Everything Sewing: 2025 To-Do List

I am going to go down a new trail in 2025. I am going to focus on making what I want to make vs focusing on sewing down the stash. I am sorting through the stash keeping only what I want to sew. The rest is being eliminated. I am also letting go of projects I no longer am interested in and no longer want to organize never to touch them until I organize once again.

I want to work on having a calm and tidy spaces which I will enjoy creating and working in. I want it to feel less like a storage space and more like spaces to create in. I want my spaces to be below my clutter and stress thresholds.

My focus for 2025 will include making some quilts, sewing for the dolls, piping for daughter, and making items for the craft bazaar. I want to do it in calm environments which are neat and tidy. I want to buy less this year and use up what I have kept after doing a huge declutter/purge. I will keep track of how much fabric I sew in my spreadsheet but it is only for a reference. My big goal is to enjoy each project I make using the fabric I have chosen to keep.

Fabric Sewn and Bought

January - sewed 5.35 meters and bought 1 meter.

February -sewed 2.25 meters and bought 3.05 meters.

March -sewed 3.45 meters and bought 3.55 meters

April

I spent the first part of March recovering from my low functioning thyroid. Once I could go an afternoon without napping, I spent my time preparing for the retreat. I actually over prepared for the retreat and finished all the project and then made piping and embroidered on the western shirt.

April is going to be another busy month as I want to continue sewing on projects that require me to use fabric from the stash. I will allow myself a few fat quarters for a project I want to design and make as I had an idea spark in my brain for the class that was held at the retreat.

Sewing

Komebukuro

Doll's pillow and pillow case

Tiaga's quilt idea for bag

Finish embroidering shirt

Finish Anika

Crafts

Christmas Ornaments using Cricut

Knitting

Socks

March

February was a rough month for me. I caught a cold and thought I was exhausted from having it while shovelling snow, slush and ice for the better part of the month. It wasn't. It was from my thyroid being low and me needing a stronger dose of Synthroid. It was hard for me to do much of anything as all I wanted to do was sleep. When I had the energy I was outside clearing off the driveway and sidewalk.

The fabric I bought is for piping and a doll's quilt I want to make when I attend a retreat at the end of March. I allowed myself to buy the fabric as I have been sewing from the stash as much as I can.