April in Review

Sewing, Mending and Alterations 

Top L to R:  Colour-blocked over-sized sweatshirt (OOP Simplicity 8529), wine coloured wool coat (OOP Vogue 8934).  Bottom L to R:  Chambray DVF wrap dress (Vogue 2000), pull-on elastic waist cotton knit skirt (OOP Butterick 5790) and cotton pull-over dress (Butterick 6784).

This month I managed to finally finish a winter coat project started months ago and a wrap dress that was previously abandoned until someone expressed interest in it.  Both of these projects were gifted.  The remaining projects were for moi.  Simple and comfortable pieces.  

Mending and alterations took a back seat this month as I tried to edit and change over the wardrobe to reflect the upcoming spring and summer seasons.  

Stash Busting and Additions

Here are the stash busting stats for this month.  Note:  the fabric for the wrap dress was counted last month.  

• 13.1 metres fabric
• 5 buttons
• 1 metre elastic
• 2 sewing labels
• 2 spools thread

Additions this month:  

• 1 sewing pattern

Stash busted totals for this year:

• 46.4 metres fabric
• 4.3 metres interfacing
• 6 invisible zippers
• 2 metres Knit 'N Stable tape
• 6 metres trim
• 6 sewing labels
• 9 buttons
• 4 metres elastic
• 14 spools of thread
• 4.3 metres basting tape

Total stash additions this year:  

• 14 spools of thread
• 8 sewing patterns
• 10--20 mm buttons
• 7.8 metres trim
• 15 metres fabric
• 1 cover stitch machine

Happy Sewing!