So yeah, it's June. How did that happen?!
Some of you may remember that waaaaay back in January (which, to be honest, seems like 2 weeks ago to me, but apparently it's a bit longer than that) that I joined in and wrote
my own lists for
Suzie's 12 in 2012.
Well, Suzie's just reminded me that we're now half way through the year (!!!) by posting a
great refection upon her progress so far. Quite sensibly, she's also revised her lists to add in her wild cards and adjust according to what she's completed (lots - go Suzie!) and what she wants to do.
Oh dear. I suppose I should do the same ... though it's a far less successful story, alas!
Here's the situation so far:
Clothes to Make:
- Skirt 1 (Simplicity 2413, paper bag waist).
- Skirt 2 (slim skirt from a vintage pattern with inverted pleat at back).
- Skirt 3 (high-waisted skirt from Simplicity 2654)
- Blouse 1 (anchors fabric, vintage pattern).
- Blouse 2.
- Cropped jacket (vintage pattern, silver-grey dupion).
- Dress 1 (New Look 6000).
- Dress 2 (Macaron).
- Dress 3.
- Men's waistcoat.
- High-waisted trousers.
- Coat (McCall's 6442 - the hood, the hood!!).
Not Clothes to Make:
- House thing 1 - throw (possibly involving patchwork?).
- House thing 2 - doorstop(s)?
House thing 3. - Patch! cushion cover. - Pattern weights.
- Apron 1 - for that giveaway I mentioned aaaages ago!
- Apron 2 - giveaway!
- Apron 3 - giveaway!
Yule present 1. (Well, my little sister's Birthday present *cough*fromlastyear*cough*) - A Kindle cover. - Yule present 2.
- Yule present 3.
- Yule present 4.
- Something pretty!
New Things to Try Making:
- Men's clothing.
- Trousers.
- Piping.
- Actually completing an item from one of my vintage patterns!
- Actually completing an embroidery item!
- Doing some more advanced fitting/pattern altering techniques as needed (eg, grading up one of my vintage patterns that is quite a bit too small).
- Knit a garment (so far I've made a scarf and a snood).
- Outerwear.
Patchwork. - Yay, hand-sewn patchwork, no less! Patch! Cushion cover. - Making a lining.
- Underlining.
Hand-picked zip (they look so lovely and seem like a relatively simple technique to use for a bit of couture luxe). - I have, in fact, done one of these now (now my favourite method of zip insertion - it makes sewing a zip actually enjoyable!), I just haven't blogged about the project yet. It's a skirt from Butterick B5466. The skirt isn't finished, but the zip is in!
Yep, I haven't finished any of the clothes on my list. I feel bad about that, but it's not necessarily surprising, considering my fluctuating weight situation. So I need to try not to beat myself up over this one. Try.
Looking back at this list, I have noticed some things do need editing, slightly, though - my needs have changed over the past six months, so my list needs to change slightly, too (changes in
lilac):
Clothes to Make:
- Skirt 1 (
Simplicity 2413, paper bag waist - hmm, I've kind of gone off this pattern, so this is a wildcard skirt.).
- Skirt 2 (
slim skirt from a vintage pattern with inverted pleat at back - actually, this is a lot like Butterick B5466 (see below), so I'm going to change this one to a wildcard skirt).
- Skirt 3 (high-waisted skirt from
Simplicity 2654 - actually, I've started Butterick B5466, which is quite similar, but I preferred the idea of having a waistband)
- Blouse 1 (anchors fabric, vintage pattern).
- Blouse 2 - currently finishing the silk crepe blouse - fabric and pattern to the right, just need to do the button holes and hem.
- Cropped jacket (vintage pattern, silver-grey dupion).
- Dress 1 (New Look 6000).
- Dress 2 (
Macaron - actually, much as I love this pattern, with the waist band it's not as easily adjustable as others, so it will have to wait; instead step up Retro Butterick 5748. I already have an amaaaaaaaazing fabric for this, which I have photos ready to post very soon. So excited for this one!).
- Dress 3 (after the lovely weather we had a couple of weeks ago, I'm thinking the very summery Vogue 8184 ... that's if the weather remembers that it's June!)
- Men's waistcoat.
- High-waisted trousers.
- Coat (McCall's 6442 - the hood, the hood!!).
Not Clothes to Make:
- House thing 1 - throw (possibly involving patchwork?).
- House thing 2 - doorstop(s)?
House thing 3. - Pattern weights.
- Apron 1 - for that giveaway I mentioned aaaages ago!
Apron 2 - giveaway! I've realised it's probably not the best idea for me to make three of the same thing, that's just going to add to the time it takes me to do a giveaway and it's taken long enough already! So this is a wild card. Apron 3 - giveaway! Also a wild card. Yule present 1. - Yule present 2.
- Yule present 3.
- Yule present 4.
- Something pretty!
New Things to Try Making:
- Men's clothing.
- Trousers.
- Piping.
- Actually completing an item from one of my vintage patterns! - Nearly there, currently finishing the silk crepe blouse (see above).
- Actually completing an embroidery item! - I didn't specify at the time whether this included machine embroidery did I? Hmm ... Let's say it does, OK? ;P
- Doing some more advanced fitting/pattern altering techniques as needed (eg, grading up one of my vintage patterns that is quite a bit too small).
- Knit a garment (so far I've made a scarf and a snood). - I have started a jumper! Well, I've cast it on ... not gone much further than that, though, to be honest!
- Outerwear.
Patchwork. - Making a lining. - This is in progress - I'm making a lining for my version of Butterick B5466 in an attempt to avoid the dreaded skirt-riding-up-on-tights curse!
- Underlining.
Hand-picked zip (they look so lovely and seem like a relatively simple technique to use for a bit of couture luxe).
