Top 5 Misses of 2018

Hey there! Without further ado, here’s my top 5 sewing/crafting misses of 2018!

1. Tulle Frosting Skirt

This thing is itchy. I made it for the #sewfrosting challenge, and though I was wearing a pair of long slip shorts underneath, the fabric itched through my tights everytime I sit. It may get a new life as a petticoat, but first I need to fix the itch…

2. Lunchbags

I typically bring my lunch to work every day, and I’ve been using bento boxes for the past four years or so, which means I need some kind of bag to carry them. My current one is great, but the two or three iterations I made previously were not great for the purpose.

3. Ashildr’s Cardigan

I made a cardigan super last minute for a DragonCon costume that was just terrible. I realized that my fabric was a rib knit way too late, and that the right and wrong side were different colors, and it was just a mess. I didn’t even get pictures of it, I was that discouraged. I’ll be using the fabric that is still in cardigan form at the moment exclusively for cuffs and other authorized rib knit uses from now on.

4. Lathe Work

I’ve been learning how to use a small wood lathe for the past few months, and I’ve been making pens… What I’m finding, though, is that I break about twice as many pens as I can complete. If not more… I’ve finally hit my groove, but the picture above is my carnage… At some point I’ll show you the successes!

5. Wasting the first half of the year

Between August 2017 and June 2018, I had a tiny tiny bedroom in a house, and didn’t have room for some of my bigger crafts, but I didn’t spend that time working on smaller things, like calligraphy and knitting, and I regret that a bit. I was feeling a bit rundown and overall had some burnout, and I think some of that small craftwork would’ve helped me feel a bit less overwhelmed.

So those are my sewing/crafting misses… Tune in next Friday for the highlights and reflections!