I have to admit to feeling a bit of sewing burnout lately. In the rush to finish my Cambridge Peony (which is still languishing), I rather pushed my envelope a bit much and ended up sewing for a several hours at a stretch. At the end of it all, I had made several silly mistakes and my frustration level was mounting. Worse off, I began to really dislike the project I was working on.
In the words Erin of Miss Crayola Creepy: Sewing should be fun and not stressful!
Like you, I am performing a constant juggling act of priorities over leisure. When I do have dedicated time to creative pursuits, I tend to binge-create. While the end results, productivity-wise, can be quite good, I'm usually left feeling flat and rather drained.
As of today, I will begin using Tilly's 15 Minutes Plan. I am quite lucky to have a small, dedicated sewing space, so I can leave my projects out to be picked up whenever I need them. My first project? Well, I can't decide between New Look 6000, View E in red slub silk or Simplicity 1873, View A in red and white polka dots. Which would you choose? Are you using Tilly's plan?
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i think i prefer the new look although the other is very pretty too. did you see tilly is sewing it up too, same view? spooky!
i struggle to sew for 15 mins at a time (i either have a whole spare evening or no time at all!) but i am trying to take it on board by grabbing time here and there to sew (so when dinner is cooking or watever, rather than watching tv for 10 mins, i will sew a few seams). rather than sitting up late sewing and making mistakes, when it gets late i will sit in front of the tv and pin pieces together or press hems so that i can make the most of small slots of time.
Both patterns are so cute, so I'm not help in deciding haha :) I own the first one (haven't sewn it yet), but the second one is on my wish list!
I personally love the Simplicity 1873! I have plans to make this dress in my future and would love to see what you make with it!
Red and white polka dots!!!! Definitely!
I loooooove that Cynthia Rowley dress! I've ditched projects before because they stressed me out too much, and I think that's okay. Erin is SO right! Sewing should always be fun :)
The Simplicity pattern looks supercute! It caught my eye even before I read about your plans. And you can never go wrong with polka dots, am I right?!
Good luck!
Aw thanks for the mention, my dear! It wasn't actually my idea in the first place, it came out of the Twitter chat, so I don't want to take credit :) What I love about this approach is how easy it is to make creativity part of everyday life.
Love both of these patterns. x
I really like the concept behind this idea, as I tend to do the same thing as you - go for long marathon sessions, make mistakes and then resent my project... that's no fun! ^_^ 15 minutes might not be enough for me to get focused enough to do things properly but half an hour is definitely do-able! :) If I do have more time, I'm trying to break it up with other tasks so I don't spend too much time on a project at one go :)
oh and I can't decide which one!! I have the NL 6000 but I just finished sewing a different Cynthia Rowley and they're both great!! As are both your fabric choices - do both! ^_^
Sewing for 15 minutes seems very feasible, and a good way to squeeze some sewing into insanely busy lives. As for myself, I don't have children and getting lost in a project for hours at a time is one of my greatest pleasure. I don't think I'll be sewing "15 minutes at a time" anytime soon. :-) I do look forward to hearing about other people's experiences with the concept.
I thought this was a great idea when I saw it! What am I doing right now you ask? Well, procrastinating doing my 15 minutes of course! lol! Okay I can't fall over at the first hurdle. Gotta do it! Haha.
Polka dots. You know me... ;)
Actually, that sounds like a plan I would benefit from, too... I need to put it on my list! ;)
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