This is the post that should have greeted you at least a week and a half ago! 😀
Well Christmas went fast this time, didn’t it? Presents wrapped, food ready, party clothes prepared… And now we’re a week into January and I feel I haven’t quite touched base yet! The visitors went home just before New Years to celebrate with their friends, leaving us oldies to drink the rest of the wine and eat the remaining mince pies on our own. I had grand plans to do some sewing, but they never got started!
I have decided that this year I really do need to actually do some of the things I’ve been saying for years that I will do. Like make that *^&%££%*&) coat! Correction, THOSE coats! (I have a pile of patterns I want to make, and the fabric is sitting in the stash. We all know how much space coatings take up, so I’m very keen to get them out!) And join in with other online activities. And learn something new. And crack on with the stashbusting. Further to that I bought myself, at a special price, two quilt patterns for my birthday.
Quilts?? I hear you gasp! I’m not talking traditional quilts here, although they’re very nice and all. They’re just not me. I think it’s more the patchwork side that’s not me than the quilting. But I do love the modern quilts, all geometric and dramatic and bold. So when I saw a new quilt pattern on Instagram, I sort of fell… Soo – I have made a patchwork quilt top, still need to finish the rest of it, and I’ll show you all that later.
On the joining in side, Stephanie at Sea of Teal has launched a project to Sew Your Wardrobe Basics. It does what it says on the tin, to act as encouragement to get those “unexciting” projects sewn. I say unexciting, but when you’ve made a new pair of jeans, it’s pretty exciting! This month’s theme is denim and I really needed to get more jeans made. After last year’s slim leg Ash jeans debacle, I’m ready to give them another shot, and hopefully this time I’ve got the sizing right…
So here we go, into the new year with promise and purpose! See you on the other side!
THE COMPULSIVE SEAMSTRESS 
I’m hoping to get back into pattern cutting this year. Just getting back to sewing would be progress. The coat I cut out in October or early November is still in bits!
Good luck with your intentions – it’s always useful to write them down to remind yourself 😉
I keep saying I should be pattern cutting stuff, but there are so many patterns out there I want to make! Sometimes it’s just easier and faster to rely on someone else’s pattern cutting!! 🙂
Would love to see some “in progress” pix of coat making!
I’m sure that’ll happen! 😀