Due to all of the change in my life and the world because of Covid, I haven't really felt like reflecting on 2020. Pattern Review Sewing Bee Round 1: Uniquely You Pajamas! Are you watching sewing videos? Burda 112 11/2015 sweater. Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic) January 14, 2021 8:52 PM. My final fabric in and out totals for 2020 are: Almost double out than in which makes me happy. The contractors tried their best to finish the baseboard trim but the rain hindered them from cutting the trim outside. Read more at Julia Bobbin. Reply. This time I've chosen not share my feelings cause dayum if you don't understand by now, it doesn't matter what I type here, you're not changing your mind, your attitudes, or your practices. I think we can all agree that we just need to be okay with whatever is or isn't happening at the moment, don't you think? Stay safe. Labels: Sewing Studio, Updates. I know I said I wasn't talking politics on the blog anymore but my blog so I can do what I want. Happy New Year! Pattern Review Sewing Bee Round 1: Uniquely You Pajamas! Introducing the Ines Shirt Pattern. I had the same surgery at the beginning of December. "Migrating round the house". Happy New Year. It's all about the Seam Allowances! After touching EVERY piece I own plus some that I found in bins in the garage, there isn't a type of fabric that I like to sew with that I don't already own. Happy New Year Carolyn. Try this DIY look, the “Shameka Top.”. I am glad you are back! Happy New Year. So I'm going to direct you to two black bloggers who spoke more eloquently about this than I can at this moment - Renee (Miss Celie's Pants) wrote. It is so lovely to see you back, and Happy New Year. I love the TV addition to your space! That ended up changing when my daughter bought me a smart TV for Christmas to go in my sewing loft. Good to hear from you, Carolyn! It's all about the Seam Allowances! Shalom. Erica Bunker, DIY Style is a fashion sewing blog that was established in 2005. I picked up my crochet hook and made four blankets - see them. As you know there were circumstances - moving, surgery. So glad that you are feeling better and more energetic. I spent a couple days sewing up there after the weather turned very cold...and I learned that my HVAC system puts out an inordinate amount of heat. So I dug out my old TV and DVD player and hooked them up. I even delete fabric emails without looking at them now. all over, Sew Much Fabric, Sew Little Time...So Little Closet Space, The Secret Life of A Sewer | Thoughts of an 8 Year Amateur. Enjoy! Nice duster, but I love how inventive you are being with the photos. Mini-TUTORIAL: Gathered or Puffed? So happy to hear you are doing better, both physically and mentally. I can binge watch series I like from one of the apps or even watch live TV on some of the national stations...again downloading their apps. I was so missing hearing from you and seeing your lovely makes. Main menu. I know I said I wasn't talking politics on the blog anymore but my blog so I can do what I want. 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); A Little Bit (OK, A LOT!) It's normalized in many Pac Rim countries; why not here? You can head over to my blog #linkinbio to read a full review of my #quiltambition630 sewing machine. Mini-TUTORIAL: Gathered or Puffed? I totally identify with the soothing qualities of crochet too ��. Just Like That I Have SWOAP (sewing withOUT a plan) Wardrobe! New Flooring-Day Six . My First Sewing Retreat – Am I in for Another? I'm closing the comments. After packing, moving and unpacking my fabric collection I vowed not to purchase any more fabric. LOL! It's been raining here all day and it's cold & damp. We shall endeavour to continue reflecting our membership, and involve a diverse range of contributors and guest editors in the future. Happy New Year. So I guess I need to sew it up! Will need to remember to open it back up wide once summer arrives. So glad you're back,take it slow but sew : ). NEED FABRIC ADVICE ASAP!! So happy that you are back and back to sewing. Catherine Daze's Blog sewing my own clothes. I’m sorry to hear of your health problems and surgery, but glad to hear that you are beginning to feel better. But the kind of involved sewing I love came to a dead stop when I moved. Stretch Velvet Blue Mermaid Prom Gown..... Passap E6000 Stitch Patterns (Tuck and Slip), My Favorite NYC Garment District Spots - Updated Sept 2019, DIY Jumpsuit McCall’s M7626 for Fabric Mart, The jumpsuit that didn't quite make the Christmas party appearance! While the weather was miserable for most of the month, my sewjo was on fire so I got a lot of sewing done. Closer Look at Vogue Patterns V1671 #YellowDress Challenge, BurdaStyle 04/2019 Ruffled Garden Tea Party Dress, Belle Play Dress (Beauty and the Beast) and Updating a 30 year old Snow White Costume. Bunny - actually no! Thank you for your inspirations & blog post! I’m a plus size blogger who loves designer fashions and interpreting them to fit my lifestyle. I completely understand how surgery, especially a couple done close together, can slow a person down a bit. Yeah! Happy New Year! It's so critical! 12 talking about this. I chose to make a shirt as my first Janome project because I started 2020 sewing shirts. Wonder why there isn’t a ceiling fan to push hot air down to lower levels and pull cool air up in summer. I’m also passionate about the art of sewing and want to encourage sewists to continue in our craft. I chose to make a shirt as my first Janome project because I started 2020 sewing shirts. BTW, I have no plans for purchasing a whole lot of fabric now. While I've expressed my rage on. It's been over three weeks since I've posted to my blog because the events currently going on in the United States have TOTALLY overwhelmed me. We just can't do the same things these days, under the Covid cloud. The second recovery took me longer than the first. Sew Tessuti Blog - Sewing Tips & Tutorials - New Fabrics, Pattern Reviews. Many of our wonderful stalwart SewOver50 followers including Diary of a Sewing Fanatic are vocal advocates, I’ve always got time for Carolyn’s no nonsense plain speaking! Yay Caroline is back! I wish you the Happiest New Year and your best year yet. I'm so happy to see your sewing mojo coming back, it has been a year hasn't it? Stay well. Stay safe and all the best for 2021. Two major whammies! Anyway, all of that to say I'm finally back...like really back...and will be blogging more often in 2021. So glad you are doing better. Hopefully you continue to be on the mend and are at 100% soon. Pattern Reviews. Unpacking all that fabric gave me fabric fatigue. I rarely comment, but I check your blog EVERY morning. Learning to live in the moment is kind of everyone's mantra now. Happy NewYear from New Zealand, like others I’m glad to read a blog post from you. I am glad you are back and pray you continue to recover from your second surgery. So my last quarter output has been very little. A Tie Dye Sweatshirt - The Lamma Sweatshirt by Itch to Stitch, DIY Dress: Simplicity 8636 “ Cynthia Rowley”, Ice Dye Adventures: Jackson Tee and Tea Towels. On Blogger since January 2006. Google apps. Labels: Dover Jacket, maxidresses, TNT Patterns. Happy New Year and let us all hope for the "Boring Twenties" and not the "Roaring Twenties" as someone in the funny papers has already said.Theresa in Tucson. Following and reporting on the tepid and half-ass responses of the major sewing machine companies, the craft store, that alt-right supposedly Christian craft store, and the pattern company that's been bought for the third time in 3 years and wondering why they're losing market share has eaten away at my desire to sew. I agree with you, we will not go back to the same normal in our lifetime, and we can only adjust to the new ways. Über mich .:. Covid has confused my sewing program too, and I now have too many pretty dresses which rarely get to go out. M-C February 10, 2021 1:58 AM. Just Like That I Have SWOAP (sewing withOUT a plan) Wardrobe! Mary Danielson Perry is a writer, women’s health specialist, and also co-founder of the The Curvy Sewing Collective — a group of sewing bloggers who support body diversity and acceptance in the home sewing movement. 6:59 pm Burda Style 09/2016 #115 Bomber Jacket – Part VI. But hey, if getting back to normal is your jam, just avoid this space for a minute... _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-39147677-1']); _gaq.push(['_setDomainName', 'sewingfantaticdiary.blogspot.com']); var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? I've had lots of friends have similar surgery and it does take a long time to get back to normal. I'm a native New Yorker and sewing fanatic! I'm glad that it's gone and I'm ready to move on. Then I just didn't feel right yet. Good luck with your sewing and I'm very curious to see what you make.I'm glad your recovering from your surgery. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment! IMPORTANT MISSION, How I construct a collar with a collar stand. My primary care doc told me to take a Vitamin D3 supplement in addition to my multivitamin and CoQ10. All the pleasures of making for you!As for 'normal', what is that going to look like? 11 comments: Sue February 10, 2021 1:03 AM. As you said we have to adjust to a new "normal". Happy new year! I mean I've made some simple kitchen and bathroom curtains...and I even finished a UFO (refer to my last post). I've felt mostly rage...too much rage to speak as I normally do here in calm tones. I have found a bit of depression always set in after surgeries but it passed. I have vowed not to buy any for a while. This is the penultimate garment in my vague wardrobe sewing plan, Burda 112 11/2015. Reply Delete. M7632, Burda 6632 - Berry Pink Polka Dotted Top w/ White Edging, Couture by Kristine | "A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous." Simplicity S8303 . I felt kind of energetic today so I thought I’d get the collar and cuffs attached, at least. I’m looking forward to seeing your makes for Janome and your own wardrobe. My left hip was replaced in March 2019; the right one in March 2020, just a day before the Governor shut down Ohio because of the pandemic. I love this. Enjoy! Some of these women may be slightly under fifty, and some are a tad over, (age is just a number– ladies). Welcome back. Modeling the Completed N3-B Military Parka! 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); A Little Bit (OK, A LOT!) Have legs, wear shorts. I was starting to wonder if you got this terrible Covid or something and that was why we weren't hearing from you. Otherwise, I am nearly done with my version of the Burda cardigan I made for my daughter (most recent blog post). Here’s the line art, strangely with one arm cut off. Reply Delete. Gene is a jersey … More Seamwork Gene. It is quite a long recovery. It's not surprising that you had to take a break from your usual intricate sewing and amazing productivity, this year has been hard on the world but it's been especially hard on you. Bloop. März 2021. all over, Sew Much Fabric, Sew Little Time...So Little Closet Space, The Secret Life of A Sewer | Thoughts of an 8 Year Amateur. DIY wardrobe; Impressum; 3. Diary of a Sewing Fanatic | I'm just a plus size fashionista journeying through the sewing world trying to make magic with each garment I create. Now I know why there were vents on the side of the HVAC closet! Simplicity 9114 in Floral Embroidered Sequin! Noble & Daughter A sewing notebook. Hope your stamina improves each day. I made this denim shirtdress in June 2018 during my shirtdress making season. Aug 18, 2013 - You think you know but you have no idea. While the weather was miserable for most of the month, my sewjo was on fire so I got a lot of sewing done. It really knocks you for a loop and you need to recover. It’s a close-fitting sweater with French darts and a fairly cropped length. Thanks for sharing pictures of your loft! Mar 23, 2015 - Classic separates are seriously going to be my friend as I update my wardrobe. _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-39147677-1']); _gaq.push(['_setDomainName', 'sewingfantaticdiary.blogspot.com']); var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? The answer was to start a blog, and once again, I am quite honored to have been asked to write the blog. No matter what surgery you had done, two close together can take quite a bit longer for your body to repair itself from. Well I can say that no major fabric purchases have occurred since July 2020. I did miss you and your blog. Our Mission; FAQs for Contributors; Editorial Team; Posts about the Sewcialists Community; Get in Touch! I picked up my crochet hook and made four blankets - see them here (flip through this one) and here. I also believe that there was a "before" and an "after" Covid. More addressing injustice in the world, less 'let sleeping dogs lie'. Your red plaid is really pretty, and I'm looking forward to seeing all of your wonderful new creations! It always takes a while to work out those niggling little details that make us really comfortable, doesn't it? A blog about my adventures in sewing & crafting. Will share that once it appears on the Janome blog. I bounced back quicker from the first one in July. Happy new year, so glad you are back. So please don't feel like you have to entertain the readership by writing more, it's just good to hear that things are finally settling down for you. Good on you. Hope you're recovery is going well! Susan - I'm so sorry you lost your Mother and your husband was sick. As soon as I do too much I pay for it. It’s been in constant use since I bought it and look back through my grid and highlights to see the variety of garments I have made with it over the last year and a half. May 3, 2017 - I always saw the sleeves from this pattern on a dress. My surgeons were both adamant about getting good rest and sleep, eating whole foods, getting moderate daily exercise and drinking lots of water. I think there was more trauma to my body in replacing the second hip, but that's just a guess. I "just" need to cut out and interface the facings, stitch, trim, understitch, topstitch, and hem :-p . So glad you've found a way to make your sewing space work well for you. It's interesting and helpful to see other people tweak their spaces. I started sewing in 2009 and today make all my clothes using vintage sewing machines and vintage patterns, in addition to sewing for private clients. Glad to have you back. I'm tackling the sewing room this month- its the last room on my list. Noble & Daughter Home Blog Wardrobe Library About Home Blog Wardrobe Library About. Modeling the Completed N3-B Military Parka! I haven't deliberately been avoiding my blog...I just haven't been sewing. It’s a Friday Pattern Company Wilder gown ; I bought the paper pattern a while back and always had it earmarked for this fabric but never quite had the nudge to get going until now. Bliss! I have followed you for years and you are still my top blogger to read. Enjoy your new sewing space - it looks fantastic! Her blog, Idle Fancy, is a great resource for fitting tutorials, dress patterns and sewing chat for curvy girls. Definitely leaning into some sewing frivolity in the last days of 2020 – finally using a long-stashed fabric to make a festive loungewear frock that I wore at home on Christmas day. I got royally fed up with all the wovens I’d been sewing this spring and summer, so I’ve switched back to my beloved knits! I cut it too big because I... After finishing the Mildred Jumpsuit, I decided to sew something I'd previously made. I love JJill, Chicos and Talbots garments. Wishing you all the best. Happy New Year of Sewing to you :). Do you know someone actually called me a liar on Instagram? My surgeons both told me that it takes most people 6 months to bounce back, and a year to find their new normal, after surgery. About Single Jersey, pattern mash-up: easton cowl-neck tee and kensington knit skirt. Sign in. Take good care of yourself and get plenty of rest. glad you are feeling better. There is so much you can do with it creatively. It's been over three weeks since I've posted to my blog because the events currently going on in the United States have TOTALLY overwhelmed me. I love everything about music, so I see this as a wonderful addition to my creative life ;) This past summer I had the opportunity to fly with and become friends with our top vocal award winner for 2020. A solution is better than no solution, and I like the seasonal thinking to this! My TV plays in the background to keep me company. Sew Fanatic. I thought it was because I hadn't been sewing in it but I realized a few things were missing. 133 likes. Tessuti Patterns. Wishing you the very best for this new year!...Thank you for all you give in this space...I know I will be here to read what you write, so taking care of you first is the most important. Keep blogging you are encouraging your sewing sisters! yellow??? But women don't normally do that- we push on. NEED FABRIC ADVICE ASAP!! I plan on sewing some more this weekend and that will be coming soon too...especially since I've found a place in the apartment where I can take a few pictures. Of course this means that my thou... Y'all I wondered if I'd lost my ability to sew making this jumpsuit! reddish??? A recent tailoring and hand-stitching evangelist, Julia lives for sewing bespoke suits, couture dresses and taking the time to get the fit just right! And, will be great when we start going out again. There are some great ones out there and some strange and bad ones as well. It has indeed been a strange year. I am also not buying fabric. Need an easy summer top? I realized that I did NEED a TV and images in my sewing room. I'm glad you are enjoying sewing again, and hope that you continue to feel better and better. I understand your fabric overload , I have been folding all my fabric and tidying my sewing room and I cannot bear the thought of buying any fabric at the moment. A sewing blog for the modern maker. I no longer think that things will "go back to normal." I'm envious of your sewing loft. Theme Months. I’m on the home stretch now.
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