2019 Sewing round up

This is a list of the sewing, knitting & crochet projects I worked on this year.

2/2019
Irish quilt
placemat prototypes
3/2019
Vimbai dress muslin
Burda 6589 dress& TOP
04/2019
Butterick dress B6352
06/2019
Gradient blanket
08/2019
McCalls M7727 & M6515
Patchwork bedcover
09/2019
Duster
Simplicity 8648
10/2019
Wrap around skirt
11/2019
Burda 6442
Burda 6638
12/2019
3 tier skirt

I have been more experimental with my sewing this year. I have perfected my invisible zip sewing skills.I am also proud of my Irish chain quilt. I used boning for the first time in the construction of dress B6352, I imagined it to be more complex than it is.

I want to improve on making my seasonal wardrobes ahead of time. I would also like to keep practicing with sewing sheer fabrics. My making has also been all over the place. I am looking to have 3 simultaneous projects at any given time. 1. Home sewing, 2. personal wardrobe, and 3.Knitting & crotchet.

Home sewing wishlist
1. Placemats
2.table cloths
3.Cushion covers
4.Quilts

Personal wardrobe
1. Replacement of old clothes
2.Additional items

Knitting & crotchet
1.Personal & family jumpers
2. Home knitting & crochet.

Flower girl dress

I made a flower girl dress for a 5-year-old girl. This is the first time I am making a fancy dress with fabric choices I have not worked with in the past. The pattern is Vogue 7681 Option B.Fabrics: Tafetta white 2 and white organza. My pattern size runs from 6-8. I have read on pattern review that this pattern runs large. The child's measurements are bust 64cm, waist 61cm & hips 70cm. The bodice is currently 69cm so I plan to take it in.



Fortunately, I tried on the little princess & the bodice fit perfectly, so no need for alterations.

I completed this dress but have not seen the little princess dressed in it.

Regrets:

• I feel like I did not know how to iron the organza to get a flat finish on it
• I should have taken the time to experiment with making a rolled hem, as I did not like the finished hem
• I also should have used french seams

I will find another project with delicate 

Anleitung Jumper

I have just completed the Anleitung jumper for my son:



It took me almost 6 weeks to complete this jumper as I struggled with translating German instructions. In the end, I mostly relied on the chart to get an idea of what I was doing. I used a 50/50 acrylic & cotton blend that I bought from Spotlight.

For the V-neck instruction, I checked for instructions on Google, to see how others have done it. in the end, I used instructions from, http://bagsofwool.blogspot.com/2014/06/how-to-knit-v-neck-on-circular.html. I followed the second set of instructions.

This is the first time I have blocked my finished product.in future, I will block the individual pieces, as I found that the complete product was not drying fast enough.

When my son tried the finished product, he was not happy with the sleeves being too long. I have redone one and will complete, the other soon. I need to finish before my trip to Zimbabwe on 4 Jan.

On my trip, I will be knitting a turtleneck sweater in an Alpaca blend from Lincraft. Coaster is the wool in the shade Donkey.

Update:
The jumper was completed on 31/12/2019.