My 2025 Projects

I want to share with you my 2025 projects. Although I’m no longer sewing to complete a particular number of projects, I’m still getting a lot of things done.

So, let’s dive into some of the projects I’ve completed this past year.

First Group Of Projects

To start off the year, I started off with some collaborations. Most of these outfits/garments have been featured in videos on my YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@Sewlimitless). With making these different clothing items, I realize that there are some things I do very well most of the time (like matching fabric to patterns) and some things I really would like to work on (like improving fit for pants).

One of my favorites from this group is the floral shirtdress. If you’ve never made something like this, I highly recommend it and this pattern – Simplicity 8014. It’s easy and versatile.

Next Group Of Projects

This group features mostly summer sewing. One of my favorite patterns of this group is the ivory vest and shorts. I used Simplicity 3108 for the vest. This one is much easier to make than I thought it would be and looks very stylish when completed.

Third Group Of Projects

A goal for my 2025 projects was to make a chair slipcover. While it wasn’t perfectly done, it was completed and definitely serves it’s purpose. If you want a very good book that will take you though the process of making a slipcover of your own, this book (Custom Slipcovers Made Easy)is what I used and I find it to be extremely helpful.

Final Project Group

Most of this grouping is all about comfort and completing some projects I’ve wanted to do for some time. I did make a sofa slipcover. But my last two projects for the year, the sweatsuit and the cargo sweatpants, are definitely comfortable. The cheetah print dress (Vogue 8379) and the floral blouse (Vogue 8772) were made from two patterns I’ve wanted to use for years!

All in all, I had a productive year and I hope you did as well. Like I said in the beginning, I’m less interested in how many things I complete but more interested in the quality of those things. As always, I will continue to focus on improving my fitting process (our bodies change all the time) and slowing myself down when needed to improve the quality.

Making A Wrap Dress With Vogue 8379

When I saw this leopard print knit fabric from Mood Fabrics, I knew that making a wrap dress with Vogue 8379 would be the perfect combination. This pattern has been around since 2007, but it hadn’t been on my radar before. It’s a Very Easy Vogue pattern that really is easy.

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The Fabric

For this dress, I purchased a camel and leopard print cotton rayon jersey from Mood Fabrics. It’s lightweight without being too thin or see-through. Unfortunately, this particular fabric is not available on the website, although there are other very similar options.

woman wearing leopard print wrap dress — Vogue 8379 View B

Although some reviews of the fabric said it was too thin, that’s not the case for me. As I stated, it’s not see through but its not a heavy fabric. So that means I can wear this in the colder months with a blazer or coat and not overheat.

The Pattern

Unfortunately, this pattern is not available on the Simplicity website, but it can be purchased online. In fact, this was a popular pattern when it came out, so many of you might have this already. Here is one from the Amazon website.

It’s described as a wrap front dress with soft pleats, side tie and sleeve variations. View B has a collar.

The pattern is designed for knit fabrics so it’s very comfortable to wear. I wouldn’t recommend a knit that’s too heavy. You would want something with that has a nice drape to it so the skirt will move when you move. It’s easier cutting this out when you have a wider piece of fabric as well. The skirt really does require a wide fabric and enough to cut in a single layer.

The Dress

front view of woman wearing leopard print wrap dress

I feel like this is my first “true” wrap dress, although I did make Butterick 5030 a few year ago. But after making this one, I now understand why women have loved this style for so long.

The only thing I may add to this particular dress is a snap where the dress crosses over at the top. In the pictures I have a small safety pin to ensure the dress stays closed.

side view of making a dress with Vogue 8379

If someone wanted to add pockets to their dress, I believe that would be easily done at the side seams.

As you can see, I styled mine two different ways: one with pumps and the other with boots. Personally, I really like how it looks with the boots. Add a blazer or jacket and you could have the perfect outfit for the Fall season!

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What I Made This Summer

I may be a bit late, but here’s my post about what I made this summer. When I was doing research for this, there were more garments completed than I realized. Here are the garments in no particular order along with the patterns used.

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Florals and Prints

The first top is the Ruched T from Angela Wolf patterns. The skort is an old Simplicity pattern S9336. The middle picture features a top I made with fabric gifted to me by Minerva Fabrics. Butterick 6685 is a super simple top pattern that was used for this look. Last of this group is the floral blazer. It’s a washed linen that I really love and it was also gifted to me by Minerva Fabrics (I’m a Minerva brand ambassador). For this I made Simplicity 8844. The pattern is an unlined blazer that has cup sizes so it’s easier to get a good fit.

My Travel Collection

This grouping features a knit travel wardrobe I made over a few weeks. The patterns used for this are the Angela Wolf Ruched T and the Angela Wolf Joggers patterns. This is so comfortable to wear and was great for travel. Along with a few other pieces made previously from the same patterns (and a couple of others) I basically had a complete wardrobe that coordinated.

Sleepwear and Short Set

These above were some fun projects to make. The first is a robe I made from a set of 40 year old Ralph Lauren sheets. It’s a lavender and white stripe cotton fabric that is the same type of fabric a button down shirt would be made from. For this, a very old (vintage) pattern was used – McCall’s 4320. The middle photo shows a pajama set that I made from a butter yellow and white stripe Ralph Lauren sheet set. These sheets were bought more than 40 years ago as well and I wanted to use the material for something since it’s such great quality. The top is Butterick 6296 and the shorts are McCall’s 8221. The last picture features a vest from Simplicity 3108 and the Colette Patterns (now Seamwork) Iris shorts.

Cargo Shorts

This is one of my last summer makes. These are the Love Notions Patterns Meadowlark Hiking Pants. The pattern features a shorts version that I made, and a full length pants version. These are so comfortable and I really want to make the long pants for fall/winter.

Conclusion

So that’s basically what I made this summer! From having a tree fall on our house in June to taking a quick vacation with my husband, then just trying to relax through the summer heat, I’m surprised that I got this much done.