A new year of sewing vintage!

I have been inspired by a lot of  vintage sewing enthusiasts {as well as seeing all the lovely 2012 round up posts on Sew Retro!} to write my own 2013 sewing schedule,.  It’s been great looking at all these fabulous handmade items, and I find myself drawn to the pretty, but practical pieces.  I need more of those!  Creating a sewing schedule could help me fill these “gaps” in my wardrobe I think, as well as help encourage me not to take so long whipping up one dress.

It generally seems to take me four to five months to sew one dress ~ my latest project, a maternity dress {that I haven’t posted about yet ~ naughty!}, being the quickest at just over a month and a week.  That’s because I worked on it regularly, in 15 minute blocks each day, rather than only when I felt like it.  I think it’s reasonable to say that if I finish one dress every two months, and a smaller item every month ~ that might be a good rate for me?  I do want to try and get faster at sewing up my own pieces.

So {sew ~ lol} without further ado;

January:

• One circle skirt w/ elastic waist  {For after baby is born}

• One blouse {1940s style ~ I don’t have many tops that look 1940s and I love them, so I want to rectify that.}

• Erm, we’ll see.  Baby’s due on the 29th.

• Ditto!

• One staple 1940s winter skirt  {I love the simple 4-gore 40s skirt; I definitely need some!}