Sew Essentially Sew: September in Review

Wednesday 30 September 2015

September in Review

Sewing

This marks the end of National Sewing Month. This year's theme is Sew for the Charity of It! I didn't manage to complete any charity sewing this month but I am getting ready to sew four angel costumes for the upcoming Advent concert at work. Did you manage to fit any charity sewing this month?

L to R: Butterick 6182, OOP McCall's 2485, OOP New Look 6107, Vogue 8975, Butterick 6097

It was actually a quiet sewing month as I spent most of my free time wearing a wrist brace, again. This was starting to annoy me and cut into the one thing that I love to do. And that would be sewing. I finally went to the doctor's office after ~~the swelling wasn't settling down~~ reaching my I-can't-stand-being-out-of-sewing-room point. Thankfully, I have a gel that seems to be helping with the swelling and pain and hopefully will be back in the sewing room in no time.

RTW Fast

I'm really proud of myself that I made some gym gear this month because that has been a RTW downfall in the past. I did, however, fall off the RTW Fast wagon when I picked up a pair of cotton tights.

Stats

Sewing Supplies	Used from Stash (this year)	Additions to the stash (this year)
Basting Tape	5.71 metres
Bias Tape	0.5 metres
Buttons	52
Chain		1.3 metres
Elastic	1.63 metres
Fabric	88.64 metres	114.2 metres
Interfacing	4.16 metres
Lace Trim	1.2 metres	6 metres
Lining	1.9 metres
Needles
Hooks and Eyes
Pattern	16 previously used 25 new	22
Ribbon	24.75 metres	13 metres
Serger Thread	2
Sewing Machine Needle	5
Snaps	4
Spools of Thread	13	4
Velcro
Zipper	1 - 22" separating 4 - 22” invisible 1 - 12" invisible 2 - 8” invisible 1 - 7" invisible 1 - 8" regular	1 - 18" zipper 1 - 8" invisible 1 - 22" invisible