What I Made in 2024 (and ideas for next year!)

Going over the past year's projects. I made a lot of stuff!! 😳
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Wildflower Design Liseron Dress and Blouse - tinyurl.com/y4...
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Wildflower Design Coquelicot Skirt - tinyurl.com/26...
Helen’s Closet March Dress - tinyurl.com/y4...
Helen’s Closet Gilbert Top - tinyurl.com/r4...
Helen’s Closet Lockhart Jumpsuit and Dress - tinyurl.com/y7...
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[@charlenetorres1202]

Love the pink gathered blouse, the waistband makes it so flattering.

[@LilyMaeBaker]

Lovely embroidery.

[@festivalkyrie]

I was making plans this year, but....For financial reasons some modding and light crochet projects were done, BUUUUUT I finally started tracking my projects! Not perfect, but definitely helped me to improve, and create less and less abandoned projects on the way. Yeah, I love dark souls shawl pattern, but make another one immediately? Would be cool, but I needed project bags as well - next year it's going to be about the body block, so Halloween costume shall be finished, and with 2 version for the same basic black dress it'll be always ready for a costume party. Happy New Year everyone! ❄❄🖤🖤

[@AModNamedMel]

Ah, my favorite time of year.. getting to see all the pretty projects again!

[@ashleymainmakes]

You really have come a long way in a year! Thank you again for the shout out. I look forward to being a help (or hinderance 😉) in the new year!

[@MaireColclough]

I was reminded that I forgot to leave a mention in the video description, so that's been corrected! Anything I can do to help folks find your helpful and fun videos 😁 Looking forward to whatever hijinks we can get up to this year!

[@sandihj]

You know we love you, Maire, but oh, those kittens. My Leia is getting elderly and is great for cuddles, but not so much for giggles. I can’t wait to see what interesting things you get up to this year.

[@MaireColclough]

Oh, I know the kittens are the real stars of the show 😉

[@Bad_Housekeeping]

The very pretty white and blue blouse can be improved with internal tabs that hold the blouse in relation to the bra straps. Really good quality women's garments used to come with these. You can make them by making fabric strips and attaching them to the inside of the blouse, usually this is done on the shoulder seam. One side of the strip (tab) is stitched to the blouse, the other has snaps to attach it to the blouse. This way you can loop it around the bra strap, snap the loop closed and now the blouse and strap stay together. I hope I've explained it clearly enough. Maybe I will make a short video showing these since these tabs no longer seem to be common knowledge. Really, 50 years ago everyone knew about these, but now nobody seems to remember them. Thank you for your channel. It's always nice to see what others are doing.

[@lesleyharris525]

Thanks for the tip on bra strap ,will definitely be doing this. ❤

[@Bad_Housekeeping]

@@lesleyharris525 You're most welcome. Pass it along to others. Let me know if you have questions as you proceed with it. Happy New Year!

[@CatDeMeow]

I can't wait to see what you create in 2025. You are such an inspiration!

[@MaireColclough]

Aw, thanks 😊

[@s.maskell7134]

I agree! For me the wine bottle-sized pockets were a revelation.

[@MaireColclough]

@ 😁

[@forced2makethisbloodyaccou355]

Thought for the secret pants. Putting some side buttons on the leg, like they do in shirt leaves. Dont know what they are called. That way you can wear them, button them up and let them down as needed. Happy New Year!🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@MaireColclough]

That's definitely a thought. Skirt hikes for my pants might be a little odd, but if it works... 🧐 Happy New Year!! 🎉

[@RuiNa42]

@@MaireColclough Or maybe an ankle drawstring so you can cinch them in for driving or putzing around the house? Maybe annoying to deal with though so don't know if it would be worth it. Or maybe just a small button to do a secured fold, kind of like pegging jeans?

[@PocketFullofPoseys]

Great year in review! I love all of your projects! I really love your embroidery details on the Gilbert shirt!

[@MaireColclough]

Thank you so much! 💕

[@lauraleecreations3217]

I love the idea of finish- it up February! I've been wanting to be more time organized. This idea would be great! I'm currently looking for a job. And they are wonderful at the unemployment office. Telling me to breathe and I can bring a project to work on (knit/crochet and sewing would be it). Feeling really supported right now. I have a sweater that my son asked me to knit, I finished the second sleeve. However the first sleeve that I had (maybe 2 years in the making) stress over. I told him the end of January will be the least time. ❤❤❤❤

[@MaireColclough]

Hooray for stress relief while finishing projects! 😃

[@CraftsyPenguin]

It was great to follow along through the whole year and always interesting and fun to listen to. Congrats to those garments you're visibly happy about even after some time has passed!

[@MaireColclough]

Thank you! I'm pleasantly surprised with how things turned out!

[@lenabreijer1311]

All those pretty clothes! How nice to see them all together! I absolutely agree about the pain of the jumpsuit when using a bathroom. I made my first one in red cherry silk back in the 70s. We went to a disco and, well going to the bathroom in the disco stall i got down to my underwear because i didn't want it to touch the floor... it didn't get much use after that. I never made another one. We are still doing gift exchanges. This year the season is long and drawn out with lots of small get togethers. Everyone was not sick this year, not exactly healthy but not contagious either which is a small victory over last year.

[@MaireColclough]

Hooray for less illness! And whether it's my home washroom or elsewhere, getting undressed to use the facilities is a definite reason to rethink a garment 😉

[@smpayne2]

The cottage core blouse: if you can take it in center back it might help the shoulder issue. You can also add a few pieces of ribbon with a snap, that go around the bra strap to keep the top in place. The circle skirt out of suiting material, looks too full, can you make it a 1/4 or 1/2 circle instead? The culottes: Fabulous! They might be fun in a shorter length.

[@MaireColclough]

I've considered snaps and ribbon on the blouse, but I think part of the problem is the sleeves are a bit too small. The poof doesn't poof properly. I may make a shorter length in the culottes for summer/casual wear, but it's unlikely I'll recut the skirt. At least not anytime soon. That suiting's a pain to work with. 😁

[@theresaanndiaz3179]

As a fellow narrow shouldered person, I find that sewing two small darts in the back usually do the trick if there isn't a center back seam. Sometimes I make a box pleat in the back if that looks better. The bra strap holders are also a great idea because they not only keep the straps from showing they keep the top from sliding down my arms. My back is very narrow and I carry most of my weight in front. What works really well for me on commercial patterns is to make the back 2 sizes smaller than my "size" and the front 2 sizes bigger adjusting the shoulders. I use the "correct size" sleeve. Remember, patterns are just a template.

[@esthermcafee5293]

Finish It February sounds… intense for me. There’s been baleful muttering from the yarn crypt - my son stole my WoolEase Thick and Quick blanket and is refusing to give it back until his is completed. I think I have enough yarn… now I just need to develop the forearm strength to work a king size corner to corner blanket; it took ages to recover from making mine.

[@MaireColclough]

A king size corner to corner blanket? Even with the Thick & Quick, that sounds like work! 😮

[@esthermcafee5293]

@ Yeah, the first one was supposed to be a once in a lifetime gift to myself. I should have known it would be snatched away…like my hoodies and baseball caps.

[@canucknancy4257]

It has definitely been quite a year. You made so many wonderful things and learned all the new stuff along the way! It was wonderful to follow along with your creative journey and I wish you and yours a Happy (and Gentle) New Year.

[@MaireColclough]

A happy and gentle New Year to you as well! Lots going on around here. Glad you were here with me throughout the process 🫂

[@s.maskell7134]

That's a lotta makes! I would add the steeked Walmart sweatesd to the faves list. I really liked that one.

[@MaireColclough]

It definitely made the sweater prettier, more unique, and most importantly, WEARABLE! Such a small change, but very significant. 😁

[@lesleyharris525]

So many lovely things you made, and kitten shenanigans too.❤ I'm not crafting much as our kitten loves me, as in she is constantly climbing me or the drapes. ❤

[@MaireColclough]

I feel that! I have to replace our sheer curtains because the cats have willfully tattered them. I'm sure our home looks like a haunted house from the outside 🤣

[@theresaanndiaz3179]

It looks like vegetable gardening is going to be my big hobby for the next four years. TBH, I need the exercise. As for crafts, I have several sewing projects in the queue. I was gifted a big tote of yarn so started a colorwork sweater but the cats yarn bombed the house, and I haven't the spoons to untangle the mess they made. I got a new notebook to help keep me on track.

[@MaireColclough]

Ah, tangles. I seem to specialize in those. Good luck with the gardening! Anything to bring down the price of groceries!

[@michellecornum5856]

I, too, used to live in overalls. Loved them, the spouse, not so fond of them. I restarted a snowflake granny square project I started -- cough 10 -- years ago. I had 20 finished, but had to start over completely because I needed more yarn, and they no longer make it. Quelle surprise. The spouse has declared 2025 to be a year of building, so I'm going to be building on my finished pile.

[@MaireColclough]

Yikes on the discontinued yarn! I hope you're still able to make the project somehow!!

[@michellecornum5856]

@@MaireColclough I found something completely different, (deep sigh) so it will be done but not the same. In the meantime, I now have 20 squares to figure what else to do something with. I'm thinking a very long scarf.

[@XxXfoxspiritXxX]

Amazing pieces all around! The March and Astaria dressed are my favs

[@MaireColclough]

There's a bit of a learning curve, but learning how to sew is definitely worth it 😃

[@kelleyjogirl]

I've been working on a granny square blanket using leftover sock yarn on and off since 2017. I think I figured out I need 315 squares to get the size I'd like. I have 128 finished and joined together. It'll be a WIP for a while. 😊 I love to take part in Finish It February. I often spend that time seaming and blocking things, because I tend to do the fun part (the knitting or crochet) and then set the project aside to start the next fun thing. You made so many cool things in 2024! I especially like the March dress and the Reynolds dress. Looking forward to seeing what 2025 brings.

[@MaireColclough]

317?!?!!!! Oh my. That's a lot. 😅

[@kelleyjogirl]

@MaireColclough Yup, they're kind of small. I'm shooting for 15 x 21 squares. We'll see if I get to the full 21 square length before I throw in the towel. 😆

[@coreygilles847]

Happy new year! Thanks for sharing your talent 🎉

[@MaireColclough]

Happy New Year to you too! Thanks for coming along on the ride 😃

[@eh1702]

The dashing and romantic and the downright accomplished clothes like the shirtwaists are great - but my personal favourite is your Reynolds dress. Casual yet elegant, and that blue colour looks super on you. Wishing you everything you wish yourself in the new year!

[@eh1702]

Oh, and the sweater alteration was genius! Top marks also for “wine” pockets!

[@MaireColclough]

Thank you! I'm rather fond of the Reynolds as well. And it can be made as a tank top, so I have some extra options for the summer! 😃

[@victoriareed9966]

I enjoy your sense of humour so much❤ Thanks for all the videos you’ve posted, I’m looking forward to seeing more. Btw, when I learn to sew…..my priority is a pocket big enough for a bottle of wine 🍷 cheers! Hope you had a good December, looking forward to seeing more videos next year 😊

[@MaireColclough]

Already in planning for 2025. Remember, if you want wine pockets, you need a waistband! 😁

[@haleyspence]

I'm really excited for a finish-it-feb around here, but also very. very. very. scared of my WIP round-up

[@MaireColclough]

You and me both 😁

[@helenkemp6468]

Totally brilliant and I loved seeing your gorgeous cats at the end. Our lunatic Bengal Daisy Rose was asleep on the new rug that she thinks is all hers at the time

[@MaireColclough]

Oh goodness...Bengals are such high-energy cats! She probably thinks you're just honouring her royalty with the rug 😁

[@helenkemp6468]

@MaireColclough Daisy Rose is 9 years old but like a child that's had too much sugar but at the same time she is very cuddly and affectionate

[@roseculp2924]

Great video!!! Of course I understand that the cats absolutely know everything in the house is for there enjoyment. The purple dress is the bomb!

[@MaireColclough]

It's definitely a favourite in this household 😁

[@aquaaurora2747]

I like the hue of the apron, hope you can alter it to be a proper fit and enjoy it. Feeling very nostalgic seeing you do the macerana in that lovely floral dress. Also really like the tated collar, it pops so nicely against your black dress. Also I see you were watching the Muppet's Christmas Carol too! I wish I had the original version before the butchered down Ebenezer‘s young adult stage with Belle.

[@MaireColclough]

Definitely going to revisit the apron and see what I can do to salvage it. And yes, I remember and miss the original Muppets Christmas Carol too 😃

[@tigerpunk1996]

Unless someone else has said it, you can make small loops with snaps for your shirt to hook onto your bra. That should stop the sleeves from drooping.

[@lauraleecreations3217]

There is a easy peasy raglan sweater free pattern on this blog- "bling n things". By Kylee it's crocheted. I'm working on it and it's very easy and it goes up to 5x. But it can be altered like anything we create (I sew, knit, and crochet). I'm doing the 5x.

[@DAYBROK3]

one of my sisters "gifted" me a bag of cloth, some is going to auarts, but with the regular fabric was a smaller bag of large pieces of silk. i am not getting rid of the silk, even if i never use it for mor than snuggling in im keeping them. i should find projects for them really i should.

[@MaireColclough]

Crazy quilting. Silk scraps are definitely good for crazy quilts 😁

[@robintheparttimesewer6798]

That’s a great list of things done. Everything looks wonderful. Right now I only have concepts of ideas of future projects. I have to do some rearranging of my reality first. Hope and yours had wonderful Christmas. Have a wonderful new year!

[@MaireColclough]

Concepts are a good starting point. I hope your rearranging goes smoothly! Christmas went well. Have a fantastic New Year 😃

[@stevezytveld6585]

Hey Robin, I have a half-typed e-mail reply to you open as I type... I have that 1950's dolman sleeve blouse to finish, as well as a piece of embroidery that needs to be turned into a patch for my jean jacket. All the very, very, very best of the New Year to you, your family and to everyone that you love. May it be full of peace and joy (please & thankyou). - Cathy (&, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi

[@robintheparttimesewer6798]

@ hey Cathy I have half started things all over the house! It’s my natural state! Of course now I’m trying to get a million things done for guests tomorrow! So I’m watching KZbin!

[@stevezytveld6585]

@@robintheparttimesewer6798 I'm doing the electronic version. Bunch of half-written e-mails open for the year-end virtual hugs... You'll get stuff done. I have all faith. You're taking a mental break...

[@lauraleecreations3217]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@itcouldbeanyone]

Ah pants that fit, this too is my 2025 goal if winning the lottery doesn’t work out for me 😊 love the house panther content 😊 they do try to be helpful

[@MaireColclough]

They do indeed! (Actually, they're not helping, but they're cute so we won't tell them that 🤫😁

[@EAhighlander-vf7rr]

Love your channel. I love the commentary (usually I don’t like commentary, but yours is so bright, interesting, intelligent and funny). I must admit I am also with you on so many points….if you just insert puppies for kittens and a too small proportion in the hips rather than your enviable hips, then I’m very similar ….dont you just hate those too hot summers when just about every other female is wearing some skimpy, bra less top/ dress!!!). If you are in the mood to try another jumpsuit, then you might want to think about/ take a look at the Zadie jumpsuit by “ Paper Theory” which can also be made as a dress. It’s a wrap over style so boob friendly. 🎉P.S Lovely hollyhocks and super kitties.❤

[@itsmonday7450]

So many started crochet projects: the blanket for a coworker's baby shower that stopped and had to make a new one when I discovered she had very specific colors picked out. This weekend I am finishing a donation blanket that was 2/3 done but had a missed row clear back at 1/3 done and I set aside to start the baby blanket. Blanket for myself that I started during Covid and it probably only needs a couple hours of work to finish but it was so long ago my brain just can't return to it. The blanket I started but never finished about two decades ago that I pulled out because my skills are so much better now and I want to make something better... Now the overwhelming feeling... ugh....

[@MaireColclough]

It always seems to be blankets, eh? All I can really say is to choose one and work on it when you can. Minimize that overwhelm 🙂

[@itsmonday7450]

@MaireColclough For me it's always blankets because the abject failures of my clothing construction attempts are pretty epic. However, I have a skein of sock yarn for a future attempt. Hope springs eternal.

[@nblmqst1167]

I am so impressed with all you have accomplished this year \(^-^)/. Congratulations!

[@MaireColclough]

Thank you! Trying to figure out what's next for the year ahead 😃

[@SimpleDesertRose]

So many projects, some good, some bad, and the ones you hated how they came out. All taught you something. Over all u woukd say the year was a success. Still waiting dor you to unpack that story. I'm sure the snark will be off the scale 😜🤣🤣 As for me my projects include dinishing up a pair a stays, making an 18th century dress and 3 colonial era vests, pants and shirts for my boys and helping my duaghter make herself a pair if stays and an 18th century dress. Becuase we signed up a a living history event. All centered around the American Revolutionary War. So I'm in a mad hurry to finish up my dress this week before I have to decide myself between doing homeschool with the kids and sewing projects. I have to have everything done by February. Yeah I may have bitten off more than I can chew here, but I'm going to give it my all, before the next project comes up.

[@MaireColclough]

The deep-dive on the story is definitely coming. I haven't forgotten! Sounds like things are very busy at your place! 😳

[@stevezytveld6585]

Nice makes. Well done you!!! I'm about to teach one of our Godkids how to sew. I'm starting them off with a 1920's pattern for an "Artist Smock". Swear to God(s), it looks exactly like the one Elizabeth Carre wore in her studio. Kiddo is in the artistic side of CGEP and is currently thinking of animation for further schooling. Start with a mostly formless garment (with pockets) with cuffed sleeves, I figure. Wish us luck... _Trick for Straps_ - The Victorians and the modern couture people have a small thin strap, with two poppers/snaps attached to either end of the fashion fabric strap. The corresponding snap is sewn into the shoulder of the garment. Slide the strap under the bra-strap and snap into position. Basically, you're making a fabric safety pin. Either the Met or the V&A have a video about a Chanel suit that was made for Loren Bacall - it's where I stole this from for my own clothing. All the very best of the New Year to you, Mister Husbeast, the wee fur babies. May it be full of peace and joy. - Cathy (&, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi

[@MaireColclough]

Good luck with the teaching! I've noticed the youngsters are wanting to learn how to sew, so this is a definite good thing (one of the niblings has apparently discovered it, hooray!) All the best to you and Steve and any adjacent critters. Happy New Year 😁

[@stevezytveld6585]

@@MaireColclough Sewing is the Only answer I have to body dysmorphia (they're 19, so what are the odds, sigh). Take the means of production and put it into the hands of the Kiddos. I figure. I've noticed the young ones are very attracted to the tactile of the fiber arts. Which is reassuring - means there's hope that all those black-beauty Singers won't end up in a landfill. Thanks for the New Year wishes. May the coming year not be as "interesting" as we all fear it to be... Blessed Be, Doll.

[@MaireColclough]

@ Agreed. 💕

[@LilyMaeBaker]

I want to restart crafting and sewing but I've got procrastination/confidence issues.

[@MaireColclough]

Procrastination is understandable. Confidence? Nobody needs to see what you're working on. Jump into it and practice 🙂

[@MsAnpassad]

If the neckline is to deep, just crochet a removable modesty panel and attach it to your bra.

[@MaireColclough]

I'm probably just going to put in a little tacking stitch to keep that section from gaping 🙂