Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe that a new year is upon us. It seems like 2022 flew by. Every year I like to set some goals for myself, so here are my 2023 sewing goals and plans. As always, things can change so I always leave room for some flexibility.
The Sewing Room
I would like to rearrange or reorganize my sewing room. As you may know, I sew in my basement, so there are some things in my sewing room that don’t have another place to go in the house. But I’m thinking that if I can at least reorganize, I could freshen up the space and maybe make it work better. I always like an organized room because it just helps me think better.
Stash Busting
This year (more than previous years) I want to intentionally and purposefully use my fabric AND pattern stash. There have been times when I didn’t want to take the time to go into the fabric bins to find a perfectly good and suitable piece of fabric for a project. That is something I definitely need to change this year. Not only is there a lot of fabric, but I have some really nice pieces that I want to use and have plans for.
As far as the pattern stash is concerned, I have some terrific patterns that I have never used. Most of the patterns I buy are more classic styles, so they don’t really go out of style so easily. Once you determine your own style, trends become less important anyway.
Currently Working On
I always like to start the new year off with an easy project. This year I am making myself a pajama set. I’m combining two different patterns for this. For the pants I’m using the Lexington loungewear set from Sewing And The City patterns.
![Donut fabric pajama pants](https://i0.wp.com/sewlimitless.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/52612109308_084d9fd402_c.jpg?resize=600%2C800&ssl=1)
I’ve made the short pj set from this pattern before. And as you can see, I’m using donut fabric. I bought this at JoAnn Fabrics a few years ago. This is a woven fabric. I have a piece of solid blue knit fabric that I’ll use for the top. I haven’t quite made a final decision on what pattern I’ll use for that.
Clean Machines
Here’s a reminder for you sewists out there. If you haven’t cleaned your sewing machines and sergers recently, now is a good time to do it. I started the year by cleaning and oiling my serger and sewing machine. I also changed the needles in both. No one wants to stop sewing or damage their sewing machine because of a broken needle or accumulated lint.
![Assortment of sewing machine needles](https://i0.wp.com/sewlimitless.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/52611117362_e06e592b40_c.jpg?resize=600%2C800&ssl=1)
Conclusion
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So those are my 2023 sewing goals and plans at least for now. I would like to get back into lingerie sewing as well this year. I have quite a supply of materials for that as well. And there are some new patterns I have that I’d like to try.