My sewing resolution for 2023 is to take my time, create more involved garments, and enjoy the journey more.
My reasons are:
- I don't need a lot of new clothes. I have a few holes that need to be filled but not enough for me to create large amounts of clothing.
- I want to explore the technique driven side. Not just sewing techniques but fabric manipulation, dyeing, printing, quilting, the techniques that take time and aren't accomplished in a weekend.
- There have been some ideas that have been floating around in my mind that I've always said, when I have more time. And as the saying goes, "You MAKE time for the things you want to do." So I'm making time.
While I'm concentrating on making tops, because that's what I NEED right now. I'm making tops with fabrics and techniques that need special handling. I want to take my time and enjoy the journey. Sewing this way is going to slow my making way down...and I'm good with that!
I may even do more progress posts so my finished posts aren't so long and involved. I have one top finished, waiting for buttons and buttonholes and one top that I've just started. However, the fabrics I used are what makes each top so distinctive and enjoyable to sew.
This is the first tunic I worked on in 2023. It's a MimiG Katie tunic that I've made several times before. However, it's the panel print I used that made this sewing journey so enjoyable.
My second piece is a pleather and knit top from Cashmerette Club called the Wexford.
I have a few more tops queued up with fabric and patterns pulled and there are two more housedresses I want to add to my "house dress collection." 2023 is going to be an interesting sewing year and I hope you hang with me on my sewing journeys.
...as always more later!
