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Sewing: Week One
Week One My first project is McCall’s pattern M6992. It’s an easy pattern of tops, 6 different styles and I did option B. Now, two main things I did differently than what the pattern directions suggest. 1. I rarely baste. Personally, I find it a waste of time, however, in some circumstances I understand why it needs to be done. The reason I didn’t baste is because of my next tip. 2. I sewed the sleeves onto the front and back first, thus no reason…
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52 Weeks of Sewing!
52 Weeks of Sewing 52 weeks of sewing. That’s right! You read the sign correctly. This is one of my new year’s goals – to sew a project each week, thus, 52 weeks of sewing. Don’t get me wrong, I love to sew; but I think having a goal like this will prevent me from binge sewing which leads to burnout. No more sewing straight for 3 weeks and then walking away for 3 weeks. This year I want more balance. The 52 week challenge…
