Sunday, 22 February 2015

Too many plans!

Hello fellow sewers, I am in a quandary. To date, I have been a methodical stitcher: sew project 1, think about project 2, sew project 2... It's organised and efficient.  But at the moment I have too many plans, and I want to sew everything now, now, now.

I need another Delphine skirt in my life as I live in my Xmas one. I have bought some lovely bright blue linen, and it's killing me not to start on it. I 'd also like to try trousers and have offered to make my mum some pyjama pants for her birthday as a way into this. So far, though, all I have done is cut the pieces out!


My friend wants me to sew her daughter a dress, which I want to do but for which I have up to now had zero enthusiasm. I didn't realise I was so selfish! But I recently won a cracking vintage pattern on ebay, and so feel suddenly inspired.


It's the perfect size for her. I have the bodice and skirt sewn up so far.

But, I also want another bat-wing top.


I am loving this, my circle print top, and I have bought some pink and white stripe interlock knit for this purpose, which again is cut out but nothing sewn yet.

This is all too much - it's CHAOS!


Too much! I don't know where to start!  How do you organise your sewing? Do you have a list? And physically how do you manage multiple projects so they don't get all muddled? I am missing my neat and tidy ways; enthusiasm has its drawbacks.
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16 comments:

  1. Caroline22 February 2015 at 12:01

    Wow, you have been a busy bee! Looks like you have lots of things in the pipeline. I currently have lots of ideas and plans but promised myself not to start anything new until I finish my 1960's coat which I haven't touched since late November... eekk its going to be Spring before I finish it!

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    1. Unknown23 February 2015 at 00:50

      That's what I am normally like. Good luck with the coat when you feel ready to tackle it again.

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  2. Helen22 February 2015 at 12:38

    I'm completely the same just now. My head is so full of inspiration and ideas, that I don't know where to start. I don't like having multiple projects on the go, but when I do, I store them (pattern, fabric, thread plus any other notions) in a tote bag - one project per bag. It kind of works. Unless I run out of tote bags. I have no idea how to "manage" them though, so that they end up finished before the next shiny idea takes hold. Good luck with yours!!!

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    1. Unknown23 February 2015 at 00:52

      Project bags are a great idea everything in one place.

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  3. Ruth - Nightingale and Dolittle22 February 2015 at 14:42

    Looks like you've been a busy bee! I tend to stick to one sewing project at a time, otherwise I've found I end up feeling overwhelmed and everything takes longer. I have an ever-growing list where I write down any ideas, and then prioritise what actually gets made!

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    1. Unknown23 February 2015 at 00:54

      I do have a list. But things kind of got bumped! Oobop did a blog post on organising her patterns on evergreen a little while back. Think I am going to go back and re-read.

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  4. Anonymous22 February 2015 at 16:11

    I am a huge list maker. I cannot function efficiently without my lists :) For sewing, I organize by pattern and list the fabrics I want to use for each underneath. I get a lot of satisfaction crossing out my finished makes. This way, I can still think about future projects without getting off track or ending up with a huge UFO pile.

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    1. Unknown23 February 2015 at 00:55

      I know what you mean about crossing things off. Such a sense of satisfaction.

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  5. Dr Susan23 February 2015 at 10:44

    If I spent all the time I spend thinking about sewing actually sewing I would be much more productive! Currently I can only manage two projects at once - one for sewing club and one for home! I love your batwing top and that regency dress - amazing!!!!

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    1. Unknown23 February 2015 at 15:35

      I spend so much time thinking about sewing I have started to dream sew!

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  6. Alison23 February 2015 at 12:09

    I am in chaos as well, too many ideas too little time. I have no good way of storing projects, at the moment they are all piled together in a basket that I doubt I will see the bottom of again :)

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  7. Danielle Krivan28 February 2015 at 02:14

    Oh, I hear you! I have a master list that helps me, and while I try to keep to one project at a time, sometimes it does get out of hand, especially if I'm, say, doing machine sewing in a block of time and saving the hand sewing for later. Keeping projects bagged up separately helps. But it's always nice to get back to a single focus!

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  8. Unknown28 February 2015 at 09:49

    Bagging them up is helping and I' leaving notes for myself too.

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  9. Zoe13 March 2015 at 04:59

    Agh! It's so tricky isn't it?! I don't think there's anything wrong with having multiple projects on the go at any one time xxx

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  10. Unknown14 March 2015 at 13:39

    Yes, I think it's made me more productive.

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