more]

I’ve photocopied the line drawings on the back to make colouring sheets. They are fantastic. I also put like 6 different ones on a page so that I (and my nieces and nephews) can design a “wardrobe”. provides a great afternoon of entertainment 🙂
I’m up to my second version of the penny pinafore today. I was very impressed with the overall fit…[Read more]

Thank you both for sharing. They are gorgeous!! Ok I think I’ll do the directional print. I just need half an hour of quiet (with 2 boys) to work out the cutting. Wish me luck!

Just like Centerlink, Tamara!
Well, he spent 2 hours there, and the SSN is on its way. We don’t need it to buy the car, we just need access to our money, which is proving tricky at the moment.
We’ve committed to buy a VW Jetta Sportwagen, which is the same as my Golf wagon back home. Then I need to learn to drive on the wrong side.

And apparently…[Read more]

Just like Centerlink, Tamara!
Well, he spent 2 hours there, and the SSN is on its way. We don’t need it to buy the car, we just need access to our money, which is proving tricky at the moment.
We’ve committed to buy a VW Jetta Sportwagen, which is the same as my Golf wagon back home. Then I need to learn to drive on the wrong side.

And apparently…[Read more]

@knitting1, you have the technique right, but your original photo is a bigger file than the fora can handle. Can you shrink it a bit? I use Picasa (which is a free download) to resize photos. Alternatively, you could upload the photo to flickr or another service and just post a link to the photo there. Looking forward to seeing it!

We do have a…[Read more]