To be fair, there haven’t been that many items I made this year that haven’t made the grade, for whatever reason. So this might be a short list! Of course, if the project was that bad a miss, there won’t be photos, or many, and maybe not even a blog post…
The first project that springs to mind is the black and white gingham top made back in January. I have not worn that top. At all. In fact, I cut it up and turned it into a cute little dress for a 3 year old. It was a case of wrong fabric, wrong pattern and wrong adjustment.
Second is another top, and another case of wrong fabric for the pattern. I’d thought the Kabuki Tee from Paper Theory would look good in viscose. I was wrong. And the pattern wasn’t for me, I had liked the colour and thought I could get away with the pattern because of the colour, but it felt all wrong to wear. It felt like it was wearing me, rather than the other way around. It’s another project that’s been cut up to make something for a cute little girl.
That’s the only photo I have of me wearing the top. And that’s only because all my other clothes were in the wash after coming home from 3 weeks away!
And the only other fail I can think of is the pair of Ash Jeans I made at the end of November, in the wrong size! But are they really a fail? They made up really well and looked good, and I managed to sell them to someone who (hopefully) was the right size. So I’ve bought replacement denim and plan to make another pair as soon as.
It was at this try-on stage that I realised things weren’t going as well as I thought.
Honestly, they’re the only projects I can think of that fit the fail bill, I seem to have had good luck this year!! How about you? Has it been a plus or a minus year for your projects? I do enjoy looking back over the year at everyone’s projects, and seeing how you all feel about the projects you’ve put your time and effort into.
THE COMPULSIVE SEAMSTRESS 
I’ve not been sewing much for me this year- I got distracted by making costumes for a school show, then an amateur panto, and just haven’t had much energy [I’ve still been buying some nice yardage, and printing off some projects so who knows, should be back on track soon? I’m not even sure if I can be bothered to do my annual summary, but a week or so of rest at Xmas might set me up again!