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| Top L to R: Reversible Little Girl's dress, out-of-print (OOP) Vogue 1455. Striped men's shirt, McCall's 2447. Terry bathrobe and tie belt, OOP Simplicity 7417, Blue men's shirt, McCall's 2447 |
Total Gift / Charity Projects: 3
January's Personal Clothing Projects: 1
Total Personal Clothing: 1
Out of all my years of sewing under my belt, I started the year with learning a new-to-me technique, the couture method of sewing a shirt yoke. I haven't looked back since. Most of the sewing this month was gifted items with the exception of a robe for myself.
February:
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| Cork handbag, McCall's 7851 |
February's Gift / Charity Projects: 0
Annual Gift / Charity Projects: 3
February's Personal Clothing: 1
Annual Personal Clothing: 2
This month was about discovering a new-to-me fabric, cork. Who knew it would be so easy to sew? This project was my most-complimented and requested item. It became the first of four that I would make this year.
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| L to Right: Cotton sateen dress, Burda Style 6321. Long cardigan, Butterick 6495. |
March's Gift / Charity Projects: 0
Annual Total Gift / Charity Projects: 3
March's Personal Clothing: 2
Annual Personal Clothing: 4
This month I learned that I'm should just stick to the basics and classics. That dress although on trend at this time was an epic fail on my body shape. The cardigan was a win.
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| L to R: Pullover cotton sweatshirt fleece, Simplicity 8529. Upcycled Burda Style 6321 because the style didn't work. Another cork handbag, McCall's 7851. |
April's Gift / Charity Projects: 1
Total Gift / Charity Projects: 4
April's Personal Clothing Projects: 1
Total Personal Clothing Projects: 5
Upcycling / Refashion Projects: 1
This month I tried to upcycle that dress and refashioned it into a skirt. The top was a way to use up a remnant piece from last month's project and sewing for others.
May:
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| L to R: White cotton shirt, McCall's 7904. Winnipeg Jets shirt, McCall's 6548. Pajama top, Butterick 6296. |
May's Gift / Charity Projects: 1
Total Gift / Charity Projects: 5
May's Personal Clothing: 2
Total Personal Clothing: 7
Upcycling / Refashion Projects: 1
This month was all about sewing tops.
June:
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| Coat, Vogue 9367; Boy's Shirt, Burda 9794 and Men's Shirt, McCall's 2447 |
June's Gift / Charity Projects: 2
Total Gift / Charity Projects: 7
June's Personal Clothing: 1
Total Personal Clothing: 8
Upcycling / Refashion Projects: 1
I finally added a spring coat to my wardrobe, it might seem a little late, but surprisingly with all the rain, I actually got to wear it this summer.
July:  |
| Cork purse, McCall's 7851; Linen Slip, OOP Simplicity 6851 and Cotton Sateen Skirt, OOP Vogue 1247 |
July's Gift / Charity Projects: 2
Total Gift / Charity Projects: 9
July's Personal Clothing: 1
Total Personal Clothing: 9
Total Upcycled / Refashion Projects: 1
Really enjoyed sewing with these natural fibres.
August:  |
| Laptop cover, no pattern used; Striped Linen Pants, Vogue 1642; Wool Pants, Vogue 1642; Reusable Produce Bags, no pattern used; Red Cardigan, Butterick 6495; Boy's Sweatshirt, McCall's 6548; Linen Slip, OOP Simplicity 6851; Cork Handbag, McCall's 7851 and Linen Tea Towels, no pattern used. |
August's Gift / Charity projects: 15
Total Gift / Charity projects: 24
August's Personal clothing: 3
Total Personal clothing: 12
Total Upcycled / Refashioned projects: 1
The produce bags are the most used item of 2019.
September:
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| Boy's Shirt, Vintage OOP Simplicity 4166; Floral Pullover Topper, Vogue 1642; Polyester Cable motif Turtleneck, OOP Vogue 8939; Men's Shirt, Vogue 8889 and Wool pants, Vogue 1642. |
September's Gift / Charity projects: 2
Total Gift / Charity projects: 26
September's Personal clothing: 3
Total Personal clothing: 15
Total Upcycled / Refashioned projects: 1
This month saw a few sewing fails at the sewing machine.
October:
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| Floral Robe / Housecoat, Vintage OOP Simplicity 6851; refashioned dress; Polyester Pull-on Skirt, OOP Vogue 5790; Cotton Knit Turtleneck Dress, OOP Vogue 8939 and Boy's Pants, Vintage OOP McCall's 8548 |
October's Gift / Charity projects: 2
Total Gift / Charity projects: 28
October's Personal clothing: 2
Total Personal clothing: 17
Total Upcycled / Refashioned projects: 2
This month's sewing was all about cozy things.
November:
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| Shirtdress, combination of Vogue 8934, McCall's 7546 and Vogue 1503; NHL Hockey Microwave Cozy, no pattern used; Wool Hat, OOP Vogue 8966 |
November's Gift / Charity projects: 1
Total Gift / Charity projects: 29
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| Refashioned project |
November's Personal clothing: 2
Total Personal clothing: 19
Total Upcycled / Refashioned projects: 3
Not really sure what to say about this month's sewing, just filling some needs.
December:
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| Cotton Panties, Simplicity 8229; Men's Shirt, McCall's 2447; Boy's Pajama Top, combination of vintage OOP McCall's 8548 and McCall's 6548; Boy's Pajama Bottoms, vintage OOP McCall's 8548; Men's Pajama Set, vintage OOP Kwik Sew 1415 |
December's Gift / Charity projects: 8
Total Gift / Charity projects: 37
December's Personal clothing: 3
Total Personal clothing: 22
Total Upcycled / Refashioned projects: 3
Nothing says Christmas like pajamas and undies, right?
So there you have it, most of my sewing this year were charity and gift projects. The sewing that I did for myself were basics, nothing fancy. I didn't really do anything too challenging or outside my comfort zone. What 2020 will hold, time will tell. Maybe, I'll finally get around to working on a toile for a new pair of jeans?
Happy Sewing!
Lots of lovely projects there.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.