Destash, destash. It's off to destash I go!
Is destash a real word? It doesn't matter. It's what I'm doing the next few weeks with all the material I have stored in my craft area. The material is creeping into the family room! I am determined to use my stashed material when sewing my spring line of clothes for 18" dolls.
Now, how to decide what to sew? Sometimes just looking at the material tells me what to sew. It "speaks" to me. Some material I purchase with a certain outfit already in mind. And sometimes I even remember what that outfit was! However, most of the time I sit surrounded by the material and patterns and just pray for inspiration to strike. I have a Pinterest AG Inspiration board. Seeing what other doll seamstresses create often ignites my own creativity. I even pin pictures of vintage children patterns. I really like the ones from the 1950's. They bring back so many childhood memories.
I'm trying, really, really trying, to NOT buy anymore material until my stash is decreased by 50%, well.....maybe by 25%. Unfortunately, many of the destash outfits I'm working on just need a little amount of a contrast color that's not in my stash. So, I'm keeping a post-it note by my machine to track what I need to buy to complete some of the destash outfits! Hopefully, I'll deplete my stash before the fabric shopping withdrawal symptoms get much worse!
Here are some pictures of my destash outfits.
Last of my hot pink white polka dot material. I used an original pattern that I call My Favorite Dress.
1950's style dress. Whenever I find polka dots or dotted Swiss, I purchase A LOT. I just love the dots. It's not surprising that dotted Swiss was in my stash. This is one of the outfits I'll finish later. I want to make a bright yellow short jacket and pillbox hat to complete the outfit.
Two shirts made from material leftover from My Favorite Dress polka dot dresses and crop pants made from white material I always have sitting around.
I really do have non-dot fabric in my stash. Just look at these destash outfits.
Maxi skirt with coordinating t-shirt made from a Pixie Faire pattern. The material is from a deconstructed new shirt. You just never know where you'll discover doll material.
Dress adapted from Simplicity 1443. I made it sleeveless and added satin bow n the shoulders and center front.
Believe it or not, I inherited this material from my mother. No idea how old it is but it was nice and crisp which made sewing with it a delight. I'd like to add grosgrain ribbon around the bodice. Yellow would be perfect but I don't have that color in my stash. So.....onto my list of needs it goes!
