Vintage Pledge 2017 round-up & 2018 Make Nine
It's only about less than 2 weeks until we bid goodbye to 2017 and usher in the brand new year of 2018. How has the year been for everyone? After years of suffering from a creative drought (a side effect of moving away from the life you want and starting a 9-5 job), I think it's now safe to say that I am finally on board the train to sewing enlightenment. Full speed ahead with no time to lose!!!This year, I completed an unprecedented number of sewing projects - 2 pyjamas sets, 2 skirts, 2 shorts, 2 sun tops, 2 dresses, and 1 men's shirt to be exact. Most of these projects have already been featured on my blog, but there are still a handful of them that are waiting to be shared.At the start of the year, I also jumped on the Vintage Pledge bandwagon. Just a recap for everyone, this is what I pledged:
“For the year 2017, I pledge to sew (at least) an item each for the purpose of home, work, play, and party. I will use a pattern from a different era for each project, and I will use a different type of fabric for each project.”
Here's a round-up of all the items I made using vintage or vintage reproduction patterns this year. How did I do with adhering to my pledge? Let's see... did I use different types of fabric? Nope. I only used cotton in these projects. I simply have too much cotton in my current stash!How about different eras? Who was I kidding? All the patterns I used this year are from the 1950's. I guess I am just all about the 1950's!How about different purposes? Hmmm, let me think... My pink pyjamas set is obviously loungewear, my lemon dress made an appearance at work once, my green gingham set went on a holiday with me to Colorado and Texas, and my blue Country Garden dress was worn at my friend's wedding in Byron Bay, Australia. I guess I did sew different items for the purposes of home, work, play, and party this year!
Obviously, the vintage pledge is not a life-and-death deal. It would have been great to have stuck to it. Imagine all the skills I would have learnt from working with the different fabrics and all the fun I would have had playing dress up for the different eras! But, I might not have had the joy of sewing what my heart wanted and making something "just for the sake of it" would have been tiresome. I am really proud of everything I made this year and I am really looking forward to another year of creating and learning.I have made some rough plans for 2018 and it's mainly going to be about using the fabrics that I have in my stash and making sure I don't buy new ones... just cause they are pretty and I have no self-control. Heh. It also seems to me that I have used mostly prints this year, so I am going to make it a point to sew with more plain fabrics next year.So, instead of listing 9 different projects I have in mind, here are the 9 different fabrics I have in my stash which I will be using in 2018:
From top to bottom:
- White swim fabric
- Black swim fabric
- OMG YES I am going to make a bathing suit in contrasting colours
- Red cotton in casino print
- Obviously, this will be a 1950's inspired rockabilly bustier top. Maybe with boning...
- Burgundy rayon
- For the sake of not divulging any information about my next big project, I just want to say that this will be used for making a wearable muslin for my BIG project. You know it's important when I actually PLAN to make a muslin.
- White line/poly mix
- This is the contrast fabric for my latest project - Butterick 6212
- Red gingham polycotton (large squares)
- This will be a skirt, but I haven't checked the yardage so I am not sure if it's going to be a 1/2 circle, 1/4 circle, or just a basic gathered skirt.
- Salmon pink linen
- I think I have at least 3-4 yards of this. Guess what, I am going to be making coordinates with this!
- Red gingham polycotton (small squares)
- This is the skirt portion for my B6212 dress. No surprises here really, especially if you follow me on Instagram and have already seen photos of me working on this in my InstaStory!
- Novelty red polycotton in Southeast Asian inspired print
- Yes, another Shaheen-inspired item! The last time I used a batik fabric was for a self-drafted playsuit. This fabric will be used for making a Southeast Asian version of a Hawaiian sarong dress!
Did you also take part in the Vintage Pledge this year? How did you pledge go? What is the biggest project you are planning to make in 2018? Tell me all about it in the comments section! x G