September in Review...

First before anything else, I must acknowledge that today, September 30th, is 

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

In Canada today is marked by both the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day.  Today, like every day should be in this country, is a day for learning, acknowledgement and reflection about the land and history of this country and our place in it as a community.  I hope that you will take a moment and explore the links above to find out more.  

National Sewing Month

Today also marks the closing of National Sewing Month.  Did you notice that things were quiet over at NationalSewingMonth.org?  Other than the naming of this year's theme "Spread Love, Stitch Love" this celebration of sewing felt low key.  

Congratulations to MimiG for spreading the love with a new line of sewing patterns ready for stitching.  The new pattern line, KnowMe features designers known in the online sewing community.  This month she also shared sewing trivia throughout the month.  What I love about these patterns is that the sizing is more inclusive and there are more options for sewing men's clothing.  

This bomber jacket pattern is sweet.  

And I love this motorcycle jacket pattern.  I don't have anyone to sew these for but I'm certainly watching to see if someone makes these jackets.  I hope so, they look so cool.  

Sewing

There wasn't as much sewing as I hoped this month.  A scraped knee and bruising near my collar bone and shoulder area deflated my sewing mojo for most of the month.  Thank God, those boo-boos didn't stop me from sewing a few things.  

The waterfall coat (Butterick 6244) is getting used now that cooler temperatures are here.  The pull-on pants (Vogue 9246) ended up being too big and I would like to revisit the pattern.  The set of pajamas were gifted (top: vintage Simplicity 6851 and bottoms: OOP Simplicity 2372).  

Stash Busting

All of the sewing projects this month were made with fabric from the stash.  Most of the supplies were from the stash as well with the exception of the pink serger thread used to sew a machine rolled hem on the waterfall coat.  This month 9.6 metres of fabric, 1.9 metres of elastic, 1 label, 4 buttons and 1 metre of fusible interfacing were stash-busted this month.  

What's Next?  

Only God knows!  But I can tell you that there is one more set of pajamas being cut right now.  Another gift sewing project.  

Happy Sewing!