Vogue 1224 Dress Fabric....For Sale

In response to some emails I got regarding my Vogue1224 dress. Here is the fabric I used and the "Navy Blue" color of the same fabric. please email me at asewfit at yahoo dot ca for further information. Thank you all for stopping by and have a great weekend.....

Where is my mojo???

I want it back right now...I have lots of beautiful fabrics in spring colors but can't get around them. I joined a stash buster sew along at a local meet up, joined the spring top sew along, and I have been seeing all the beautiful things my peeps are making, that should be enough to jump start my mojo right? .....uuuummmmh let's wait and see......

In another news, my hubby is back from his vacation and he brought these lovely African fabrics in nice and beautiful colors, I am still finding it hard to decide what I will be making with them but I have to narrow down my pattern choices because every pattern I see I want to make.......lol...

These are 100%  light weight cotton, common in West Africa (mostly Nigeria, Ghana, Guinea and other African countries), they are folded in 6 yards each...so that's a total of additional 36 yards to my stash....lol...

Weekend is almost here, I pray it brings some mojo booster and sewing time along.....

Enjoy the rest of the week everyone

Aminat

Holiday , Fabric and Goals

I have been so busy since I came back from the States, lots and lots to catch on. My trip was so lovely , my kids enjoyed every bit of it, they even asked if we could visit Obama ....lol, my 6 yr old son would have loved to have dinner with him ahahaha...... They were so excited to meet their cousins and they enjoyed themselves to the fullest.

I got to visit JoAnn as well, I was like a child in a candy store .........lol , I have always wanted to visit the store because I have read about it on other blogs , but unfortunately we don't have it here in Canada, the only store closest to it here is Fabricland and sometimes they don't carry some of the fabrics you get in the states so sad.....I really went KNIT when I got to the store , I got some lovely solid and print knits and I am planning on making some dresses which I have not done before , I just hope it will be fun working with knits.

My Newest fabrics from JoAnn.

As per my sewing resolution, I don't think I have one yet, I just want to set some goals and some realistic time for myself, hopefully they all become achievable. Here are some of the things I plan to accomplish this year.

1. My first goal will be to sew with a plan (Sew what will work with my existing wardrobe).

2. Finish one project before starting a new one.

3. Tackle new skills ( bound botton-hole, piping, and to try the welt pocket).

4. Try some patterns I have been avoiding especially vogue patterns.
5. Read more books (sewing books and everything in between) and learn to bead.

6. Join a sewing group if I can find any in my area(It's so boring sewing alone. I am grateful to all you bloggerist out there helping to keeping my mojo alive).

7. Have fun with my sewing and not to sew myself out.

Sewing project plans .

1. Make some lined and unlined jackets with matching pants which includes trench coat(I love jackets).

2. Make some pants which includes, casual, tailored and jean pants, (I always have problem with RTW pants).

3. Make some dresses especially little black dress(I don't have a single dress).

4. Sew some lovely skirts and blouses/tops.

5. Sew some kid's patterns I bought last year for my kids.

6. My most important goal would be sew to fit and sew neatly both inside and out .

I can't believe , I have these much to do, what a list when you write them down.

BTW, I made my first vogue pattern, I just love it, I will be reviewing it in the next post........... in the meantime, I am glad to be back home ad to my sewing. I really enjoyed my holiday and sure you all did.

See you all when my needle breaks :-) Aminat