A Week in Review - Week Two — sewingfantaticdiary.blogspot.com

I've gotten a lot of sewing done in the last couple of weeks.  It's probably the only thing I love about January, February and March - the extra days off and the time to wallow in my sewing.  I pretty much hate everything else about those months! LOL!This week I want to talk about the almost finished projects in the sewing room.  I have four shirts - all hemmed just waiting for buttons & buttonholes. All buttons in the pictures below are pinned on. The Brownish/Black Embroidered ShirtThe Angel ShirtThe Purple Reign Polka Dot ShirtA cardigan that I'm still trying to figure out closures for...Simplicity 8992...and with all of that waiting to be finished, what do I do?  I start a new project after I said that I was going to sew something simple. This is not a simple project!Fabric from Marcy Tilton purchased at Sew Expo in 2016Buttons from Pacific TrimmingsSo this upcoming weekend will be dedicated to finishing everything. And if the weather is okay, maybe a few pictures.ooooooooooLike I said I started a new project Sunday evening. It's been awhile since I've used a new pattern and there was a mix of emotions when I pulled that neatly folded pattern paper from the envelope. Some excitement regarding the new sewing journey, a little dread because I knew I would need to make some pattern alterations and a feeling of ahhhh. You know that feeling of calm that comes over you because SEWING! Do you experience that when you start working with a new pattern?  Which brings me to the next thing...oooooooooooThe Big4 - Simplicity, Butterick, McCalls and Vogue Patterns have been sold AGAIN.  I found out on social media...c/o of syreetabriana's IG Accountc/o dressmakingdebacles IG AccountThen a follower (thanks Renata!) sent me a link to the article here. Take a read because it's an interesting article and let me know what you think. I tend to agree with Abby about the fate of the Big4.That's Week Two in Review - a progress report and a discussion of news in the sewing community....as always more later!

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