Sewing Diary: Entry II
Hello Friends!
It’s been a little over a month since I had a diary entry and (kind of) a lot has happened.
I went through some more fabric and donated an estimate of about 14 yards! That was back in December so I won’t be able to add it to 2021 totals but it feels great either way! I reorganized and switched out some of the “visible” and “non-visible” (aka packed away) stash.
In one of the reorganizing sessions, I was looking through the tub of fabric still boxed up from my apartment and found the gorgeous Art Gallery Fabric 1-yard cuts. I won them in an Instagram giveaway contest back in 2015.
They are from the Art Gallery Fabric Elements collection and they are super high quality…but only 1 yard each colorway. Fantastic if you are a quilter…not so much for a garment sewist. But back in 2018, I made two pillowcases from the two of the colorways and they became my favorite pillowcases ever.
So comfortable.
SEE THE JOY! 😉
I decided instead of putting the pieces away…why not sew up so more pillowcases?
The pattern for the pillowcases is “Jewel’s Overcomplicated Pillowcase Pattern”. (Or JOPP for short.)
I “designed” these with French seams everywhere and every seam is sewn, enclosed and sturdy. Which is great but…I can never remember the order of operations…
Originally, I was going to make a How-To but got so confused because of the complexity I skipped it. One day, maybe, I’ll sit down and write the instructions so even I remember how to sew them. 😂
I have decided that I was never meant to be a house stager…Do they even use real pillows? How do they get them so perfect???
Four yards are made into useful items and in the bedding drawer! …again made in 2020 but that’s still great! Anything helps.
I am in the midst of sewing my #7 Make: Scrap Denim Quilt from the 2021 Make Nine list which is making a nice big dent in the stash for the new year. (Will share more about that project and the stash usage in the final quilt post.)
I have high hopes for 2021 in regards to making the stash into a more realistic size. I am not making any specific stash-busting goals this year, rather focusing on completing the Make Nine list…for once. 😉
Happy Sewing,
-‘- Jewel
