Yes, I know, January is almost over, but this year I have actually done some PRE-PLANNING and this year I plan on finishing:
MY UFO’S:
I know, like everyone, I still have a few UFO’s to finish – a top for my sister, a half made dress for myself, a pair of dress pants and another Sewaholic Hollyburn skirt.
But I’ve also sorted out a few projects I would like to tackle!
DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER 2019:
Of course all year I will be looking for my Designin’ December 2019 inspiration. I’ll be watching for your inspiration too!
@corrineapplybemakes already has her Designer me-made Copy finished and posted on IG!
There’s no rush, take your time, you’ve got all year to think about it (almost!). If you would like more details about the DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER challenge take a look at this post here.
ROSIE© BAGS and other such projects:
I’ve made two Rosie© Bags so far this year, one for my sister, @JCVArtStudio, and one for me!!!
I have a 2 meter piece of fabric with a large Parisienne print so I isolated different scenes of the large print and let my sister decide which scene she wanted to use for her Rosie© bag …
… and which scene did she chose?
Next I finished my Rosie© bag. I used fabrics from the box of upholstery fabric my sister gave me.
I’ve got one more Rosie bag cut out, I’ll get to it … sometime this year!
#magamsewalong
Over on Instagram there are a few Sewing Challenges I love. One is #magamsewalong. @sarahlizsewstyle organizes and inspires us to sew every month … she doesn’t have an easy task! I think my yearly theme is going to be “stash busting”. Hopefully I’ll have time for a few of the monthly themes too.
#makenine2019 INSPIRATION:
Another Instagram Sewing Challenge. I TRIED the #makenine2017 Challenge. I picked my nine patterns to make during the year. I don’t think I got half way through them! Now there is the option of choosing to make nine different garments (sewn or knitted or?) instead of picking specific patterns, so this Challenge has my interest.
Part of my inspiration for this Challenge was this meme I found on Facebook. I can’t find the creator though, any ideas?
I seriously want to be the lady on the left … she’s my Inspiration … she’s just so cool … laid back … I love her. I would even love to have her hair for a few days!
So here’s my #makenine2019.
A Jean Jacket similar to the one my Inspiration (above) is wearing, not leather though. My Jean Jacket pattern is by Islander Sewing Systems. I’ve made one before here and I loved the pattern, the instructions and her methods. This time I’ll put the buttons on the right side though! LOL
Skinny Jeans like my Inspiration.
A Tunic top sort of like my Inspiration – I don’t want a long one, like her dress length.
Then a hoodie, casual pants and a top.
And still left from last year’s “sewing to do” list … a bra and granny panties.
Last, a dress of some sort!
Does anyone know of a on-line shop where I can purchase a complete kit for making a bra – proper fabric, elastic, whatever is needed? Until I am familiar with what materials and supplies are needed, I would prefer someone just sell me a “kit”, preferably in Canada?
I found 3.5 meters of denim in my stash that I might be able to squeeze a pair of Jeans and a Jacket out of! I also found this embroidered pocket. I was given this by a sewing blogger friend long ago and I was keeping it for something special.
Well I finally decided what “something special” is … some sort of little coin purse, wallet front or card purse. I’ll figure something out. In the meantime, I’ve drawn chalk lines all over this and trimmed it down and I am drawing up pattern ideas.
What Challenges are you planning to do this month, next month, this year?
Happy Sewing!
STASH BUSTING WITH THIS PROJECT? Nothing yet! Still 130.2 meters left in the fabric stash.