So... this was fun. The making, the wearing and then the gathering to create this photo grid. I made a ton of clothes in 2018. Not all are shown here because honestly? Not all are worn. Some have already been donated because the fit wasn't quite right, the fabric wasn't quite right, I washed it in the wrong load and it turned pink, or the garment just wasn't something I found myself reaching for. Bummer? Yes. End of the world? NOT AT ALL. I learned A TON about sewing (and knitting) last year and it really changed my life. The garments I wear (show above) are great. And the garments I don't wear (not shown but you might have seen them on IG) are also great because they taught me something.
Hoping for more hits and less misses in 2019 (but I'm always hoping for that).
I made the above photo grid in color order but I tried to break things down by timeline when I shared links below. It's not exactly right on dates, but it's close. You'll see my sewing got more involved as the year progressed and also that I only really knit in the winter.
100 Acts of Sewing shirt no. 1 in nani iro double gauze | made up knit hat pattern in a yarn I've had for years | Knitbot Rosemont cardigan in Madeline Tosh farm twist yarn (I actually knit this in 2017 but thought it didn't fit until I blocked it in 2018)
Purl Soho boot socks in Purl Soho worsted twist and Madeline Tosh hot pink DK yarn | Grainline Studio Hemlock tee in a DIY silkscreen pattern on linen | 100 Acts of Sewing shirt no. 1 in a hand painted sundye silk noil |
100 Acts of Sewing shirt no. 1 in a white linen | hacked 100 Acts of Sewing shirt no. 1 into a dress in a patterned Jo-Ann linen | 100 Acts of Sewing shirt no. 1 with an open back in an ikat fabric
Friday Pattern Company Vernazza Two Piece in a blue swimwear fabric from Blackbird Fabrics | French Navy Now Forsythe dress in Alison Glass mariner cloth | True Bias Lander shorts in denim from White Oak shop
Marilla Walker Robert's Collection jumpsuit in a black linen | True Bias Ogden Cami in a blue ikat | self-drafted dress in a Liberty tana lawn
3 pairs of Arrcos Undies from a Sophie Hines kit | True Bias Ogden Cami hacked into a dress in a black silk noil | Tesutti Alice Top in white linen
True Bias Lander shorts in an olive green twill Elizabeth Suzann deadstock fabric | Hey June Union St. Tee in a gray knit | Hey June Union St. Tee in a white cotton knit
Hey June Union St. Tee in a striped cotton bamboo | Marilla Walker Robert's Collection overalls in bohemia linen | I AM Patterns Cassiopee in a floral April Rhodes rayon
mashup of the I AM Patterns Cassiopee (top) and French Navy Now Forsythe dress (bottom) in a cobalt mora slub | Julie Hoover Cline sweater in Purl Soho Cashmere Merino Bloom | We Are Knitters Le Marais Shawl
