The last thing I sewed and loved was my graduation suit.
I was hit with a terrible sewing block. Some days I would start a
project, and immediately hate the direction it was going in. Some
days I would finish a project, only to find it didn't fit, despite
sewing with the pattern a couple of times. I doubted myself many many
times. (Even to the point of screeching the 'Years of Academy
training, wasted' line from Toy Story.)
After
Dapper Day, I tried to make a wearable muslin from a new pattern I
purchased. I loved it. I drafted a small pattern for tap pants, then
sewed up a wearable muslin. I loved it. I made a basic black skirt,
which I still have to hem. I love it. It fits.
I'm happy.
I showed my mother and grandmother the wearable muslin, and they
adored it, which gave me a huge confidence boost. I told my mom about
my sewing block, and she gave me some motherly encouraging words and
told me 'go slow, baby'. I now put this on post-it notes, and place
them on my sewing machine.
With this newly found confidence, I
set on working on my Winter/Spring 2017 wardrobe.
Now, I put
myself on a self-imposed dress buying ban. I get this weird mindset
after I purchase dresses. “I need a certain outing to be at to wear
it, otherwise it's useless,” or some nonsense my brain makes up.
To counter that, I've been thrifting more separates, and have
some patterns in place to sew some as well.
But, I can sew
dresses. I usually have a certain idea when I sew a dress about where
it will be worn. If I make some basic dresses, I will more than
likely wear them more.
Here are the tentative ideas about
what I intend to create this winter and spring.
Self-drafted skirts
I'm still unsure of the actual colors I'd like to use, but I know I
want/have already created some things which are celadon green, so I
can go from there. (grey, pink, navy blue?)
So, I think I have a nice little starter wardrobe which I can mix and
match for these next few months. And I can work on new skills with
making lingerie. Ya know, as one does.
Do any of you have wardrobe
making plans?
Have you put yourself on any purchasing bans for
certain items?
What are you most excited in seeing me create?
Labels: 1930's, 1940's, 2017 wardrobe sewing, sewing, vintage patterns
