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Bread Maker

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Ta-dah! One loaf of freshly baked heavenly bread.

And a doughy dough hook in the bread pan.

And a strange hole underneath :)

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Belize Skort

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My finished Itch to Stitch Belize skort in blue linen from Fabric a brac (Desiree was the seller) and pockets lined in cotton lawn.
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