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Made By A Fabricista: Youtube Edition - Marty

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I've been thinking a lot recently about what it means to have a handmade wardrobe. For the past five years, it has been a point of pride for me to say that 90% of my wardrobe is handmade. But as I get busier, I am starting to find that time is not in my favor like it has been in the past. Which is fine, sewing is my life long hobby and I will get back to it. But there have been recent events in my life that have just made a lot of things less enjoyable. It's less of a priority.

This has left me wondering, if my primary outlet for creativity is no longer sewing, than what can I do to still be creative? Can it be in the way I get dressed, a completely different art style? Can it just be in creating a life I enjoy?

Doing a simple wrap skirt from a free mood pattern, every other month seems to be all that I am capable of right now. Even though I have a dedicated sewing space and can make dedicated sewing time, I just don't feel motivated to sew right now.

A few weeks ago my friend came over and took one look at my studio and decided it wasn't in a state for me to be creative. So he cleaned it. Afterward, he told me, "Now it's ready for when the muse comes back. You have a lot going on right now and it's okay that you're not sewing. But now your space is ready for when you do." I've been thinking about that afternoon off and on for the past few weeks. It's made me realize that there is a time and a season for everything. And it's okay that I'm not really sewing right now. Or doing the big projects that I love.

I guess what I'm really trying to say is that if you are also struggling, it's okay. It'll come back. You will start being creative again. Take your time.


MARTY  | @scrappypatterns

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  1. AnonymousJuly 29, 2024 at 8:52 AM

    I think sometimes we feel once we have a dedicated sewing space set up that it means we must sew sew sew. Life happens, sewing has it fit into it like everything else. And it will. Love the skirt, the fabric is gorgeous and you look gorgeous in it.

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  2. AnonymousJuly 29, 2024 at 11:52 AM

    That happens to all of us, so feel consoled that you have a lot of company, AKA the whole world - we're just not machines, things ebb and flow, life happens, and for most of us, sewing is a hobby not a necessity and we can pick it up and put it down as needed and wanted.

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  3. SherrilJuly 29, 2024 at 12:25 PM

    Great Post - Great mindset for long term sewing. Thank you

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