Decision time ...

As is evident, I haven't blogged for some time.

I have made a decision, that I will blog more plus, I've come up with a solution to my sewing.

Over the past few years I have blogged every week for a year, tested patterns for about a year, and completed the Ready to Wear Challenge in 2018. My blogging has slowed down since then.

I really enjoyed pattern testing, but found that although I would meet the deadline for completion, if there was a change to the pattern I found it difficult to meet the second deadline.  I work full time and just don't have enough time.

The RTW (Ready to Wear) challenge where I did not buy any clothes, except for bras, was also good.  I promise, I haven't purchased an outfit since then.

Since then I appear to be accumulating more and more fabric, some through people passing on their mother's stash and me doing less and less sewing. Even though I have given away a fair bit of fabric, I find what I have as overwhelming.

The other day, whilst looking for a piece of fabric that would be suitable for a recent pattern purchase, I got so frustrated trying to find a piece of fabric that I decided to change my approach.

What's this change?

I would choose the fabric from my stash and make from it what was most suitable for that fabric from my patterns.

The change worked, I have begun again.

Maybe in time I'II be able to sew down that stash, and maybe never, but, it is better to begin, than to not to have at all.

Follow me on this journey. There are always new beginnings. What is your journey?

Happy sewing

Sandra

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