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January Sewing Round Up

February 4, 2018 By: SewIstacomment

The new year has kicked off with a bang and lots of sewing.  For the first month of January I’ve already sewn 5 items and it’s been an awesome experience so far.January Sewing Round up

Week 1

In the first week of January I finished sewing up the last pillows for our new couches on the patio.  Read the blogpost about those here.  I still need to finish the covers for the seats, but I haven’t had time yet.

Week 2

In the second week our challenge for the 52 weeks of sewing was to make something from the last fabric we purchased.  I doubled up and incorporated the 2018rtwfast by making this top for myself.

Week 3

For week three I decided to start my path to make well fitting jeans.  They turned out to fit pretty well and have been worn a lot.  I plan on sewing at least 2 more pairs before winter hits here in South Africa.  Read all about my jean making experience in this post.

Also in week three, we had a birthday party to attend.  The birthday girl already had a pair of my “Paris nighties” but had grown out of them.  She was delighted with her new set of pajamas.

Week 4

The week four of 52 challenge was to make something for a boy.  Well I have two.  I’ve been hoarding a piece of cotton lycra with the cutest camping pictures and a grow with me romper pattern.  When I make this again, I definitely need to add an easier way for access during nappy changes.  But other than that I think it turned out pretty well.

I almost can’t believe I finished 2 items for myself AND I have not been tempted to buy anything 🙂

Week 5 / February sewing

I’ve already completed 2 items for the week 5 challenge.  But it is for a pattern test, so I will only blog about that after the new pattern has been released.

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