We continue together the discovery of my favorite stitched pieces from the second half of 2022. If you want to see those from the first semester, it’s this way.
So, what do you think I selected for the second semester of 2022?
I’ll show you all of it!
July
I am a fan of the wanted tee-shirt by Vanessa Pouzet and now she has released the dress version! Of course, I gave in and on top of that I had a red interlock jersey from Mind the maker that had been catching my eye for some time... it was the perfect combination!
What we love about the wanted dress is obviously its square neckline but also its circle skirt that twirls and takes us back to childhood.
August
In August, I treated myself and sewed again a pattern I had made at the beginning of my sewing learning... namely the Flo dress from Maison Victor.
I really enjoyed sewing it with its little retro touch. I had two small coupons of Japanese cotton lawn from the brand Kokka in a pretty green color. I lined the bodice and left the skirt in a single layer of fabric.
I love this model which once again has a skirt that twirls thanks to its many pleats!
September
In September, I had fun creating the overlocker introduction course for the workshop courses. Indeed, many of you were asking for training to get to grips with the overlocker. So I got to work to review the technical concepts, settings, fabrics to sew, and create exercises for the students. This gave me the opportunity to sew again a tee-shirt entirely with the overlocker. By the way, I will sew some more in 2023 inspired by the beautiful tee-shirts made throughout the year by my students... there were quite a few gems and I am very proud of them!
The full article about the tee-shirt is here
Well, I couldn’t help but cheat... 😂 so I’m going to talk to you about my shoelaces! It’s a little simple stitched piece to make even with children to customize sneakers... It’s fun to do and makes a great look!
For this, just choose a fabric with a small pattern from your scraps (that will do very well) and have the shoelace tips. The assembly is very simple and there are even several techniques that I detail in the full article here.
October
In October, I fell under the charm of the pretty Cléo dress from Fibremood with its puffed sleeves, its stitched skirt panels, the detail of the snaps (or buttons) at the back and the belt that marks the waist. In short, I found it feminine and perfect for making a mid-season dress!
I selected a corduroy red from the shop and got to work. It’s a dress that takes quite a bit of time because all the seams are topstitched. So it requires patience and care. Nevertheless, it’s really worth it and I’m delighted with my little dress for which I receive many compliments.
I really want to sew another version, maybe next year, maybe in denim fabric.
November
In November, once again I combined my passions for sewing and embroidery to create an embroidered fanny pack. I have been embroidering since I was 5 years old and this passion has been renewed with sewing to create unique pieces!
This time, I had in reserve a small piece of blue denim and a scrap of fuchsia twill... which gave me the idea to make a two-tone fanny pack with a sakura flower pattern (Japanese cherry trees). So I drew the flower design on solufix and stuck it on the denim so I could embroider them before assembling the fanny pack.
I embroidered the design with DMC stranded cotton threads and metallic effect thread from the same brand. Embroidery was actually the part that took me the most time in this project.
Once the embroidery was finished, I rinsed my solufix in cold water which dissolved and I was able to start assembling my bag.
I installed a zipper by the meter with a double slider. I worked on the lining and then assembled everything.
I am very proud of this original stitched piece that you won’t see everywhere... I hope to one day take it to Japan... I’m sure it would be quite a hit.
December
In December, I brought out my pretty Mrs. Claus look with the Hathor vest from Iam Patterns.
I love the concept of a body warmer. Hathor is quite versatile because it allows playing with pockets, with or without zippers, with or without a hood, even making a reversible version...
I was delighted to have this model to upcycle a pretty vintage embroidered fabric given by my mother-in-law. This fabric is somewhat a little antique brought back more than 40 years ago in a suitcase during a trip to Pakistan. It therefore has sentimental and heritage value. I absolutely wanted to do it justice!
I am very happy with my red and white stitched piece for which I also receive many compliments.
I am delighted to have once again reviewed the "best" stitched pieces of 2022. I hope that 2023 will bring me as much joy and sewing projects that boost self-confidence, wonder, and sharing.
By the way, I decided to rename my "to do" project list to "wish list", it puts less pressure 😂 because there are so many patterns that catch my eye that it’s endless! I gave in and bought more in 2022... 😂 you can’t change! Anyway, it will be an opportunity to make nice articles in 2023.
There you go, this closes the recap of my favorite stitched pieces of 2022 but not the 2022 review because I still have to share the overall review 😊 because this year has been crazy for c’est du joly! We’ll talk about it soon...
And you, do you have favorite stitched pieces sewn in 2022? What would you like to sew in 2023?
In any case... once again... to your needles!
