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Well, I've managed to get past the half way mark of my goal  :dance:.  I've cut another 3 Jalie 2805.  One in leaf green bamboo rib knit with short sleeves & mock turtleneck.  One in microstripe mustard knit with short sleeves & crew neck. The last is a floral print on navy with 3/4 sleeves and crew neck.

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Well, I've been on a bit of a cutting out marathon.  I've got 2 Jalie Marie Claudes cut for DD1 - one is a white chocolate polar stretch and the other is autumn-toned umbrellas with charcoal sleeves.  I'm part way through cutting out 3 of Marie Claudes for myself - pirate print with teal sleeves, spooky little girls with lavender sleeves and a retro white squares on teal with white sleeves.  It's all in french terry.  I've already cut another Marie Claude for myself in a Harry Potter knit fabric and a Jalie 2805 with a v-neck and short sleeves in ruby red interlock.  I'll cut a few more things and then I can have a sewing marathon.

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I've come to the conclusion that I'm not sewing fast enough.  And that I have very little willpower to resist fabric.

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@Ann those gingerbread men are very cute

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Overlockers & Coverstitchers / Re: Janome or Babylock? Hmmm
« on: January 04, 2022, 16:44:06 PM »
I got mine in the spring - it's awesome.

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I'm back in too.  I got rid of a lot last year but I also bought new stuff.  I need to sew - a lot.

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@b15erk , I love the kimono.  I've finished off another Halloween t-shirt - this one co-ordinates with DD2's.  But I have Jason (of Friday the 13th) on the front and a little quote on the back - "I just stepped on a cornflake I guess that makes me a cereal killer".  So, another 2 meters of fabric has transitioned from my sewing room to my dresser.  It's like caterpillars becoming butterflies.

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Since my last post here, I've made another Jalie 3352 with a Halloween candy cotton lycra knit.  I've made both girls a Halloween t-shirt. DD1's is Jalie 3667 with a Hocus Pocus front panel, and purple and white back and sleeves.  I shortened the body length by 2 inches.  DD2's is a McCall's pattern with cereal killer fabric - bowls of cereal with blood splatter and a front panel of Mike Myers (Halloween).  I've made another Jalie 3667 for me with a Halloween print.  For the next ones, I'll shorten the sleeves a little.  I figure it's just more efficient to make multiples of the same pattern if I like it.

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Well, I really liked the new dolman pattern (Jalie 3352) - so, I cut out another 2 today - a blue ikat-type and a print of cranes and scarlet ibis.  As I've got a serious lack of clothing and I'm sick of doing laundry, I've kicked it into high gear.  I'm going to keep sewing while the mojo lasts.  Once I get these 2 done, I'll trace out a different pattern and if I like the first one, I'll make a few more.

@realale , the mojo will come back in it's own time.  While I was grieving, I had honestly forgotten how much I loved sewing.

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I've picked up the pace of sewing.  In the last 3 weeks, I've made a nightie and a floral dolman t-shirt for myself, a teal t-shirt for DD2 and 5 masks for DD1.  I've got a new dolman t-shirt pattern pinned out.  That works out to another 8 meters of fabric used up.

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I finally gave my sister the fabric that I picked out for her to sew for her granddaughter.  I made a sweatshirt for myself.  It's warm and cozy.  I need to pick out another lighter weight fabric to test out the pattern.  I think the first fabric was a bit too heavy because it doesn't hang quite right.  But I'm still going to wear it - it's perfect for cuddling up on the couch.

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I'm thinking that I have a kit from ? years ago.  It's a stuffed bird.  Maybe...if I can be distracted dragged away from making the clothes that I desperately need.

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I've come to the conclusion that I need to sew faster - maybe I don't have a fabric problem - maybe it's a productivity problem.

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I continued with the ruthless de-stash - up to 112.5 meters. 

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So, I went back through and pulled out another 9 meters for my friend - so a total of 86.5.  And 4.5 meters for sister#3.

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