In my day job as a school librarian, we just got done administering standardized tests (an extremely stressful for time for both students and staff), so I found myself feeling a bit unmotivated over the weekend. In my sewing room, I have a bunch of irons in the fire, but I spent more time watching other people’s sewing videos than I did with my own sewing projects.
So in today’s blog post, I’ll share some of the projects I’ve started but haven’t finished, and I’m hoping all of you will leave comments that inspire me to shake off the sluggishness and re-join the motivated sewists out there! Please leave a comment letting me know what YOU are working on, and how much fun you’re having with it — or what your struggles are, if that’s the case.
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The image above shows the projects I have on the drawing board at this time.
- In Figure 1, we see yet another version of the View 1 sheath dress for Ideal Tammy dolls, which I’ve made before for both Tammy and Sindy, using Simplicity 4883. I truly love that dress!
- Figure 2 shows the patterns I’ve been designing for my 20 inch Miss Revlon doll. They’re all cut out and waiting for the next step, while poor little Miss Revlon waits around in the frumpy-looking sun dress that I made for my 28 inch Barbie.
- Figure 3 shows a project I’ve wanted to make for a long time… an outfit that uses my Advance 2899 pattern for Ken.
Once I get the whole outfit done for Ken, I’m hoping to try it on a number of other male dolls, just to see what other dolls can use this pattern.
I’m hoping it will fit my BTS doll!
I’ll let you know, once I find out. I may also try these clothes on some of the other male dolls I have, like Skipper’s boyfriend, Kevin, Spin Master Jake, etc…
So now that you’ve seen what I’ve been working on, it’s your turn! What projects do you have underway? And how’s it going for you? I look forward to hearing your inspirational stories!
I also look forward to commiserating with those of you who sometimes face struggles in your sewing adventures. Motivation is my biggest struggle right now…
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