2012 The year in review

Last January, three months before I started this blog, I bought a notebook and started making notes about my sewing projects. I was interested in seeing just how many things I made over the course of a year. Soon I realized the benefit of having photos so I started this web log (nobody says that anymore, do they?) Looking back over this past year, the first thing I looked to was the first page of that notebook.

2012 Goals

I think I did pretty well:
1. Pair of jeans: No, although I am currently working on this
2. Draft my own patterns:  I read a pattern drafting book, took a lot of measurements and drafted a sloper that was not quite right. But I did use the knowledge from that book to modify many a pattern this year.  I did draft 2 new purse patterns this year.
3. Bound buttonholes. Did that, plus welt pockets, too!
4.  Use up all my fabric (haha):  That one's still funny!!!!

5.  Intersperse other crafts: Yes, mostly jewelry. I taught myself something I had wanted to learn for a long time: how to knot pearls:

What I made before I started this blog
Since the notebook had only pattern numbers, I had no recollection what some things were until I looked up the pattern numbers.
7 Blouses, 2 Jackets, 2 Sweaters, 1 Negligee, 2 Vests, 1 Coat

What I made after I started this blog
Wow! I cannot believe this:
5 Jackets, 5 T-shirts, 14 Skirts, 15 Tops, 1 Smoking jacket, 6 Purses, 5 Dresses, 4 Pillows, 2 Kimonos,
3 Fascinators, 1 Men's shirt, 3 Vests, 3 Pants, 1 Tunic

That's a lot of sewing!!! 
My favorites:

Of course, there were a few failures too, mainly do to poor fabric selection. I'm not going to dredge up any of that unpleasantness!

Finally,

My 2013 Goals

1. Again: pants

2. Again: pattern making. I would like to get a truly accurate sets of measurements and make a truly accurate sloper

3. More dresses

4. A warm winter coat

5. Market my purse designs

6. Use the sewing kit app on my phone

7. Take more interesting photos for this blog

Happy New Sewing Year!!