It's reached that in-between time of the year where I no longer want to sew winter but it's not warm enough to sew spring...so I sit in suspended animation waiting for warmer weather and more light.
I have been piddling around...
...but not really dedicated to sewing. I don't "produce" sew anymore. I sew when I feel like it. Sometimes that's for 8 hours or more during a weekend and sometimes it's just 2 hours.
I'm sure the fact that I'm only in office two days a week factors into it. I mean I have plenty of warm clothing to wear the two days I must dress. After adding three new housedresses to my wardrobe, I now have one per day to wear at home...so some variety. Though there will be more come fall.
Mostly I've been looking forward to spring. I have new spring garments I want to complete. Since I'm the sewist that sews best in the actual season I will wear it, that means a lot of planning has been going on. Making a list of garments I can actually sew and wear this spring/summer season. Trying not to over exceed my actual desire to create, I have a list of 16 projects to make from April to September. Which works out to be about two or three projects a month, something that seems doable.
I'm planning on taking photos of the garments pictured above to memorialize them here on the blog. Those blog posts will follow soon. Otherwise, I'm moving on to spring sewing. Gonna start batch cutting so I will be prepped and ready. How about you? If you're in the Northern Hemisphere are you still sewing winter? Or have you moved onto spring sewing?
...as always more later!
I’ve spent March in a pensive mood too. Sewing maybe 20 minutes a day, waiting for the cold to finally end. My last project took a lot of mental energy, and now I am moving on to a gift of a jacket that has piqued my interest. Yes, it’s difficult to be patient through these fallow times when you have so many ideas, patterns and fabrics ready to go. I am looking forward to more light and warmer days as well.
ReplyDeleteThat Myosotis is charming in a suiting fabric! Can wait to see it modeled, and styled as you intend on wearing it.
I need more summer clothes than winter, so I've been sewing summer for the past 3-4 months! Also, due to warm weather outdoor pursuits, I rarely sew from late May until November. I did just finish up a batik camp shirt, and the fabric I really really want to make a dress from just isn't cooperating. It has a strong diagonal print, and the dress I want to make is "unsuitable for obvious diagonals." I may draw diagonal lines on the muslin to see what really will happen if I use an "obvious diagonal". Come to think of it, I have never (maybe one time) seen a pattern that did NOT say it was "unsuitable for obvious diagonals."
ReplyDeleteGreat to see you again! I am in a similar state of mind, on the opposite side of the weather scene. Hot Summer saw me make two quick sleeveless dresses, otherwise it is difficult to get motivated, especially as a party dress made late last year has never left the house. Yes, pandemic interference continues. I'm thinking of moving right on to Winter, and begin a Chanel type jacket. As always, your border print designing is Beyond Peer! Love it...
ReplyDeleteI just gotta say - wish my piddling was half as productive as yours!
ReplyDeleteI have started 2 new summer tops and skirts. I too no longer need clothes to go out for work, but have some community events to attend all the rest of this year. So I am making a couple new tops just to freshen the wardrobe. I love the border print shirt as always. Would you ever consider making a tutorial on how you plan them? They are spectacular.
ReplyDeletePeg - I've written about border prints before. Try this blog post and it's links:
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Agree with Virginia above. I want an alert every time you buy a blue border print. Ha ha. These last two blue border print shirts are beautiful garments from beautiful fabrics. Blue is my favorite and these blues especially. And the tan Myosotis looks like would be great for zoom calls> It looks to be professional dressing and comfortable. Jean
ReplyDeleteJean - the blue borderprint from Mood is still available on their site. So you can get some of it!
DeleteAs always it is so good to hear from you. I think the Myositis in the suiting fabric is really great looking and I really love the blue border print, so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHello Carolyn and all--
ReplyDeleteSince retirement, I just don't need as many clothes. However, once in a while my wardrobe bores me and I sew something up. I just got 4 1/2 yards of quilting cotton to make another Butterick 6385. I like the way it fits me but it's easy to modify, which makes for design fun. Other than that, I'll alter a pair of summer-white trousers to complete outfits with tops i already have so as not to waste existing garments, but the pink floral cotton will be much more fun to make.--anne
I feel like all I've been sewing is event sewing this year. Funerals, weddings, holidays, moving gifts.... nearly everything has been with the intent to be used at or worn to a particular event. Where I live it's still cool, but definitely not winter. Though I really would like a new coat, the practical side of my brain is definitely looking towards spring and summer clothes, especially since I'm likely going to be going into the office more often soon, and having more than one set of trousers is a bit more pragmatic than having a wool coat.
ReplyDeleteI am struggling with life at the moment. I did finally complete a project and still seemed to take forever. I plan to take pics and post soon. I hope my sewjo comes back soon as I have a lot of sewing ideas, but no energy to sew!
ReplyDeleteLinda - I so understand this right now. Now that retirement is getting closer I'm starting to wonder how much sewing I will actually do too. We had these ideas that when we had more time we would sew all the time. One thing the pandemic has taught me is that is not necessarily true. I will sew but not like I did in my 30s/40s/50s. Hope everything comes together for you soon!
DeleteListen, I've never sewn for the appropriate season and I haven't figured it out since moving to the East Coast. I too feel like I have enough and that doesn't help. I love the suiting dress, it's gonna be a great workhorse piece. g
ReplyDeleteGaylen - for me it's changing what I need to sew. Again the pandemic upended what I thought I needed and wanted. Also learning to enjoy the process even more and not just churning out pieces. Thanks for liking the suiting dress.
DeleteReally loving the shirts...I had a whole moment writing my most recent wrap-up realizing I've only completed 4 garments this year. It's definitely in the air.
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