I am part of a fantastic sewing community Artisan’s Square, which is part of the Stitchers Guild Sewing Forum. Its a lovely group, not only because there is a wonderful mix of sewing talent and tastes, but because mostly the members are focussed on producing great quality, well fitted and stylish clothing. I am a member of other forums, but its at Artisan’s Square that I really feel like I am surrounded by adults. Children’s clothes, nappies, craft and quilting are all lovely, but my focus at present is making clothes for myself, and so I appreciate this wonderful community of lovely people (gents as well as ladies) who are happy to provide considered critiques, honest opinion and helpful advice in equal measure.
So, one of the topics I am part of is a stash busting one. I realised that I should transfer it to here, to keep tabs on exactly what I need to do for the next couple of months. I keep seeing projects in my mind, adding to the stash, but not sewing. Part of the problem is that I have invested in a couple of StyleArc patterns, and I am suffering with classic “new pattern” nerves. But …. there are a number of items I really must get finished.
1. Cotton lawn peasant style top (wearable muslin) ……………….. all made, post to follow
2. Same top in my good super soft japanese fabric
3. turquoise cord skirt …………… finished, you can see it in a previous blog post
4. alter my favourite t’shirt pattern and then a smokey blue/green shirt to go with skirt ….pattern altered, wearable muslin cut out, sewn and showed off, blue/green shirt made, post to follow
5. 3 more t-shirts for summer, ……. Â 1 shirt made, post to follow
6. xmas sewing, 8 sets of xmas bunting
7. 5 sets of pj’s ………………………….. patterns traced off for 2 sets
8. a longline garter belt
9. bag to swap for the pattern for the garter belt …………………….. traced off pattern, not in love with it, so may have to look for another
10. fit and flared summer dress.
11. modesty piece to a top I finished ages ago …… done, and I may wear it tomorrow.
Wow …… thats a serious list I think. I will edit as I complete various bits.
