Why do I have so many summer fabrics in my stash?

I started thinking about what I wanted to sew for this summer (dresses, please), and I noticed that my stash is heavy on lightweight summery fabrics. They’re beautiful. So why haven’t I made them into something? Some of these fabrics have been in my stash for five years.

Here’s what I discovered. When it’s cold out, I have no desire to whip up some gossamer thing. Even the thought of trying on something lacking in warming properties when it’s 25 degrees out is abhorrent. And I don’t sew much in the summer. My sewing room is on the west side of the house which is hot in the afternoons. And my A/C doesn’t seem to penetrate into this room. Ah hah! Mystery solved. I always have great intentions of making summer clothes, but in central Ohio, it’s either freezing or center of the sun hot. We have our traditional one week of warm spring weather before it’s blazing hot and humid for three months.

This year I made a conscious effort to sew summer things during March and April. Brilliant. I made myself three new dresses all out of the lovely but aging fabrics on my fabric shelves. I’m teaching classes using two of the patterns: The Closet Core Cielo Dress and Top and the Love Notions Laundry Day tee. I’ve made many tops and a dress out of the Cielo pattern over several years and love it. The Laundry Day tee is a new pattern, but it is fabulous! It is fitted through the bust but swishy through the hips. Who doesn’t love a T-shirt dress in the summer?

Our studio has lovely air conditioning, so you can sew on hot days in comfort. Please join me for either or both of these classes.