Most of my month has been dedicated to making the most adorable little girl dresses. I have to admit that this has been the most fun I had sewing in a long time.
And then there was sewing for the stash-busting contest over at Pattern Review where I realized that there are people with larger fabric stashes than my own. Yikes! I managed to come in 10th in the overage yardage used count. I managed to use up twenty-three point four yards of fabric that has been in my stash for six months or longer. Of course, that might change by mid-night today. I should confess that I found some lovely silk noir and wool on sale over at Northwest this month and added another twenty-four metres of fabric to my stash. So that wipes out all the good I did during the stash-busting contest. As of right now, the person in the lead has used eighty-two point eight yards! The whole group stash-busted a total of eight hundred forty-five point three yards. That unidentifiable sound you hear is some back patting going on around the globe. I'm refraining from back-patting because I'm busy stroking my wool and silk finds.
RTW Fast
I did a horrible job this month when it came to my pledge to stop buying ready-to-wear clothing when I actively sought out work-out clothing. I picked up a jacket with pockets to hold my iPod while working out. And a pair of biking shorts that actually fit. Oh yeah and that striped Kate Spade Saturday tee-shirt in the most gorgeous cotton knit fabric. And that Donna Karan mock-wrapped knit skirt. My bad.
Stats
Sewing Supplies
|
Used from Stash
|
Additions to the stash
|
| Basting Tape |
2.08 metres
| |
| Bias Tape | ||
| Buttons |
24
| |
| Chain |
1.3 metres
| |
| Elastic |
.83 metres
| |
| Fabric |
48.34 metres
|
83.9 metres
|
| Interfacing |
1.46 metres
| |
| Lace Trim |
1.2 metres
|
6 metres
|
| Lining |
1.9 metres
| |
| Needles | ||
| Hooks and Eyes | ||
| Pattern |
6 previously used
16 new
|
22
|
| Ribbon |
12.7 metres
|
13 metres
|
| Serger Thread |
2
| |
| Sewing Machine Needle |
2
| |
| Snaps |
4
| |
| Spools of Thread |
7
|
4
|
| Velcro | ||
| Zipper |
2 - 22” invisible
1 - 12" invisible
1 - 8” invisible
1 - 7" invisible |
1 - 18" zipper
1 - 8" invisible
1 - 22" invisible
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| Items | Totals-to-date |
| Tops |
4
|
| Pants / Shorts |
1
|
| Dresses |
11
|
| Sweaters |
0
|
| Coats |
0
|
| Jackets Shirt |
1
1 |
| Skirts |
3
|
| Hats |
0
|
Happy Sewing!
Nice month! And wow on that stash busting number in the contest!!
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