2016 has taught me so much. My resolution was to sew 52 projects in 52 weeks and I did it! What I didn't do was blog it. Once June ended, so did my blogging. So here is a quick recap.
My goal was to sew 52 items from start to finish, alterations didn't count and they didn't have to be garments. Sets of things, like placemats or curtains, only counted as one project. However, multiples of the same item, like gymnastics leotards or dresses, each counted as their own item. This is what I made:
window curtains for Thing 1's room
the "reindeer robe"
black cherry bra
Valentine's dress
Houndstooth pyjama pants
pink pyjama top
charcoal wool skirt
striped sweater
red "kash-mere" jacket
gingham skirt
Baby Alive diapers
Green nightshirt
Running Belts - counts as 2
Pink Sparkly Leotard
Pink sparkly leotard #2 and matching scrunchie - counts as 2
purple hearts bowtie
pincushions
At this point in the year, I decided to start my own sewing/alterations business. I was surprised by how many people don't sew. I didn't expect older people to sew because they might have a hard time seeing or have arthritis in their hands or whatever. And I didn't expect young people to sew because I know that they don't teach it in school any more. But I really did think that every middle aged woman out there could sew as well as I can. After all, we were all taught the same things in school. Boy was I wrong. I guess that was as silly as thinking that we would all be good at math because we were all taught in school.
Chair Cushion Covers - counts as two because they're for two different styles of chairs
Monks Habit
That's where my blogging died. After that, I tried to keep a list of things to blog, but it just got to be too much with the sewing, and all of the alterations that I was making with my little home sewing business. So, in the interest of not spending forever catching up. These are the remainder of my 2016 sewing projects:
Vintage Butterick 9304
matching little girl's dress - Simplicity5794
wedding shrug - McCall's 3033
fleece hoodie - McCall's 7275
four onesies - all McCall's 6224
grey plaid poncho - McCall's 6209
turquoise gymnastics leotard and matching scrunchie - Jalie 2792
Grommet Top living room & dining room curtains - no pattern
Grey ponteroma knit pants - McCall's 7263 (These pants belong to a client and I forgot to take a picture of them)
cherry blossom valances - no pattern (They belong to a client and I forgot to take a picture of them)
4 leotards & 5 scrunchies - Jalie 3138 (They belong to a client and I forgot to take a picture of them)
4 pyjama pants - McCalls 6251 (Made as Christmas gifts for my husband and Thing 2, no pictures were taken in an effort to keep them a secret)
Onesie - McCalls 6251 (Made as a Christmas gift for Thing 1, no pictures were taken in an effort to keep it a secret)
3 Star Wars aprons (Made as Christmas gifts for a client's family, no pictures were taken in an effort to keep them a secret)
grey pants - Simplicity 2860 and grey tunic - McCall's 7020
Yearly total: 55
Like I said, I learned so much this year. Between sewing all of these "from scratch" projects and the multitude of alterations that I've been making. I truly feel that I can sew. I know I could sew before, but I was always worried that this could be the project that I can't handle. Now, I start projects with the assumption that I can do it, and if I can't... well... I'll fudge it.
2017's resolution doesn't have anything to do with sewing. But I will try to maintain my sewing schedule and keep you up to date on what I've been doing.
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