Sunday, June 24, 2012

Wardrobe Sewing Plan

Good morning, yall! I wanted to share with yall a little adventure that I'm going to embark on. Okay, let's be honest, it's a bit more than little. This weekend, while trying to dress for a friends' baby shower and dinner with the in-laws, and hoping to find one dress to wear to both of them, I raided my closet. Hadn't really looked that closely at my closet since Reagan was born. YIKES. Not good. I pulled out about 12 dresses that are never going to fit again.... yes, thanks, 36DDs. So, I went through that pile, figured out which I can sell because they're Anthropologie, Jcrew, etc...and which I want to save and use for my fabric stash. I had another 12 or so dresses that don't fit right now, but as I continue to lose another 10 pounds, they'll be fine. This leaves me with about 10 dresses that fit (not always that well) to wear. Several of these dresses are more winter dresses or work appropriate.... not really suitable down in here hot, humid South Carolina.

Are you completely lost yet?

Nope, haven't touched the skirts yet. Dreaded that section. Already did a quick meander through the pants and that's just depressing, so.... after a nice good cry about saying goodbye to my pretty pre-pregnancy wardrobe....

I did what I always do. I made a plan.

I'm great at plans.

This time, I've made a wardrobe sewing plan. I'm actually going to be purposeful about my wardrobe and my sewing (for me).  It'll probably take me a good year or so to do but I think it's something that's realistic, affordable, and fulfilling. For the most part, anyways. I've already got a good start on it as I've begun sewing or planning some clothes already.

Intrigued? I hope so. I'm planning on doing several posts a week on each of these. Starting...tomorrow. Tomorrow, I'll showcase the plan. I'll introduce you to my color palette, my list of wardrobe essentials, and how I'm trying to organize myself for this undertaking.

I'd love it if you want to join me on this project. You may be a seamstress, an amateur learning-to-sew, or just a friend... You might choose to figure out your wardrobe and purchase clothing. Totally cool, too. Either way, hop on board! I've made a little button for your own blog. You'll notice it tomorrow when the plan is announced. Here's what to look for:



We're off to church this morning, and then just a little R & R around here. We had a busy day yesterday, so we are all in need of a little rest. :) Happy Sunday yall!

This is my friend, Ashley, with her baby girl, Addison!
We went to her Sip and See shower yesterday, and had to get a picture of us with our girls!


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  1. I'm in hot SC, too! I just wanted to throw out there that you MAY go back down in your sizes eventually. My boobs got pretty large preggo, but now that my son is 21 months and I haven't been nursing since 12.5 months, I can say that they honestly seem smaller than even BEFORE I got pregnant, which is so weird, but true. And sometimes it takes like 6 - 8 months to get back down to pre-preggo weights. Your baby looks so small still, so I would wait a little longer before completely saying goodbye because it's so hard to even exercise or do much with your body that first year! Then it gets easier!

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  3. Thanks, Vanessa!! I wasn't able to breastfeed, due to all of our complications. My OB doesn't think that I'll change sizes in that department (as I've already gone down some), and I've already lost over 35 lbs from my pregnancy. Less than 15 to go. I'm hanging on to all of the 6s, but the 4s are going to go. And, I've actually starting running/walking three times a week since we've moved... But, I'm still hoping it'll all get easier the further we go. Thanks for your sweet comment!!

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