year eleven

can't believe it's been 11 years 

since i first created this blog.. 

it's funny, because at the same times it feels like it was yesterday

and like it was eons ago.. if that makes any sense..

but what makes sense nowadays anyways, right

..

as per usual, i thought i did not sew a lot of stuff

but once i started gathering the photos there was a lot..

my favorites are two boilersuits 

i absolutely love wearing them 

and wouldn't mind having couple more..

b&w one is made in cotton sateen, green is linen

their only downside is that both fabrics are kinda thick

so both boilersuits are too hot to wear during summer

made a lot of dresses, as i tend to do

but only kept the navy one

the rest ended up in my store or i gifted them to friends

(my husband made that bag, isn't she a beaut)

i made one woolen coat

and couple of these light cotton ones with large pockets

and few robes too

tried another vikisews pattern and loved it

made some swimsuits for my store

and i really got into knitting this time..

made two sweaters for the kid, and started working on a third one,

made two sweaters for myself

and also a bunch of beanies and headbands 

but mostly i sewed for my kid

 must have made more than 30 garments for her..

i know it sounds like a lot, but half of it is leggings and shorts

so it wasn't a lot of work..

i find sewing for kids really fun

it's faster, uses less fabric and you can make crazy combos

and use all the colors and textures.. 

plus she's always thrilled no matter what i make

haven't really photographed much of the stuff

or to be more precise i did, but with my phone

and then my phone was stolen a bit over a month ago

and all the photos are lost..

but photos aside, having my phone stolen 

is one of the greatest things that happened to me this year..

i always keep saying i don't have time for this or that

well, turns out i do have the time, i just spend it on the damn phone..

once it was out of my life all of the sudden 

my day was 4-5 hours longer

and i could finally read all the books and watch all the series

go for a walk or sew or knit or cook

or, you know, just relax, i forgot how that feels..

of course, me being me, it didn't turn out too productive

i can't remember when was the last time i sewed anything

but i did watch all 7 seasons of clone wars

and read a huge pile of books and comics

and guess i'll get back to sewing, eventually 

..

couple travel photos for the end..

and that would be it..

wish i can get back to blogging as i really miss it

gonna give it a try this year

unless i cave in and buy a new phone

(the one i use now is 20 years old and has no internet i love it)

mokosha
 

year ten

 

in year ten

while i totally failed to blog a single thing

i actually sewed a lot..

made some stuff for myself

and some stuff for my store

that, somehow, still exists

in spite of this silly year behind us

but i mostly sewed for my girl

who turned out to be a little fashionista 

..

since she was born we bought only a handful of garments for her

she either wears hand me downs

or the stuff i made for her

and that's most of the time made from fabric leftovers

i made couple of backpacks too

but i'm too lazy to look for the pictures of others..

all were made from this free pattern

and i have some interesting things still waiting

to be finished and photographed properly

it was a tough year

not only because of the pandemics

as i had a miscarriage 

which got me through a rollercoaster of emotions..

dunno how to talk about it yet

but from whatever reason i think it's important to write that down too

..

and, while it was a tough year

it was a good one too

my kid started going to daycare

meaning i can work again

as i'm not babysitting 24/7

we're healthy, we managed to keep our jobs,

we even managed to travel a bit 

and enjoy the countryside..

 got our first dose of vaccine last month

and the spring is in the air

so i'm feeling cautiously optimistic