Over the last few weeks, I’ve been starting lots of little projects and I’ve yet another one to share today. This project is a free download sewing pattern from The Avid Seamstress (take a look at their website for details). I’ve cut out and assembled the pattern. The pattern is a simple drop sleeved top with only four pieces. I have a few Avid Seamstress patterns and they are a great fit for me, I love their style.
Having acquired the pattern, I briefly (so, I thought), started looking in my stash for a possible fabric. Huge problem! My crafting stash is enormous and totally disorganised. Trying to organise and store my stash, is an ongoing problem. I would love everything to have a specific and accessible place to live and I spend lots of time thinking about it.
I didn’t know if I had any suitable fabric for my new pattern but thought I could have ? Several hours later, both my studio and my bedroom was in chaos. Eventually, I achieved some semblance of order with lots of semi organised bags - full of stuff. I came across a few pieces of fabric which may suit my project BUT the organisation of the whole stash has taken over ! I will need to spend more time today and probably most of next week, getting to grips with this problem. I’ve managed to create such a mess, that there’s no going back ! All the stuff will not fit into the space where it came from. Some of it, needs to go ! This is a good thing and it’s something I’ve been dodging for some time. Deep down, I knew, I needed to do something drastic. I couldn’t seem to face the inevitable and although I find this kind of task very difficult, it’s the best thing that could have happened. Just at the moment, it doesn’t feel like a good thing.
By the end of the exercise, I’m hoping, I will have some fabric for my drop sleeved top. I know, I’ll have a well organised studio and this will make me feel great.
Thanks for calling in today.
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