Over the summer I’ve enjoyed venturing a little further afield, to places like Lincoln, Nottingham and Dewsbury, not to mention touring around part of Wales. For me, no day trip to a town is complete without hunting out any fabric-selling establishments and market stalls, and consequently I’ve spent a fair a bit of money on fabric and now have a somewhat overflowing stash.
Although earlier today I was trying to find 3 metres of cotton with a view to making my second Mississippi Ave dress, and found my choice was fairly limited, (I have a lot of 2 metre lengths and also a fair bit of jersey now) for the last couple of weeks I have been trying to curb my spending on fabric. I then came up with the idea of a personal mini-pledge – to not purchase any fabric until I have completed 10 items using my stash. The hope is that the results will be fourfold; I will be motivated to sew and keep sewing, I will reduce the size of my fabric pile, I will save some money, and lastly, I will be able to plan what types and amounts of fabric I want to buy, and feel fully justified when I am finally able to buy it. I am not sure on timescale, I would like to think a couple of months? So ideally by the end of October I will have completed my 10 items.
Now for the nitty-gritty, yesterday I completed one WIP (a pair of pyjama bottoms) as well as my first Mississippi Ave dress. Should I include these two makes in my pledge of 10? I haven’t decided yet. My pledge, my rules!
Ha ha! Change the boundaries and you’ll never get through your stash! If you made them before your pledge, then they don’t count:)
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You drive a tough deal! Just finished a second pair of PJ bottoms so definitely counting them! 9 items to go!
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Well done for making your pledge. There are definitely times when we need to tackle the stash!
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Thanks! I know…I think it’ll be finding things to use up the 2m lengths that’ll be the challenge!
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Ah1 But think how good it will be for your creativity 🙂
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I think this is a good pledge for you! I’m wondering if you could combine fabric prints if you wanted to make dresses that require more fabric – could you do the centre panel of the Mississippi in something different? I’m looking forward to seeing what you make with your jersey too!
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I know I’ve thought the same about the Mississippi, but not sure if it would look right – maybe if the fabrics were from the same collection?! I know, need to get using some of that jersey!
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A very impressive column of fabric indeed 🙂 I had real fun and came up with a fair few surprise makes when I forced myself to do something similar, but it took a while to get into my stride… Good luck!
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Thanks for the luck! I think being creative AND organised is key – unlike my usual haphazard approach! I’m intrigued to see how it goes, I can’t tell if I’ll struggle to get 10 or whether I might be tempted to increase it!
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Maybe reassess when you get half way through? Build in some options maybe? You certainly have a lot of fabric to choose from, do you have as many patterns?
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*ahem* yes, I do have a fair few patterns to keep me going. I should really put a hold on buying them too for a while! 😁
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We’re all as bad as each other 😉
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An interesting pledge! Looking forward to seeing how you get on. And just think, 10 brand new garments before October ends! That’s quite exciting!
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Haha reading it back I do feel a small sense of anxiety now I see it in print! Plus I forgot to mention I’ll be in France for a week during September! But, completed my first make today & just traced off 3 more patterns, so here goes nothing… ☺️
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You’ll be fine!
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Wow that’s an impressive stash! Haha you’re trying to cheat!! No!!
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I underestimated how harsh you lot are! Well I’ve made some PJs today so I’ve at least taken the first step, plus just been making a list of possible makes/fabrics. Maybe I should try and use all of the thickest ones so the pile looks smaller!
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Wow well done, it won’t be long til you have reached your goal! Haha that’s a sneaky move and a fab top tip actually, well winter is fast approaching!
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Oh wow, yes that’s quite a stash! 😀 I too am trying to stop buying more fabric. Looking forward to hearing how you get on.
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I should copy & paste your post, I’d just have to change the photo of the tower to a similar shorter but wider one! Good luck! 🍀
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GREAT Post and idea. Thank you for sharing. Blessings, Mtetar
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