Friday, January 17, 2025

Winter Sewing: My Capsule Wardrobe for Winter 2025

I had so much fun planning and sewing my fall wardrobe that I decided to continue with Seamwork's Design Your Wardrobe for winter. I have scraps of paper with patterns and projects I want to make posted all over my studio bulletin board. When a new season rolls around, I have my reminders right in front of me. These are my priority makes, my dream projects. My list obsession made it relatively easy to decide what I wanted to add to my winter wardrobe. I also live in a part of the country that experiences very cold winters, so that factor figures quite a bit into narrowing down the list. January in Chicago is not the time to make that Sicily slip dress. 

So what did make the list? Two midi skirts, one pair of pants, a sweater, a blouse, and a vest. 

My Winter Wardrobe Plan

The Patterns:
  • Seamwork Emmie Blouse
  • Seamwork Oliver Sweater
  • Syd Graham Ruby Vest
  • Simplicity 9180 Skirt
  • Neighborhood Patterns Plain Jane Skirt
  • Seamwork Noah Pants
My color palette is blue, gray, and white, and I have named this collection Outside In because I want to make cozy pieces in a wintry color palette but pretty much stay in. If you know anything about winters in Northern Illinois, they are nothing like the ones in a Hallmark movie. 

At the moment, I have the Plain Jane Skirt and the Emmie Blouse finished and have cut out the Simplicity skirt. I have set a goal for myself to have this collection finished by March 1st. This season I want to focus on great layering pieces. Right now I am all about thick tights, warm scarves, and faux fur-lined boots, but some of these pieces will transition well into spring and possibly into summer, such as the Emmie Blouse, the Plain Jane Skirt, and the Noah Pants. 

If I haven't frozen to death by then, I will post another photo of this collection when it is done. 

Happy sewing, friends!

No comments:

Post a Comment