I’ve had to come to grips with the fact that I am a slow sewist.
It’s not worth delving deeply into the reasons why: I have a busy professional life, I spend a lot of time researching sewing techniques, I go out of my way to make projects complicated….
But the fact is that by the time I finish a project, it’s usually out of season. And sometimes projects can be delayed by more than a year because I’m tied up with some other project and cannot start a new one at the right time.
But right now I have the opportunity to make a holiday shirt, one I can wear to parties and occasions during the month of December. Starting now, I have a hope of making my goal.
But first, let’s make matters complicated. Continue reading