Vintage dresses and a maximalist else

I want to make a few of these. I agree with her that a few of these look relly wearable. It would be a wonderful thing if the pattern companies eventually would digitalize old patterns, making them available for shopping, but I have a hard time believing they'd do that. I need to get better at pattern construction.

Also I've found out I need my own portable wearable star chart. I saw it worked in dark blue and slightly adapted recently, and have decided I will get yarn and pattern as a present for myself on the day I sign up for a new job.

I have been reading up on decluttering and minimalism lately, partly because I still have loads of unnecessary Misc Stuff (I hate cleaning), and partly since I need to change some life components that don't make me happy (it's a nice metaphor). I'm revisiting this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, wardrobe architect, tiny living (no, I'm NOT moving) and a collection of online courses

Have also done a new, brave thing today. Or, at least, it's new and brave for me. My local library gets copies of lots of good magaines, among them Burda. Not much of the things I'm interested in come in my size though, so I rarely buy it myself (you get to borrow old copies from the library, but then are not NOW). Anyway, I went to the library with a piece of pattern paper and copied the pattern for a really cute top that someone in one of my fb groups had made and that only come in smaller sizes. 
It felt a bit odd, standing in a remote area of the library with a pattern, but I did it. An now the resizeing. Wish me luck.

And lastly I wan't to share a piece of advice I don't want to loose in my pile of unsorted bookmarks.

Sew for a change

Oh, I've found anther project to join. The thought behind Sew for a change is to buy less, and to refine what you own.

You get a set of points to shop new stuff for, while using stash and remaking is free, including haberdasheries.
I should be doing fine, with my excessive stash though I actually have quite a few things on my shopping list that I can't make, like a new waterproof jacket.

I am saving both points and budget to get away with making a wonderful dream for this autumn:
Gerties coat , using up at least 5 metres of nicely coloured wool.

There will be monthly challenges that may earn you new points, this month is "clearing out", getting rid of 28 things. I'm not sure I will make it, but I'll try.

Long time no see, again

I've been mostly (that is: barely) blogging about my garden recently, but thought I'd get up to date here as well, having a few projects to report on.
Me and Lena have been doing the Sewing With A Plan for a couple of months now, and I have made a few things I'd like to show. My winter plan was mainly about making a few basics that would make me a new work wardrobe, since my old had turned out to be worn out, illfitting and inadequate.
The spring plan focus on a coat (it's been ages since I even had one), and will be complimented with a "Make do and mend" section out of my UFO box, which I intend to empty this year.

Knittingwise I'm stuck with two projects, the bluegreen cardigan that I had unravelled previously have been partially unraveled again, the lace finishing the arms (I started at mid back) was getting too little definition, so I decided to make the distal part of the arms narrower. Have just started making the new lace. I also got a knitting kit to be turned into a shawl for A, which started off with flying colours as I had a good Plan. It didn't work very well with the yarn, however so I have been rethinking the idea, still trying to figure out if I like the new pattern idea. 








I will bring photos, don't worry.