New Year’s Eve is upon us and I’m furiously stitching away to make one more garment to round out the year – wish me luck! My sewing definitely increased in frequency this year, I made 18 total garments and only made seven in 2011. Here’s a look at my favorite garments that I made in 2012:
To date, I think this is my favorite sewn garment everrrrr. The fabric is so loud, the sleeves have a retro feel to them, and I love how comfy it is to wear. I think 2013 holds a tunic from this pattern in my future.
This dress was a close runner-up to my Christmas dress because of how easy (and perfect!) it was to fit and the boldness of the fabric print. Even though I felt pretty fancy with this poofy skirted dress, I got to wear it on several occasions, none of which were to a “square dance.” Ahem, Chris.
3. Ignite Dress
This dress got the most wear out of everything I created this year since it’s a garment that’s easy to layer into different outfits. I made this dress specifically for my speech at Ignite Craft Boston at MIT in January:
The dress gave me the confidence to stand up in front of over 200 people and share my, erm, nerdy sewing history. It was actually a lot of fun!
The fabulous Miss Oonaballoona hosted a Promaballoona in honor of her birthday in August and it gave me the perfect excuse to stitch up a fancy dress…well, that and also the fact that I needed something to wear to a summer wedding. I dug up a dress pattern I made waaaaay back in college and stitched up a fancy Hawaiian halter dress.
Ah ha, something that isn’t a dress! 2012 is the year I started to make (some) separates such as this eyelet blouse, inspired by a Calvin Klein RTW top I saw retail for $90. I got a lot of wear out of this top when the temperatures started to soar in the summertime.
All in all, I’m happy with all the I accomplished in 2012 and my plans for 2013 sewing involve adding more tops and bottoms (eek!), not just dresses, to my self-stitched wardrobe. What are your sewing goals for 2013?
Happ New Year! Now back to that last sewing project of the year…
Love the list – They are all so colourful and bold! Exactly the kind of clothing that I love to wear too!
Thanks! Life is too short for boring clothes.
Lucinda, those are gorgeous dresses!
Thank you so much! Here's to another year of sewing 🙂
You are an inspiration!
Aww thanks 🙂