Part 2

[@dottyaraiza5053]

Oh Nikki your so cute and I can see and hear your excitement about this wonderful move! I loved seeing all your choices of patterns and fabric, I even have some of your patterns too! It was fun to hear your feelings about the pattern and to hear all your thoughts about what fabric, I love that you put the patterns with so many choices of fabric!! It will be fun to see if as time goes by you change some thoughts on them.... how fun! Enjoy the excitement and YOU really brighten my day with each of your videos! 😍

[@SewingatMidnight]

Dotty, the one thing you can always count on is me changing my mind at the last possible second! I believe I could be described as mercurial? You heard the excitement in my voice, its true. I have been dying to get out of Maryland almost the second I got here! I don't think all of MD is bad, I just happen to be stuck in a really boring part of it.

[@vivmomsews4962]

This was so great! Bin frenzy!! Extreme fabric close-ups!! A sewer's dream. And your picks absolutely ooze cool. Some of those picks and fabrics I actually whistled under my breath and said, "So cool." Wow!! Great plans. And you have sweater knits that actually LOOK like sweaters!

[@SewingatMidnight]

OMG, cool is the holy grail for me! I know that I have "cool kid" potential, but a lot of times I leave the house and end up looking more like "I gave up 5 years ago" girl. I refuse to wear pajamas or sweats to the store though, so I am at least not completely beyond hope! I am excited to get some stuff sewn up, I thought I picked a couple of winners!

[@lavernecady8832]

I have really enjoyed the 2 part videos. You have the most amazing fabric stash on the planet. I love your fabric setup. I'm contemplating getting rid of my medium size chest freezer (in my sewing room) to accommodate more room to store my own fabric stash, and replacing it with some shelving to store my fabrics. I'll just have to make do with my refrigerator freezer in my small apartment size kitchen or purchase a much smaller freezer later. But as of now, my fabrics will have to come first. So, You have a right to have those gorgeous pieces of fabulous fabrics. P. S., I always move my machines by myself. Take care of those babies.

[@SewingatMidnight]

Laverne, glad you like the two part ones, they work out great for me too, because I only have to film once! I love my stash too! I used to have nothing, but I have been really trying to build it up for this move. I know I will have to severely cut my spending when we get to AZ so this is the time to hide my nuts for the winter, ya know? I would not want to share my potential fabric storage space with a freezer either! Think of all the fabric you could have instead of food!!!

[@SaturdaySewing]

Thanks for sharing your sewing plans with us. I love how you picked multiple fabrics to go with each pattern. I often struggle to pair it down to one fabric/pattern, so I will try deciding it this way in the future. You'll be so tired getting the house ready to move that you won't have time to sew anyway, so it will be fine to be away from the stash for a bit. I think all of us who watch you would drive with our machines to our new homes. If you have time, please make that dress with the white twill plaid and B6388.

[@SewingatMidnight]

Debbie, it was my pleasure to show you what I have going on in the sewing room! I have to give myself choices or I start to shrivel up inside. Making set in stone plans destroys my drive to make things so I like to have a ton of options so I still get to dream up new combinations. I was just thinking of what to sew up next and I picked out the asymmetrical skirt to go first, but I had my hands on that dress, so I think it will be next up on the list!

[@christinemartin9449]

Hi, from England. Love your videos, they make me smile a lot. Pleased that you are so happy about the move and you will have Tim with you. I have moved a few times with my sewing stash, exhausting so good luck! Hope that you will be able to continue with the videos.

[@SewingatMidnight]

Glad to have you here Christine! I am very excited about the move and happy for the change of scenery that I will get out of it. I have missed the desert and its mountains. I will also be very happy to get my Tim back, I missed him too! I will definitely be continuing on with the videos for a while. The only snag may be when school starts because I will be busy, but hopefully not too busy for you!

[@sewsista2894]

Congrats on the move.... as always you brighten our day. I love your chilled attitude about moving house, and is wishing you all the best in your new endeavours.

[@SewingatMidnight]

My chill attitude is what will be giving Tim panic attacks later! You should see how worked up he gets!

[@AdirondackRuby]

This is sort of how I do my seasonal makes too. After swapping my spring/summer fabrics with my fall/winter ones, I pull the patterns I think I will make, then look back through for appropriate fabrics to sort of just pair with them so that I can have a visual of my options. I find it super helpful...or would, if it led to me making anything...but we know how that is. It's the thought that counts, and I'm one step closer to making something than if I had left all my fabric & patterns stored away.

[@SewingatMidnight]

Ruby, I don't think I can go back to keeping all of my fabrics in the cubes at once! I expanded beyond my storage capabilities!!! I think its ok to spend time thinking about creating instead of creating. Sometimes we need to let our hands rest and our minds play, ya know? I had a whole extra day of sewing and I spent most of it staring at patterns and fabric and thinking instead. It was just as enjoyable to me.

[@AdirondackRuby]

@@SewingatMidnight Let's hope that Tim picks a place with a BIG spare room for you have a sewing studio.

[@SewingatMidnight]

He is not the most practical house chooser.... I will settle for a house that has a kitchen and bathroom! Both of which he said he would give up if it came with a pool.

[@AdirondackRuby]

@@SewingatMidnight well...you can bathe in a pool...and pee in it. LMAO!

[@SewingatMidnight]

LOL!!!!

[@StitchesSeams]

Wow, I have a few thoughts on part deux. 1) this system could work for seasonal sewing options for those who don’t necessarily want to commit to this pattern + this fabric= garment 2) I should obviously be looking at Fabric Mart more often 3) I really hope you do the one with the plaid twill, that fabric is 😍 4) I always find new patterns when I watch your vlogs. Also if you’re looking to adopt a 40+ year old woman to sew for, hit me I’m, I’m available 🤣😂 Thanks for sharing, enjoyed these!

[@SewingatMidnight]

Viv, I have done this before in a way and just shoved it under the table, it can be very useful for short periods of time for me, but others may be able to stick to it for a whole season far better than I, so excellent point! I love me some fabric mart, but I was just on a shopping spree with Stylish Fabrics and their solid color rayon jerseys are listed for about 3 dollars a yard for the lightweight stuff to 6 or 7 a yard for the extra heavyweight stuff. So, of course I went nuts and will probably be able to fill a bin with just what I bought from them. I am an idiot! (but seriously, check out stylish fabrics...)

[@StitchesSeams]

Sewing at Midnight Haha, yeah my plans are always fluid. There’s no telling what inspiration will hit on any given day! Oh yes, he’s got some great stuff and his prices are quite reasonable.

[@cecilehoare3053]

@@SewingatMidnight the price you guys pay for fabric is disgusting! lol Rarely can I find anything of quality where I live and if I find it online and ship it, not only is there shipping (if they ship to Canada) and exchange, and duty on top of it! Nicki you got me hooked on Fabric Mart, but when I see the sale prices I have to add all the other charges on top to see if it's worth it in the end!

[@SewingatMidnight]

We are very lucky here in the US with discounted fabrics, but at least you can go buy some weed and drown your sorrows in the sweet, sweet reality that you wont be hauled off to jail for it!

[@SewNaturalDane]

The McCall dress with the knot in the front the contrast color piece is beautiful. I need to try one of those knot type tops or dresses. It just seems like it's going to be confusing to execute - LOL! I'm loving those Burda 6856 pants, she did look pretty slick in those pants with the hat - LOL! I'm like you, I have in my mind what fabric I want to go with what pattern, but then I switch it up and like having options. You probably won't have a need for some of those coats once in Arizona - LOL!

[@SewingatMidnight]

I actually have a ready to wear dress that has a twist at the bust and it is my go-to, look like a lady, but also a tramp dress. I feel like a million bucks in it, which is why I must have another one! Too much planning dampens my desire to create, so I try to keep all of my plans loose and flexible so that I can have the freedom to dream, but a destination in mind, ya know? You get me, I know you do! I may not need the coats in Phoenix, but Tim and I love snowboarding trips!

[@sallydingle321]

Ha, what's the use of panicking anyway....that's just taking up sewing time 😁. You have some amazing fabrics there Nikki....that blue tweed 😍😍😍. I also love the look of that blouse Vogue 8926...I have a stripe fabric like yours with great drape, and I have been wondering what to make with it and I think that would fit the bill 👌. If you do make that one I would love to know how you got on with it and whether it was ok for a experience beginner. Enjoy your sewing Nikki....the packing can wait 😉😁😘

[@SewingatMidnight]

Sally, you are so right! I don't tend to get riled up about stuff very easily, even when it would benefit me to do so. I will bump up the blouse to the top of the queue! I think it looks fairly simple, but those easy ones always surprise you, don't they!

[@Hide_and_silk]

Wow - that is a lot of patterns and some stunning fabrics. I have serious fabric envy!! Some very cute patterns there too...planning to rewatch but with a pen and paper haha.

[@SewingatMidnight]

Thank you Kathie, I love a good stunner! I have so many patterns, they are overflowing their current storage system! I love choices! I have heard that people get something called choice paralysis, like when you go to the grocery store to pick up a box of cereal and there are so many that you get frustrated and overwhelmed. I do not experience that, I love it! Throw it all at me!

[@Hide_and_silk]

@@SewingatMidnight Haha - me too!

[@brendacaley9333]

Congrats on exciting upcoming move. 1st shirt pattern in; Japan fabric, linen, pineapple chambray. In that order. Ha! Just make all three. Vintage Vogue crop jacket in velveteen leopard print please!! Look forward to seeing your makes. Enjoying your vids. Thanks for sharing.

[@SewingatMidnight]

Brenda, excellent ideas! I will get on that, but after the move. Things are really heating up over here and the truck comes on the 2nd of January! So, I will not be getting much done around here. Stick with me!

[@nancywaines8871]

Yes, those pants need to be first! A seam binding video, please? Only if time permits. Lovely fabrics.

[@SewingatMidnight]

Oh, that's a good idea Nancy, I will put it in the book! Those pants are too cool for school, aren't they!?

[@kerryofarrell5028]

Enjoying your posts.. just wanted to say once the house is empty you still have your kitchen bench to set your machines up.. x

[@SewingatMidnight]

Kerry, I am going to do my best to find a way to keep going with sewing, even if it is in a limited capacity! I may be able to borrow some furniture to get me by for a month!

[@valclements7092]

You have got this Nikki. I think it’s a wise choice to take care of your machines yourself. Maybe the table you use for cutting you could keep with you. Is it a folding table? I don’t remember. But it would be very useful if it does fold and go in the car. I love how you gave yourself all those options. Before you know it you will be in Arizona. Happy sewing. Val 🇨🇦🇬🇧❤️

[@SewingatMidnight]

Val, anything that remains in the house with me has to be able to fit in my car when its time to go. So, that table folds, but its too big to stuff in the car along with the other stuff I need to travel with. I may be able to borrow a card table from one of the fellas at work... I will have to think about it.

[@dianadivadiamond]

WOWWWWWWW. There's so much of your patterns and materials that you have there. I'll be paying a pound and a crown for those materials. Love your stash. My kinda taste

[@SewingatMidnight]

Am I correct in assuming you are in Great Britain? We are very fortunate here to have a lot of discount fabric places to shop. I do think I speak for all Americans when I say the we are very envious that you all get to have Frocktails and fun meetups and events! Most of us here are spread out far and wide and would have to hop on an airplane to meet one another.

[@conniebuchner4715]

Love your system for sewing!

[@SewingatMidnight]

Thanks Connie! Its getting the job done, although it isn't my usual method, more like a moving time necessity!

[@variationsonaseam6939]

I made the 6388 dress out of the bottom "confetti" fabric. I love it. I live in it. My one bit of advice would be to either eliminate the pockets or do them out of a lighter material. I had made the pockets out of the dress fabric and they were WAY too heavy and bulky. Messed up the line of the dress so I took them out.

[@SewingatMidnight]

I just sewed this up last night and I took your advice, no pockets was the way to go. However, I had to cut if off and turn it into a top anyway. My fabric didn't have quite enough stretch to make it look nice over my hips. I am perfectly ok with shapewear, but I try to save it for special occasions and this was supposed to be a casual dress, so I turned it into a top and now I know to add lycra or a bigger seam allowance to the mix!

[@andreanneabel3464]

Nikki I love your knits !! You have such good taste I need more stripes ;)

[@SewingatMidnight]

I love stripes and I need to sew them up more, but the stripe matching usually trips me up. Luckily I don't beat myself up when they don't match perfectly or I would never sew them up at all!

[@teresacasteel6106]

Your excitement is obvious. Your glowing. I see you getting impatient before any panicking . So happy for you can’t wait to see what you get made before the move🙃

[@SewingatMidnight]

I have been on an anti-Maryland campaign for years now, so hell yeah, I'm glowing! This is a chance to do something wildly different and shake up my life a little bit, I love that stuff!

[@cheri101099]

What will u do with all ur winter clothing & fabrics when u get to Arizona

[@SewingatMidnight]

Cheri, I will wear them! It does get chilly for a few months in AZ and Tim and I love snowboarding and going on weekend trips. It is much cooler up in Flagstaff, Sedona, Jerome, etc. So, there will still be a use for those things. I promise!

[@joycehayhow8]

I’ve had Butterick 6388 in my pattern stash for quite awhile. I really like the top and don’t know why I haven’t tackled it. I think it would look great in the confetti knit. Did you get that knit from Style Maker by any chance? I got fabric that looks just like it from them and I’m really unhappy with how it launders. I made the Itch to Stitch Bellavista Top out of it and it has to be ironed every time and doesn’t hold up well while wearing. If you haven’t tried the Bellavista top, you may want to consider it. I love that pattern. I’m not crazy about the cowl neck. It’s so big it’s kind of fussy to wear but I love the body and sleeve shape. I plan to make a few more without the cowl.

[@SewingatMidnight]

I just sewed up 6388 last night, I sewed up the dress and then chopped it off to turn it into the top because my fabric doesn't have quite enough stretch to accommodate my generous hips, no big deal. I got the fabric from Nick of Time and I haven't had any trouble with it in the wash, but I only washed the fabric, I haven't tried to wash the finished top yet... well, almost finished, it needs a hem. I have not tried the Bellavista top, but I do love a cowl!

[@joycehayhow8]

I can’t wait to see the top in your makes video. It may be just the nudge I need to get going on it.

[@SewingatMidnight]

I will put it in my Thursday video just for you Joyce!

[@joycehayhow8]

Sewing at Midnight 😍

[@Manecoarse]

Simplicity 8513 so far is my favorite bodysuit pattern. Good picks.

[@SewingatMidnight]

It has some really great reviews, I am looking forward to trying it out.

[@cecilehoare3053]

So you go to a second hand store and find a table for your machine/s and donate it the day you move out! lol As for cooking out of a pot- dollar store tin foil pans-oven roast or bake food, you can re use them a couple times then recycle them! I love how you project organized your cube cupboard, I think I'm going to chat with my daughter about the one she had for university-if we move to where she lives 7 hours away from us, I might snag it from her to use as you use yours! I think it's still in pieces since her idea of taking it apart (Ikea-not meant to take apart once it's together) was to cut the pegs that hold it together! lol Make sure when you look for a new place, you get a larger sewing room! lol

[@SewingatMidnight]

Cecile, we are going to end up slightly downsizing when we move to keep our living expenses lower, but I have been promised a sewing room! How big it will be, I don't know yet... That's a great idea about the thrift store!! I may be able to borrow some stuff from the guys at work too!

[@meacelestin]

Loving this mini-series of vlogs. I am a planner and have been in charge of packing/moving since I was in high school. Is the sewing room furniture coming with you? I recognize some FM fabrics in your stash. Herringbone denim sounds delicious! Re: FM linen solids, are they from the Designer Linen (?) page they have? Do you like the quality? I'm tempted (on sale) but would love your feedback. I also own some of the same patterns as you do.

[@meacelestin]

Raw silk houndstooth, OMG! Swoon! That window-pane plaid twill suiting is TDF! I"m on a fabric fast bc Home Improvement Projects to Finance but ugh, so tempted to stalk FM. Might be going to the US next summer, will likely let myself be tempted, LOL!

[@SewingatMidnight]

Fabric Mart has been hit or miss for me with linen. You need to really read the description carefully because they aren't always clear about the lighter colored ones being sheer. So, the darker solids are a good bet, tread carefully with the pastels and white ones.

[@peachesc8700]

Wow a lot of sewing. Nice fabric

[@SewingatMidnight]

Peaches, you and I both know I wont get nearly as far as I think I can! But I will try!

[@missmaryh6932]

That McCalls dress is stunning the one in the dark blue

[@SewingatMidnight]

I agree!

[@myralorraine]

Great options and your fabrics are beautiful!! I’m a new subbie, so I to go back and binge watch so I can see some of your makes!

[@SewingatMidnight]

Thanks Myra, I have been a longtime subscriber to your channel, its a pleasure to have you here!

[@myralorraine]

Sewing at Midnight Awwww! Thank you!

[@StayStitching]

SO. MUCH. GOODNESS! Hey, do me a solid and sew up the Lisette safari jacket first. I fondle that pattern all the time, but haven't made it up yet. Inspire me!

[@SewingatMidnight]

Carla, I will do my best to make sure it gets sewn up soon! I have high hopes for it as well!

[@pambruner4545]

Oh, it would be hard to decide which to sew first. I'm sure you will find a way to sew, off the kitchen counter tops, on a card table, kitchen bar. Where there's a will you'll find a way.

[@SewingatMidnight]

Pam, you got that right! I will keep a few projects with me, but I have to be able to fit anything that stays behind with me in the car. I may be able to borrow a card table from someone at work to get me through.

[@momonetty]

You are so funny. I love your videos.

[@SewingatMidnight]

Thank you Jeannette! I love that you watch them!

[@laurajones4088]

Lots of great options and beautiful fabric, girl! Can't wait to see which ones you make. What's number of the New Look pattern (dress/top) you're thinking of making with the gorgeous fabric from Fabric Mart? Happy sewing.😊

[@SewingatMidnight]

Laura, The new look dress is NL 6145. I had to go back and rewatch to see it, there was a reflection on it, good catch!

[@kathywilliams1050]

LOL! You gotta make the low-rise, flared Burda pants for yourself first, then report back to us. "She looks really cool, like she's gonna go do some stuff that I can't even dream up on my own and she's gonna, like, have fun...yeah. Maybe if I made those pants, that's how I would be." All those totes, tubs and shelves of fabric stashes from sea to shining sea: they hold dreams, Baby! Venture forth!

[@SewingatMidnight]

I love how stylish and cool I am in my head, then I look in the mirror before I leave the house and 75% of the time I just think, "c'mon nikki, you are so much cooler than this, get it together girl!" I am hoping when I move and I get to wear normal clothes more often, I will start getting more experimental. I tend to only have the opportunity for that stuff when I go out to a party or a bar. Most of my errands are after work, right before I go to bed and require jeans and a tee. I love to dream big!

[@kathywilliams1050]

I like your spirit: here's to adventures and cool times. :-)@@SewingatMidnight

[@kimberlygray227]

Are you going to need actual coats in Arizona?

[@SewingatMidnight]

You don't generally need really heavyweight ones unless you're out at night for long periods of time, it does get chilly there though. Tim and I also really enjoy snowboarding, so I will still want to have some for other places.

[@heathermayfield4247]

10 items? - you are Superwoman. I really enjoy your videos, good luck for the next few weeks you have plenty on your plate. The McCalls 7813 is very Vivienne Westwood, i really like it but get it isn't for everyone.

[@SewingatMidnight]

Heather, That is a very serious maybe! If everything goes well and I have plenty of free time and I suddenly decide not to be a lazy bum, then yes, I could probably squeeze out that many. However, you all know me by now, and that means you know that I love naps and drinking wine in the bathtub, so I will do my best! I see what you mean about the skirt, I like a little edge too!

[@donnamcknight4561]

Boy are you ambiguous! Good luck and God Bless!

[@SewingatMidnight]

Ambitious? YES. Realistic? No. I will try to get 10 things done in the next 1 2/3 months, but I probably will fall short. I am sooo slow and easily distracted!