New Year's Sewing Resolutions....

Meg over at Meg the Grand got me thinking. She bravely posted her New Year's resolutions and many relate to sewing. And I can also relate to her resolutions.

Meg your post gave me that kick in the pants that I desperately needed inspired me to also "make do or do without."

I'll confess, I too have an obscene fabric stash. I was trying to take baby steps in 2012 to get it under control but it didn't work. I have documented my lack of will power in the presence of beautiful fabric. What can I say, I'm flawed.

I did, however, manage to reach the end of 2012 without renewing my Fabricland membership! It might seem like a baby step but that is huge for me. It was in part to see if I could stop adding to my fabric stash. Not renewing the membership was the easy part, the hard part is to fight the temptation to drop into the store.

I failed on Saturday (still in 2012 so it doesn't count, right?) when I walked in and picked up two metres of animal print so that I could play along during Jungle January over at Pretty Grievances. What can I say, I like to play.

Despite my playful nature :) I'm determined to succeed this year. No more fabric shopping not even notions. I also have an obscene amount of notions.

But I'm also going to go a bit further. No more ready-to-wear (RTW) items either.

Carolyn over at Handmade by Carolyn also inspired me in 2012, that gal has talent. Not only does she make her own clothes and clothing for her family, she even made her own undergarments. And she hasn't bought RTW in years!

I have cotton knit in my obscene fabric stash that would would work well in undergarments. So no more ready-to-wear undies or RTW anything. I'm going to copy one of my own and start stitching. I can't guarantee that it will be as perfect as Carolyn's work but hey, it's not like it is an outer garment. And this will challenge my sewing-with-knits skills.

Damn it! I'm going to do it.  Sew here it is, my 2013 New Year's Resolutions:

1. "Make do or do without" or no more fabric/notion, yes and even pattern shopping.  
2. Stop buying RTW, all RTW including undergarments. I'm sure I can make those. Or I'll at least give it a whirl.   
3. Oh and that includes footwear. Now where is that DIY post from Of Dreams and Seams? Okay, maybe I won't go that far but I really don't need anymore shoes either.  
4. Finish that quilt!
5. Challenge my skill level (read: make a tailored jacket) and 
6. Keep sewing fun! I think it will be fun to see if I can do this challenge. Well, that is what I'm going to tell myself for the rest of the year.      

What about you, do you have any sewing related New Year's resolutions?

Happy New Year and Happy Sewing!