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This is my sewing scorecard for the month of January 2025.  The goal is to sew from stash and make only targeted fabric purchases. This month, I sewed 8 yards of fabric making women's wear (5 garments), 4 yards for toddler clothes (4 garments) and 15 yards in my endeavor to learn bag making techniques (5 handbags, including 3 wearable muslins, and 7 small zippered pouches). That brings the total to 27 yards of stash sewn for the month of January. Womenswear Patterns #Made Description Petite Friendly Recommend? Keep or Discard? Yardage  V2958 1 Pucci Vintage Vogue Couturier Dress  Yes  Yes  Keep  2  S5015  1  1963 Vintage Junior Dress  Yes  Yes  Keep  2  V2288  1 ...

 Grab a cup of coffee, tea or soda as I outline my thoughts for sewing in 2025. I’ve been on a RTW fast since 2011. I’ve met my 50 yard dash goals for the last two years. And I’ve done a good job in 2024 with making only “mindful fabric purchases.” I’ve been enjoying the fabric fast, the 50 yard dash and PR contests as a way to challenge my creativity and use up stash. I like to think of the PR contests as I did challenges presented in art school. This is the assignment, what can I do to make it work? What new sewing techniques can I learn? My favourite "me made" garments are ones I learned how to do in PR contests. I’ve really enjoyed making active wear, swimwear and garments for swing dancing. I get to skip the indignity of trying on gear that does not fit and makes me less than happy about my aging, gravity challenged body. Instead, I can now make items I love, fit well and flatter. I tend to buy deadstock; so I save fabric destined for the dump and use ...

How did I do in meeting my 2024 sewing goals? Great question. I was just thinking about that. Grab a cup of coffee, tea or soda as I explain. “Mindful purchasing” has been a great motto. Thank you, YoungRobert and the Fabric Fasters . I continued my RTW fast begun in 2011 at the suggestion of PR member Sarah Gunn, better known as Goodbye Valentino . I now make a lot of clothes for my family too, especially DD (and her friends with whom she shares clothes) and my grandchildren. I reduced both my fabric purchase and my sewing/clothing budget a lot in 2024. Most fabrics that I bought were either needed to address a gap in stash for a particular project or fell into the category of “wow that is so amazing I need to sew it up now.” I am pleased to say,  I acquired no excess yardage in 2024. In fact, I sewed a lot more yardage than I purchased. Active Wear Contest #1 These were my 2024 sewing goals and an end of year report on how I did: 1) Learn how to sew workou...