I have shown you most if not ALL of my creations on this blog. So how boring will it be for you to see them all again. Or do I tell you nothing about my sewing adventures for the next 2 months and surprise you each day with a new creation? But what will I blog about in the mean time? What a conundrum!
I also may have a new project coming up which would take away enormous amounts of my time (sweat, sweat some more).
So yesterday I went through my stash of patterns to see what might be easy to sew up. I have a stack of 30 promising patterns to which only a few are reasonable for me to finish.
I found out I have over 100 patterns that I have collected in just the past 4 months. I have some of them up on etsy that just don't have the proper measurements for me. Take a look.
My brain is on information overload!!!
Should I continue with the Carmen Miranda inspired outfit? Which is not something that will be very wearable, yet fun to make.
What about this pattern and the fabric I have already purchased for it? I really would have no place to wear it, but I love the look.
Maybe they will hire me at Sterling~Cooper and I can wear it there.
And then what about the cost of making all of these lovelies? With my new, up-coming project, much of my spare coins may be going to it, rather than my hobbies. Do I make all of these items out of sheets I get for $2.00 at the thrift store?
My head hurts from all of this thinking. Arghhhhhhhhhhhh!
I don't think showing things you've made again is a bad thing at all! You can always style them differently, or show them in groupings that feature their similarities. And as for what to sew, I can't help -- my impulse is to say "sew what you feel like!" but I wouldn't really enjoy wearing something impractical on any given day. Sometimes (often? always?) what I want to sew and what my wardrobe needs aren't really the same.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't get to your etsy store, but if you have some 32 bust patterns, would you be interested in a swap? I have a bunch of 34 bust patterns -- not many 40s ones but plenty from the 50s through the 70s.
Thanks for the quick comment. I got the Etsy store link to work. I don't really need any new patterns and I kind of go between a 32 and 34...one size on top and one size on bottom. Ugh!!! I am still trying to figure out what is the best way to go about making patterns, whether to adjust the top or bottom.
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ReplyDeleteI see you are MUCH smaller, than I am. So I'll take a look for a swap. I might even have some patterns with 30 inch busts which I bet you could work better than the larger ones.
Hubby just came in to ask me what I am planning on doing with ALL THOSE PATTERNS!!!
I love your creations and wouldn't mind seeing them again, it's always nice to see a refresher!
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Yes, 30 bust patterns will quite possibly work better for me, based on my experiences with 32s so far. :/ (My bust measurement should make me a 32, but ... ) Let me know when you've had a chance to sort through your swappables!
ReplyDeleteOh, I just figured out that the reason why your etsy link works for you and not for is that it wants to log me in to MY etsy store. (Which is a very boring place. Not even a passing tumbleweed has blown through. Maybe I should fix that.) But anyhow, the path in the link is "... etsy.com/your/listings?blahblahblah ... " and I think the "your" is relative to who is logged in. Hopefully that makes sense.
ReplyDeleteAndrea, of course...I thought I had fixed it, but I only set it to ME being able to get in. Now it is set to my store and all can take a look. I need to add more items soon...life is very hectic though so unsure when that might happen. We'll figure this out!
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