Possibilites

As the last days of the year pass by, you're not seeing me heading out for that last pair of jeans (just in case I need them), or workout clothes or a dress for New Years Eve.  Who cares that there are terrific sales going on.  I'm thinking about all the possibilities I already have in the house.  And here are just a few.

There are more, I confess, knits that I haven't hung and several pieces that I've been looking at recently.  I read that the aging of your fabric is a good thing.  By the time you make it up, you've forgotten how much you paid and it's no longer such a precious thing that you have qualms about cutting it up! There are many pieces I don't even remember buying, some I can't imagine why I did, and a few I wish I hadn't.

I've started redoing a couple of things I've made and not worn for whatever reason.  Here's a Nancy Erickson jacket I didn't wear.  I wish I had quilted it to flatten it out a la Chanel. It was too much an outdoor only jacket and too much for wearing around this community.  So I decided to try to casual it down.  I added trim and shortened the collar just by tacking it down at the front corner.  Success!  I've been wearing it.

Gearing up for the Ready to Wear Fast

Let me introduce myself.  I have been sewing for 40+years.  I took a detour to mostly quilting which lasted many years but I never gave up garment sewing.  I am a retired nurse, enjoy traveling, grandchildren, books and many forms of art.

I have been following GoodbyeValentino's blog which has been inspirational.  For the past decade, I have been concentrating on independent designers for patterns.  I then saw how she used patterns from the big pattern companies which were more currently stylish and generally less boxy.  They were fun! As someone whose closet is predominantly black and white, I also enjoyed her color choices.  I think it's time to break out of my rut.  As you can see from the photo above, it has begun!

For the next year, I plan to sew all my clothes.  Here are some picctures of previous garments.  The first is still in progress and is from the same OOP Sandra Betzina pattern as the second.  The next two are Nancy Erickson patterns.