Somewhere along the line I just stopped sewing, I still do the odd crafty project here and there, but it kind of upsets me that I think I'd now really have to think about how to lay a pattern out, and I still can't wear one of my favourite skirts because I can't really remember how to put the replacement zip I've bought into it.
So, this year I'm going to undertake a challenge that will address all of this. Enabling me to wear things that are individual and are tailored to my style, whilst reviving my old skills.
In 2012 I shall make something every month that I can wear.
Originally I was thinking about making a dress a month, but I feel that may be a little ambitious. Also, having managed to wear a different dress every day in Dressember without exhausting my collection I realised that I probably didn't need 12 new dresses! So expect to see new frocks, skirts and accessories, lovingly hand made by me.
I'm really excited about this challenge and can't wait to get started!
As January overlaps with the end of the Shoeper Shoe Challenge, and we're already half way through, my plan for my January Stylish Sew and Sew project is to complete an unfinished dress that I started a couple of years ago. I sewed it up very quickly on a Sunday, and when I realised that it needed some serious altering to fit, and lining, it got folded up and put in a back corner of my Mom's sewing room, never to see the light of day again!
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| Stylish Sew and Sew #1 - hopefully by the end of the month this will look a bit more like a pretty dress, less like a shapeless sack! |
I'll be blogging all of the finished Stylish Sew and Sew projects and how I'm wearing them here, but if you're interested in the more practical aspects of how they are made I'll be blogging all about that over at the Loopy Ladies Blog.
Here's to some fabulously me new outfits for the new year!
I regularly make my own clothes, I even made my own beautiful 1950s style silk party dress for mt 30th last year, I love dressmaking. This year I want to make more skirts as I have only ever made dresses.
ReplyDeleteOoh Louise that sounds lovely! I'm a big fan of the 50s style dress as you may have noticed!
ReplyDeletehttp://consumerliberationblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/yeast-mischief-and-frocks.htm Did someone say hand made 50's style frocks?
ReplyDeleteI'm just about to start on my Wedding Blessing dress, also my daughters and for the first time my husband's shirt and waistcoat. I too need to make more skirts and I've never made man's clothes up until now. Eeek!