Literary Sewing Circle: A Project Roundup!

The deadline for sharing makes for this round of the Literary Sewing Circle (featuring All the Things We Leave Behind by Riel Nason) was last Friday, and so today I'm sharing a round-up of all the projects shared in various places online.

Over on PatternReview, there were a number of projects shared: 

DTSewingStories was inspired by the stream that Violet retreats to on her lunch hours, and the pebbles on the stream bed, with this great fabric and the Closet Core Kalle.

SewPerfect was inspired by a fabric in her stash that even had ghost deer on it and made a journal cover. She also wrote a haiku inspired by the book and transferred it to the project. Cool! 

VivianZ made the StyleArc Quinn Top, in natural tones of cotton to reflect the rural nature of the community in the book - and as a nod to the character Quinny, too! 

SewLSC decided to go with the Purple Barn as her inspo, making a New Look 6393 in a pale lilac. 

MsIngie made a pair of 70s vibe jeans from Simplicity 8701, reflecting something that Violet or Jill might have worn themselves. 

On Instagram we saw a couple also! 

Sarah (@sew.focused) decided on a Charlie Caftan in a nod to Violet's father Charles, and her own grandfather Charlie. And the fabric was purchased in Canada, the setting for the book :) 

Jan (@conlon.jan) was inspired by the cobalt glass and white shelves of the Rainbow Room to make this gloriously summery dress, a mash up of two patterns.

Laura (@laurasnowden5180) decided on the Lilac Mini Messenger Bag by Blue Calla as her project, referencing the lilac colour of the Purple Barn, and perhaps a little nod to the 70s in style as well! 

And of course my own! I was inspired first to make a Liesl& Co Terrace Dress in top length, using an upcycled tablecloth referencing both second-hand goods and the marigolds planted outside the Purple Barn.

And then I went ahead and made another, a blouse inspired by the Rainbow Room and all that coloured glass, using Simplicity 8964 from 1999. This was a fabric I've owned for ages and have been waiting to find the perfect project for. This was it!

If you made a project but didn't quite finish it by deadline, please share a link in the comments - we'd all love to see it! Hope you've all enjoyed this round of the Literary Sewing Circle. Keep your eye out for the next round sometime in Fall 2025.