July Sewing Plans & Updates

It's July! Time to think about what I want to accomplish in my sewing room this summer! 

Everything slows down a bit in July so I am not making huge plans but there are a few things I want to get to. Aside from regular sewing I have also started an embroidery project that I can work on outside - because I know I am going to want to be outside & not in the basement quite as often!

But these are my main areas to focus on this summer:

Pattern Tracing - I have many patterns I would like to prep, including some Make Nine projects, a couple of Burda magazine ones & a couple of Indies that have snuck into my queue ;) 

Mending - I have some hems to shorten & a summer shirt to fix for my husband. I also want to alter the shoulder area of a thrifted dress so that it fits better. 

Use stash - I have buying quite a lot of fabric so far this year (almost all thrifted) but have great pieces in my stash. While sorting recently I found so much yellow - so my primary focus is to sew up some yellow this summer, with maybe some blues too. I have a fun 80s print to use up as well & am quite excited about that project! 

And otherwise, just to continue the ongoing stash and wardrobe cull/reorganization. I have to do that in small spurts as I find it overwhelming to make a big mess all at one time. Slowly but surely. 

I hope your summer plans include some fun as well!