Purposeful Sewing

Of course, I always sew with a purpose; that purpose usually being to add to my wardrobe or make a gift.    Now, I have another purpose to think about when I sew.  I am committed to giving a presentation to the Lansing Clippers (ASG chapter) in September of 2025 about a 12-piece coordinated wardrobe.  That should be relatively easy to do as long as I get busy sewing those twelve pieces now.  That means I only need to sew one piece per month for the next year. 

I know that I also need to add some other pieces to my wardrobe soon.  For example, I would love to have a new winter coat and winter is fast approaching here in Michigan.  I also have several pants in progress that need to be completed.  I should be able to accomplish these things along with the 12-piece coordinated wardrobe if I plan my sewing time and stick with it.  The difficult part of planning this wardrobe is to find fabric that coordinates with most of the pieces.  I did a coordinated wardrobe a few years ago and was able to make 72 outfits from the twelve pieces.  We will see how many I can get this time.

 I usually post about almost everything I sew.  I plan to do that with the coordinated wardrobe as well, but I will sprinkle in posts about other articles I make that are not a part of the wardrobe.  I think I will include the top with the wing collar and placket that I posted about August 25, 2024.  I believe that top will go well with the fabrics I chose for the three bottom pieces of the wardrobe.

I just completed a top that I plan to use for the wardrobe.  It is another tee top made from McCall’s M6964, but I changed the neckline.  Instead of the traditional round bound neckline, I increased the height of the neckline so that it would drape down slightly similar to a high cowl neckline.  A picture of the finished top is shown below.  This will also be a part of the coordinated wardrobe.

Some time ago, I purchased a machine embroidery design of a chicken from Embroidery Library.  I thought it would look good on a tee top, but it was too large for that.  I really loved that chicken and wanted to use it on something.  I decided to put it on the back of a white sweatshirt.  After all, it is almost sweatshirt weather here in Michigan.  Pictures of the sweatshirt are shown below.

 

 

I hope you are planning to sew something for your winter wardrobe soon.  Have fun!

Judy