Last year I summed up what I’d been up to in 2020, so now I’ll come back and do it once again for 2021.
For anyone who can see how frequently I posted, and what I posted about – you’ll know that it was not a particularly good year for me. I have been struggling with a lot of things, including keeping up with my beginning -of-the-year creative intentions, my hopes, and my endless to-do list/wish list.
Lots of additional fabric courtesy masks
Pretty quick to make, necessary (since I’m still trying to change them every 30 minutes if I can – though work is much less accommodating than it used to be with adhering to Health Canada guidelines in this matter), and a good way to make a few bucks from my existing fabric stash – the most frequent item on my sewing table was fabric courtesy masks.
While I did post the photos to Instagram, I didn’t blog about them this year, since it was really just more-of-the-same from last year.
Some more hat & accessory projects
Easier to work on when my sewing area is a bit crowded, I also did a few more accessory projects like my Byzantine hat and cuffs, and a German Dockenbaret. As well as another German Dockenbaret, and a makeshift wulsthaube.
I tackled some UFOs
In my continuing attempt to clean up my sewing space to be able to work on NEW projects, I also pulled out a few old, unfinished projects, and worked on them as well. This included a red and gold sideless surcote, and an underbust vest. Of course, there are still loads of UFOs (UnFinished prOjects) left to work on.
Trying to make my room a bit happier
Crafting projects were also on my radar this year, making a new drum shade for my pendant lamp, lots of painted frames, a portrait, a cup holder, tissue holder, a caldron, treasure chest, a linen blanket, and finishing a crafty UFO – tentacle candle holder. Still on my wish list is some new coordinating heavy window drapes, and another portrait… but we’ll see if I can find the time in 2022 to get to either!
Some bralettes & bikinis
Finally, since I was spending a lot more time more casually dressed than usual, I put together some summertime bralettes as well as some bikinis for lounging around – especially with how dreadfully hot some of our summer days were. Some of them I actually still need to blog about, but I already made posts for the bright floral bikini, and the polka dot bralette. Coming soon (or as soon as I get around to it!) I’ll also blog about a silver velvet bralette, a black wet-look bralette, a flame-print bralette, a purple paisley bikini, and a gold soft bra.
I had a lot of hopes…
Wearing my red and gold damask sideless surcoat
…. for 2021, but with the pandemic still raging (I’m actually off work as I write this, waiting several days before I can get a Covid test after a confirmed exposure at work), and an emotional hit in early September that totally threw me off any game I might have had… I feel much less optimistic right now.
I haven’t even logged in to see what the Historical Sew Monthly projects are for 2022, and don’t know if I will feel more optimistic later to try to tackle a few of them. (I’m not even going to pretend that I’ll be able to do all 12…)
But… I guess… stay tuned – and we’ll see what 2022 brings. Maybe more hope, more creativity, more motivation… and maybe – if I can stop sneezing so much – a once-again clean sewing room so I can actually get to work!
Dawn's Dress Diary 