Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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This week has been a bit chaotic in my sewing room, but I've managed to plan a lot of sewing projects.

I’ve also been working on #smashthestash in my attempt to use a fair amount of my fabric stash this year.

Patterns Mentioned
McCall’s M8325 – Tuck Effect Blouse
Butterick B6747 – Shirt used in previous Sew-Along
Hey June Seaforth Pants – Zipper Pocket Pants/ Trousers
New Look 6550 – Jersey Dress
McCall’s M6044 – Men’s Shirt
Fabric Godmother Peony Dress

Fabrics Mentioned
Nerida Hansen - Dark Petrol Summer Spot Cotton Sateen
Lady McElroy Hydrangea Midnight – No longer available on Sherwood’s site
Lady McElroy Cat Walk Cotton Lawn - Cat Walk Fabric

Yarns for Sock Knitting (2.25mm/1mm US needles)
Drops Fabel – Wool Warehouse in various colours - Yarn from Wool Warehouse

Suppliers
Sewing Project Bags - Sewing Project Bag from Amazon
Paper Pattern Punch - Pattern Punch from Amazon
Sewing Gauge - Sewing Gauge from Amazon
Fabulosew – A0 Printing – fabulosew.co.uk
CLC Printing – Instruction Booklets A4 - Pattern Printing
@socarole

00:00 Intro
01:12 McCall’s 8325
04:12 New M8325
06:08 Pattern Matching Back
06:57 Finished Socks
09:02 Smash the Stash
13:10 Batch Cutting – Shirts
16:10 Pattern Matching Plans
17:07 Batch Cutting – Seaforth Pants
21:01 Hubby’s Next Shirt M6044
21:55 Purchases

#sewingprojects #smashthestash #sewinginspiration #sewingashirt #beginnersewists