There you have it. September’s sewing.
I’ve spent the last two years knitting, crocheting, baking and sewing. In a bubble. So when I saw the Mini Wardrobe Contest over on the Pattern Review website I decided it was time to share. Three tops and two bottoms that can be mixed and matched. I already had a decent head start on fabric acquisition and plenty of patterns to choose from. The deadline was yesterday so of course I waited til just a few hours before to enter. Not because I wasn’t finished with all the sewing but because I kept thinking the pieces were all a bit boring. Not in color I’ll admit, I did go big and wild for me. Red and yellow are not colors I’m used to wearing. But I suddenly felt…vulnerable. Not a feeling I like but one that I am inviting in for chat and who knows where that can lead. I’m old but I’m learning new tricks.
Waiting til the last moment was a really dumb thing to do. There were so many steps to uploading and reviewing and linking and I found the website clunky and confusing. I made every possible mistake and my entry may not be accepted. There’s a wonderful woman coordinating who has been helpful, patient and kind and is trying to get me in but I don’t expect it will happen. Which is ok! I had fun making all this stuff and I’ll be wearing all my fabulous makes all winter. I’ve been sewing most of my life but I learned some new things this month and got some new tools and took a big leap putting them out there and here so it feels like a win to me.
Planting Along The Verge 
Amazing! Golly, you’re beautiful.
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Awww, thanks Mary!XOXO
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Such Beauty! Good to see your Gorgeous eloquence popping up on my feedly again. Yay! Yolie is blogging! I couldn’t get my comment on previous post to land. Here’s hoping this one makes it through. x x x J
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Jaihn! Lovely to see you here! Yes, I’m at it again.
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I hope you make it in; those garments are lovely and deserve to be included.
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Thank you so much Joanne! I didn’t make it in but I learned a good lesson and I have some nice new outfits.
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Your sewing is cuuuuuuuuute. Nice colors, they’re cheerful. I used to sew, I have space for it again. Perhaps, perhaps not. I am glad you are enjoying it, plus cute outfits!
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Thanks Allison! I hadn’t sewn in a long long time. Having the space does help! And like you said, cute outfits! XOXO
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Yolie, you are so beautiful, and I love each of those pieces on you. Mostly, I love being able to come here and hear you muse on learning new tricks, your lightness and bravery in the face of being vulnerable. You’re not only learning, you’re teaching, too!
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What a beautiful compliment, Thank you Rosemarie! It’s never too late to learn new tricks right?!
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