• Homemaking - Knitting and Crochet - Sewing and Crafting - Uncategorized

    My 2026 Make Nine

    Since 2025 was my first time trying to plan my sewing and knitting according the “Make Nine” method, I didn’t accomplish quite as many projects from it as I might have liked. I don’t think I thought everything through very well. However, l did get a few of my goal projects completed, in addition to many items that were not on my Make Nine last year. This year, I aimed to plan only projects for which I already have either the pattern, the materials, or both. There are a couple of exceptions, of course, but I tried! My other goal…

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    My Sewing Plans for 2025 (AKA My 2025 Make Nine)

    Welcome, back friends! This week on the blog I am sharing my 2025 sewing plans as they stand right now. These plans are being held pretty loosely because, as you will see in the photo collage below, I don’t yet have fabrics for all the patterns I am considering sewing. I have seen the term “Make Nine” used around the inter webs for some folks garment crafting plans, and I think it is most commonly used on Instagram (which I no longer use myself). It just so happens that I have nine vintage sewing patterns in my queue, so I…