Ask: 12/26/11
What has been your biggest sewing accomplishment of 2011?
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Win Indygo Junction’s Coronation Clutch Pattern!
It’s been ages since I’ve hosted a giveaway on The Sew Weekly! Well, readers, I have a treat for you: as part of the [...]
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Daily Bits upcoming themeUpcoming Theme: On Trend
Next week’s theme calls for us to integrate real Fashion (with a capital “F”) by being inspired by runway trends. While the following guide [...]
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10 Things I’ve Learned
I started writing in second person narrative because it felt most comfortable to me. I hope it doesn’t come across as domineering, but rather [...]
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More Diamond Jubilee Inspiration
Here’s a great piece from Vogue about Queen Elizabeth II’s lifetime of wardrobe choices. If you’re still trying to figure out what to make [...]
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Daily Bits Ten Things10 Things I’ve Learned: Cheryl
Tempest over at Fanbloomingtastic wrote a neat little piece on the ’10 Things Learned’ whilst participating in the Sew Weekly Challenges. Seeing as that reflection is key to [...]
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Starting Sewing again after nearly 20 years.
Learning how to properly follow a pattern (instead of the “Eh, whatever” way I used to do) – LOL!
Buying and reading _Fit For Real People_. My biggest accomplishment for 2012 is going to be learning how to use it.
I’ve had fabric pilling up and decided to take action. Started taking a few sewing classes to build up confidence and now almost all my projects are completed. It’s only been a month!
Making myself jeans. There will be more in 2012 but the first two pairs felt huge. Thankfully the revisiting challenge hit at just the right time so I went ahead and made the modifications and second pair while the first was still fresh in my mind.
A wedding dress, and it wasn’t even my own!
Getting my machine sewing skills (almost 2 years experience) nearly on par with my hand sewing skills (20+ years experience) and realizing that it really will be worth the effort!
I feel most proud of the doll clothes I sewed. That’s a new thing for me to sew — and they’re tiny!
Steadily increasing the complexity of the garments I’m sewing. I’ve been sewing since 2009. 2011 began with Gertie’s bombshell dress and ended with a wool cape with charmeuse hong kong bound seams and flannel interlining. 2012 began with a 40s pattern reprint 3 piece wool suit. What can I say? I’m ambitious. My goal for 2012 is to maintain this level of enthusiam without getting overwhelmed.