2025 Sewing Recap
As we are about to enter 2026, it is a great time to look back on 2025. 2025 was a year in which I spent a lot of time sewing. I have created some amazing pieces and some less amazing pieces. I attempted sewing basics and worked more with knit fabric than ever before. Let’s reflect my sewing year!
I have sewn 32 garments in total:
7 tops
7 blouses
2 vests
5 sweaters
4 pair of pants
6 dresses
1 pajamas
All of these garments were made with a pattern. I used 18 different patterns by 12 different companies, of which 16 were patterns I hadn’t sewn before. I took part in 3 pattern tests and 2 patterns are free.
My longest project took nearly 14 hours, where my quickest project took only 1.5 hours.
My most sewn pattern is the Nicks Blouse by Closet Core, which I have made 4 times in total. The runner ups are the Turtleneck Top by Kiana Bonollo and the Saguaro Pants by Friday Pattern Company, I sewed both these patterns 3 times.
Right, let’s see all the pieces I have made!
Tops
Bateau Top by Friday Pattern Company 2x (free pattern)
Etty Top by Tammy Handmade (free pattern)
Saguaro Top by Friday Pattern Company
Turtleneck Top by Kiana Bonollo 3x
Blouses
Nicks Blouse by Closet Core 4x
Anthea Blouse by Anna Allen Clothing 2x
Faye Blouse by Tammy Handmade (pattern test)
Vests
Quinn Vest by True Bias 2x
Sweaters
Pogonip Pullover by Friday Pattern Company 2x
Drew Sweatshirt by Tilly and the Buttons 2x
Pepe Pullover by Studio Neeela (pattern test, not out yet)
Pants
Saguaro Pants by Friday Pattern Company 3x
Falconer Pants by Helen’s Closet
Dresses
Margo Pinafore by Tammy Handmade 2x
Eleonora Dress by Silversaga Patterns 2x
Celeste Dress by Oh Me Oh My Sewing (pattern test)
Frankie Dress by Seamwork
Pajamas
Fifi Pajamas by Tilly and the Buttons
As you might have seen in the product pictures, halfway through the year my pictures started to look different. Photography is another hobby of mine, and I decided to invest a little more time in taking good pictures of all of the pieces I made. I think they look better and I have fun taking them, so that is a win-win situation!
Choosing a favorite make is like choosing a favorite child. There are quite a few contenders for the favorite spot, all of them because of a different reason. There is no way to compare them equally, so I’m not going to choose. Just know that I wear all of my makes with pride!
Looking back on all these makes, I am nothing but pleased and proud of what I have created. I sewed so much more than I thought I would, and I am very happy that I am able to fill my wardrobe with handmade pieces. I have not grown tired of sewing yet, so I will definitely continue sewing in 2026. Whether I will level 32 makes, we shall have to wait and see, but I am looking forward to the (sewing)year that is ahead!