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Friday, June 8, 2018

May Wrap-up & June Plans

May was a pretty epic month, mostly due to sew-a-palooza. I sewed 14 things this month and 22.75 yards. I sewed nearly 6 of those things in one weekend! And one is still in progress...

This month I sewed:
  • New Look 6107 top - 2 yards
    • print rayon challis from Fabric Mart trip, buttons
  • True Bias Ogden top (x 2) - 2.5 yards total
    • print rayon challis from Fabric.com, black & white challis from stash remnants
  • Burda 1/2018 skirt - 2.5 yards
    • black & white floral cotton pique from Metro Textiles, zipper, bias tape
  • Vogue 9305 top - 2 yards (Gift)
    • brown designer quality linen from Fabric Mart
  • Ottobre 2/2015 top - 1 yards
    • blue-grey jersey from SR Harris
  • McCall's 7465 dress - 1.5 yards
    • Art Gallery cotton knit from Fabric.com, elastic
  • McCall's 6612 dress - 1.5 yards
    • print jersey from Fabric Mart precut
  • McCall's 6964 top - 1.25 yards
    • orange wool jersey from Fabric Mart, orange lace from The Sewing Lounge
  • Burda 7107 top - 1.5 yards
    • oatmeal rayon jersey
  • McCall's 6519 top - 1 yard
    • print rayon challis from SR Harris, self fabric bias tape (this pattern really doesn't take 1 yard...but I diy'd the bias tape so I'm rounding up!)
  • Burda 6/2018 top - 1.5 yards
    • white rayon jersey, trim
  • Butterick 6551 dress - 1.5 yards (FAIL)
    • striped cotton poplin from SR Harris
  • McCall's 7745 dress - 3 yards (WIP)
    • floral rayon challis from Fabric Mart
WHEW.

Favorite: I had such a successful sewing binge! YAY! This month there's a lot to love. I seriously cannot choose a favorite garment.

FAIL: Obviously B6551 and I have my fingers crossed that M7745 works out. I have done so much unpicking and re-stitching. Luckily it's a really robust challis!

Accomplishment: Let's go with seeing the vision for my orange knit + lace tee and making it come to life!

I have a lot going on right now (hence sew-a-palooza!). I placed two fabric orders this month; Fabric.com for a total of 10.5 yards and Fabric Mart for a total of 21 yards. And I visited SR Harris and bought 8.5 yards.

There was fabric all.over.the.place. I collected all of the fabric acquired since the sew camp (because THAT giant box was still sitting in the same place). And then I cried. I know I wasn't actually crying over the fabric -- (and I never cry. Nothing makes me cry!) but obviously with everything else it was all so overwhelming.

I sorted it out - by season then by type (knit vs woven). I went through my Expedit and fabric tubs one by one and came up with a huge pile of fabric to donate/get rid of. I stored the remaining fabric. I have temporarily unsubscribed from emails. I won't say "I'm not buying fabric until xx time"...but I am definitely taking a fabric-shopping break. This year I have purchased 197.5 yards and sewn 79 yards. I need to get that ratio back in check!

I don't have the energy to do anything that's not absolutely necessary as there's just TOO MUCH stuff on my plate. So for June, I'm not sure I'll get anything sewn. I do hope I can find the time to make a birthday dress as I've done for the past few years. And hopefully I can finish M7745. I am not 100% sold on it but I love the style of the dress and I love the fabric so we'll see.



bodice and skirt are not attached here
 
I am not looking forward to hemming and gathering the ruffle for the skirt
 

If nothing else, I have a couple items that still need to be reviewed and have posts scheduled for those.

I did finish out MMM...IDK what happened to the 31st. I am completely blank on that day.
May 22-26:
Ottobre top
Ogden cami, M6996 cardigan, Lekala skirt
M6964 tee
M6886 dress
Burda 6/2018 tee (to be reviewed)
 
And then life got the better of me...Positive thoughts appreciated!
 
How I spent the 27th...

I'm fairly certain I had on my I <3 Bacon shorts or S8424 leggings :)
 
May 28-30:
S8424 leggings
M6519 top (to be reviewed) and B5760 skirt
NL6107 top (to be reviewed)
 
The most productive crafting I've done in the past week:


I use a lot of Trader Joes spices and these glass jars have come in handy in many ways.
I make my own seasoning blends and these are the 4 I use most often so I got the bright idea to use my Cricut to label them.
 
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I'll keep an eye out for any questions but probably won't be responding to comments, as always, they are appreciated.