Tons of things in progress

 I've been sewing a bit over the last few days. I also seem to have amassed a huge pile of projects. I've got:

A pair of Ginger jeans cut out 

A pair of Seamwork shorts squashed out of the left over denim to sew

A Hinterland dress cut out 

A Lago tank (free pattern) from Itch to Stitch cut out

A pair of Bunzies underwear cut out 

A Calista bra top cut out

A Seamwork shirt cut out and half sewn

Fabric and pattern ready to cut some Toby K hoodies 

I think that's everything. I did sew a vest top with an ancient Jalie pattern. I cut my size according to the measurements but it turned out far too large. Especially for something I plan to wear under things. Here it is compared to a size 12 top I bought from Tesco years ago. As you can see, it's inches wider on each side. The armholes look a lot lower too. The fabric is also very stretchy, so I suppose I should have sized down a few sizes. I like to wear these kind of tops under my pyjamas to keep warm. I have quite an assortment of 1 metre or 1 yard cuts of knit fabrics, so I thought I'd put them to good use. Since it's something I'm going to wear under clothes, the prints don't really matter. It'll be nice to use up some of the fabric I have. I'll see how the Lago tank turns out and then decide if I want to recut the Jalie pattern.

I also bought a Jalie pyjama pattern, and I plan to sew some new pyjamas out of my knit fabrics. This means that they're probably going to be weird combinations of prints, but at least it uses up fabric and since I've had the fabric for so long, it feels like it's basically 'free'. It's hard to find good and affordable pyjamas in the shops. They always seem to have short sleeves, or they're made from fleece, which is way too sweaty. Pyjamas are something I really need too. But I'm probably not going to tackle this project until I've at least got some of the other projects out of the way.

I also found a bunch of nappies I've cut out and started at various points. I've started sewing them up to sell in my shop. I finished two yesterday. I still need to cut all the threads. I plan to finish another one today. I do have at least two others cut out but none of the inner fabrics I have match with them, so I'll need to buy some plain white inner fabric at some point. I've also got one of the AIO nappies cut out and partly assembled. I'd stopped sewing it because I'd got to the part where you have to sew the inner PUL to the soaker part and it's all kinds of awkward and difficult. I guess I'll give it a go again.

I've been rummaging through my patterns and I'd really like to try making the Rocket Bottoms Twist nappy. It looks like an interesting design. Rocket Bottoms also has a nappy that's quite similar to the Opulent Monsters AIO, with the absorbent inner set into a PUL layer, but the shape of it makes it look slightly easier to sew. It doesn't look as neat as the petals/flaps sit on top rather than being hidden underneath, but maybe that's something I could modify. Obviously I'd make these to sell in my shop since there are no signs of any babies on the horizon in my family or via anyone I know. Today is R's birthday too. He's 13! Not sure where the time went. He was the one I was sewing all the nappies for in the past. I also remember dressing him up as a pumpkin and having him wear a pumpkin hat. One year I dressed him up as a bee. Still, it's nice to have everyone be much more self-sufficient. They all do their own laundry too, so I'm no longer over run with that.

Anyway, I plan to go and do some sewing since R is having a day off because it's his birthday. I hope to finish the nappies off today.