Top 5 of 2020
I try to do these every year, but since I'm so bad about blogging my makes, I often do the year end summary about items I haven't written up yet. No worries, this year will be the same. But as I was working on this post, I did go back and update previous years to link to any blog posts done later.
Top 5 Hits
The 5 most worn or most loved makes from my year, shown in the order they were finished.- NYE Dress - This was actually made at the very end of 2019, but I had already published my top 5 for the year. I used the Seamwork Kenedy pattern slimmed down below the hips to be more of a straight dress and a gold/black flip sequined fabric and I combined a gold and a black fringe to make a couple rows of rows of fringe at the bottom by just sewing them one on top of the other. Everything else I wore was from Amazon.
- Greenstyle Clara - I did both of these for contests and I love them both so much!
- Itch to Stitch Causeway Bomber - this reversible jacket is definitely among my top favorite makes of all time.
- Pattern Emporium Palazzo Pants - these are flattering and fun.
- Mom's Suki - I hacked the Helen's Closet Suki Robe to have a high/low hem and a band that goes all the way to the bottom. I lengthened the sleeves and added fringe to the bottom. I really love how it turned out.
Top 5 Misses
I didn't make a ton of things this year, so it's not like I hate these makes, but they are certainly the least successful of what I did manage to produce.
- Fab Forty Shirt - Early in the year I tested the Fab Forty Shirt from Annelaine Patterns. I made 2 of them and the first one was pretty cute. The second on I thought it would be fun to use glittery elastic for the crossed shoulder straps. I also used a stiffer knit and the neckline just doesn't drape right and just bows out and looks strange. Plus, the elastic is not comfortable.
- SSE Seattle Shirt - I just really don't like this shirt. I'm 85% sure it's because of the fabric and not the pattern, but I just haven't given it another go yet.
- Seamwork Skipper - There are a few things wrong with this dress, but the most annoying is the hood is enormous and just isn't practical to actually wear.
- Sew Liberated Lichen Duster - This duster looks great from the back, but the front is a mess. I don't like the insets -- they are just awkward to assemble an I'm not crazy about how they look. I also didn't do well with the shawl collar and the entire front edge and so it doesn't sit right without me needing to constantly fiddle with it.
- Paprika Zircon - I made this with a pretty drapey knit and I think it turned out better than it probably should have. I also underlined it and the two layers don't hang correctly together. So, at some point, I will probably undo the hem and let the dress hang for a while to settle out before re-hemming.
Top 5 Highlights
- I got to go to the Sew Expo! This was the very last scheduled event that I was able to go to before the world shutdown. I remember vaguely thinking that it seemed a little risky at the time, but nothing had been canceled yet at that time.
- We finally had cabinets put into the strange alcoves in our living room and they already feel like they've been there forever.
- Had deck refinished. We let our poor deck go way too long without maintenance, so we needed to have several boards replaced and had the whole thing painted with a resurfacer paint.
- Got back into crochet - I made 3 blankets and a few other random things and I'm in the middle of some blocks for another blanket.
Top 5 Goals
Before we start, I would like to briefly comment on the status of last year's sewing goals.- Be better at planning for big events. I didn't get much chance to practice this! But I did participate in a few sewing contests, so I did some planning and executing to a hard deadline, so that counts for something.
- Make pants. I did! They even made it to my top 5!
- Make a new smooth dance dress Everything was cancelled and I lost my steam for getting this done, as well as my sewjo for a big chunk of the year.
- Make a coat. I made a bomber jacket, so partial credit.
- Go to more social sewing events! Lol.
Now on to the goals for 2021.
- Make jeans. I had planned on doing a pair of Morgan jeans as part of my entry for the Pattern Review wardrobe contest, but then I changed my plans. So I have the pattern copy shop printed and ready to start.
- Make a new smooth dance dress.
- Make a coat.
- Make a quilt. I joined a block of the month group on Facebook and I'm getting kind of excited about it!
- Start my Christmas sewing earlier in the year!
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