Mirroring Suzy Bee Sews - Life So Strange It Should Be Fiction

I've left it too late this year to do the top 5 makes or top 5 fails so thought I'd do a bit of a mixed review post. This year has been full of ups and downs in both sewing and life. I lost my beautiful little boy cat in January. I made this in February and still wear it all the time to work. McCalls 6754 Around March/April I got diagnosed with depression and social anxiety, its under control now but I had a few months where I didn't even touch my sewing machine. I finally started to feel like me again and started sewing regularly in the last part of the year. In September I made the Cascade duffle  for the second time. I'm pretty proud of this jacket, its one where I feel I nailed it on matching a fabric to a pattern perfectly. October saw our daughter turn 16 and get her Learners October also saw my worse quilting disaster. I got a homespun from Lincraft, made 2 cot quilts and when I washed them the dye ran so bad I don't think it was ever set. I used a total of 1...

It feels like I haven't done as much sewing this year as previously, my work hours have increased and I've been concentrating on karate (I achieved my black belt in early December). I have focussed a bit more on fit and what I wear so have been sewing more basics and knit garments. Fit is such a funny thing, as soon as I feel I have something nailed I pick up another adjustment that needs to be worked out! In summary I've sewn about 35 garments and 8 of them were for other people (this doesn't include the 200 odd prem baby gowns and memory blanket sets). I've actually sewn a bit more than I thought! My top 3 most worn,  Sewaholic Gabriola Skirt   Ginger Jeans   McCalls 6953  Thankyou for all the lovely comments on my garments for the last year and here's to another year of happy sewing!

I actually really like these top 5 posts (started by Gillian at Crafting a rainbow )that have been popping up lately, its a nice way to reassess what we sew and actually wear. So the Top 5; 1. Vogue 8774: Jeans I wear these so much! 2. StyleArc: Palazzo pants I've actually made 2 more pairs of these in a black ponte (unblogged about) and they are my go-to work pants, comfy and smart and so easy to wash and wear! 3. Colette 1020: The seaside dress I wore this as my Christmas dress to both my Dad's and the in-laws. 4. Cake 0144: Tiramisu Dress The fabric has worn/pilled/stretched out a  bit now but its still such a comfortable dress, I really have to remake it once I find the right fabric! 5. The copycat dress: Newlook 6048 vs Cake 0169 I love this dress, it just all came together perfectly.  I've sewn less this year, but made more wearable garments (still had a few wadders or garments that I just don't wear though, but I think we all get that even when you buy all your c...

Inspired by Sew Busy Lizzy's post I thought I'd list down my most worn garments of 2012 as well. 1. Juniper pants I wasn't that excited by these after I made them but I have been living in them, they are so unbelievably comfortable and go with anything! 2. Macaron Dress: Christmas version I love this dress so much! 3. McCalls 6408 While my black version fits better I've ended up wearing this more (I don't wear much black these days) . Its the combo of the tie belt and the ponte which makes it so flattering and comfy. 4. McCalls 5525: Violet trench coat   I still consider this the best jacket I've made, in how it fits and the design lines on the back 5. NewLook 6007: cape I've worn this down to the movies a few times and out to my mums. It might be a bit sad but my inner geek just loves the fact that I'm wearing a cape, lol Unselfish sewing; a couple of mentions here. I've made a few quilts but the time and effort involved in the  Mario quilt ranks...