Outlook for 2010

Hope everyone has a happy and healthy 2010!

Sewing Stats for 2009... aren't updated. I have about 115 projects that I started, too many current projects in progress.... I did quite well on NOT PURCHASING fabric, but still came home with lots. My Mom, my MIL and a friend all passed on fabric to me.... I need to sort it to figure out what to keep. I am using some of it for muslins! At some point I might total this up... but tomorrow I am starting from scratch in my journal and will add as I go (might add a spreadsheet to help track as it will add for me)!

Evaluating my 2009 Goals

* Sew mostly from Stash
Mostly true... Most of the stuff I purchased this year has been used, or is sitting together with the 3 quilts I want to make.

* Sew for me
I did sew for me, but then started loosing weight faster than I could sew...

* Start Christmas sewing before Nov 1st
Kinda! But they weren't finished... the Kilt Making course took me off track.

I sewed for everyone in my family this year including my husband... I used my embroidery machine to turn stash fabric into gifts for friends (and the kids friends).... I purchased fabric with a purpose... I wish I'd had more time to sew but spent much more time on getting healthy and exercising that I didn't have much time left for sewing. 2009 was for my health, now that I'm healthier, I'm going to try and fit my crafts and sewing back into my routine.





2010 Goals

• Sew from stash, with meaningful purchases


• Sew for me


• Sew 3 quilts


• Finish the works in progress

And in order to complete this, I will need to clean my sewing room :) and hopefully keep it clean

An old dress... worn again....

I first made this dress in 2003 for my older daughter to wear at 1yo... sorry I can't find a picture of it being worn...and it was by 2 different kids




And my youngest wore it when she was 1yo too! And she wore it again this year at 4!!! With a petticoat and matching leggings... (the matching dress her sister has from when she was 1 is still way too big for her)

So I made a petticoat & leggings. For the petticoat, no pattern was used, just a width of satin backed crepe leftover from my wedding dress - crepe side out, with pre-gathered eyelet attached at the hem, stitch up the back seam and add elastic at the waist. The leggings used an Ottobre pattern I'd previously traced for her from 1/08 (need to use a different pattern next time as these are a little tight!)






And I recreated a dress for me... but need to either take it in again or start over. I took it in in November and really should have taken it in again before wearing it to the Christmas party a couple of weeks ago.

More birthday invites... more bags....

My youngest had two more birthday parties right before Christmas....

From Santa and other Christmas gifts.

I didn't get much sewing related but my kids did....


Santa brought the kids a new Janome QDC4030...

The girls got packages of needle felting materials and sewing boxes...

I got a few sewing notions from Santa, but for the most part I got new clothes. I have lost 95lbs in the past year and really can't keep up with the sewing and am down to only a couple of decent outfits so Santa, my mom and grandma all bought me clothes.

Christmas Gift

My son has been working hard for the past 16months learning how to play the chanter with the goal of playing the bagpipes. In mid December he passed his test and in January he starts learning to play the bagpipes. For Christmas he got his bagpipes! And he is so excited.

So far he is playing with the drones corked. It makes them nice and quiet... and uses less air which is easier on him. He has been practising hard and took them to Gramma's and Grampa's houses on Christmas Day to play them for everyone there...




To make this sewing related.... he's wearing his new Christmas PJs I made him out of the end of the white snowman print I had and red/black knit.

OK its been a while....

First some sewing updates... I haven't been sewing much, but did get Christmas PJs for my older two ready for their Christmas Concert... and a matching pair for my youngest.
My sons PJs use a Stretch & Sew pattern I've used before for the pants, and the Ottobre pattern we made his back to school outfit in. The girls nighties are Ottobre too. I lengthened the yoke so more of the snowman print can be seen. I also made leggings from the Ottobre Lokki pattern. (my oldest had to wear them for the Christmas concert, so I was concerned both about warmth and modesty....)


For various kids, we did cookies in a jar - we made 12 jars full of cookies. So for my niece, we gave her a platter, cookie cutters, a cookie jar, cookie mix and a homemade apron.




The kids painted 18 scarfs this year, for various relatives. Forgot to get a photo of all of them before we gave them out.




The kids also made a few pet toys for the cats or dogs in the family. These were done mainly by the kids, with some help from mom teaching them the stitches, etc.... The idea came from the Owl magazine and use old gloves.