I know I am a little late to the party, but I finally got some time to reflect back on my sewing journey in 2011, and post about planned project for 2012!
In 2012, not counting any projects for Kaylee or hubby or utilitarian projects (hemming *blah*, curtains *blah*, wallets, baby stuff… etc), my ratio of cloth sewn : cloth completed : cloth worn often is….
28:26:25!
Not half bad I might say. I might have erased an UFO or two from my memory, as I am sure I had more failures than just two. There’s this top that I only wore once, the weather just got a little too hot for polyester knit that is double layered, and it wasnt exactly my style. But I will keep it around for the next pregnancy. Other than that, almost all completed garments got some pretty good wear out of them. So even though my rate my sewing had slowed down to one every 2 weeks, especially given that there was only two coats… wait, there’s three. why do I feel like I havent sewn enough coats? 😉 I have an unhealthy obsession with coats it seems. I also completed two knitted sweaters once I learnt how to knit and machine knit. It was a good 2011! I saw Toferet’s charts here and i just had to make one for myself:
In my defense, dresses are just the most comfy thing for a pregger!
Anyways, I have a lot of plans queued up in 2012 so far in the following order:
1. Silk blouse (50% there)
2. horizontal stripe wool skirt
3. boy pants for someone else
4. tan tailored jacket with elbow patch
5. fitted coat with grey 100% wool I found in hancock
6. sweater with horizontal cable
7. grey jersey draped maxi dress
8. one more flowy blouse in silk or rayon
9. flowery rayon maxi
10 black lace top/dress (undecided)
11. green jersey dress in a vogue pattern
only a few dresses, I am proud of myself! 😉 In a life before Kaylee, I’d probably make all those in 2 or 3 month. But I think this year it will take FOREVER, if I stick with them. The good/scary thing is, all the projects planned are from my stash… I should really stop buying fabrics!
I am not going to make anything for Kaylee until she can walk. She had out grown the few things I made for her even before I had a chance to make her wear them. When she cant yet sit up on her own, footed overall just seems like the most comfortable clothing for her. She is growing very fast too. She just turned 3 month, but she is wearing 9 month clothing already! While she is not too chubby or skinny for her height, I dont want to make things for her ahead of time just yet. Anyways, I am looking forward to her different stages of growth. She’s already a lot of fun now! Here is a cute picture of her playing/talking with hubby:
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what a cute baby and what a prolific mommy. she looks so much like daddy 🙂
Hehe, she’s so cute! And you’re so well organized! I never plan in advance what I’ll make and so I end up with a wardrobe full of clothes that don’t match. I should come up with a plan too, especially since I will have little time to sew when the baby gets here.
Holy cow, that’s a lot of clothes, girl! That’s amazing especially since you had Kaylee too.
That’s a lot of projects! I think I definitely benefitted from the dresses you made. 😉 And boy, Kaylee’s photo is so cute. I love how expressive she is!
Your baby is just too cute. You seen like a quick sewer and I’m sure you’ll be able to whip up a jacket in no time! Can’t wait to see what you make.