Recently Tasha from By Gum, By Golly , wrote a post about all her sewing and knitting projects of 2013. Anyways I thought this was a really good idea, needless to say I decided I would do the same.
This year I only really started learning to sew, yet somehow I managed to pull off a variety of projects. Here’s a quick recap of my 2013 sewing projects.
![Vintage Simplicity pattern 8890](https://i1.wp.com/akramsideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/S8890_18.jpg?resize=676%2C507)
The first dress I made to kick off my summer of sewing was this jumper dress using a vintage 70’s pattern. The dress was pretty easy, and since I was lazy I opted to not include a zipper and just add a bit so I could pull the jumper over my head. The dress has to be one of my favorites since I wear it quite a bit and when I pair it with one of my vintage hats it has a bit of a 1940’s feel to it.
![Me ready for Tea Time](https://i1.wp.com/akramsideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/TeaTime_09.jpg?resize=676%2C901)
The next dress I made was my “Tea Time” Dress. I call it that only because the vintage fabric I found made me think of England and tea time. I made this dress using a 1965 pattern. While I was happy how the dress turned out it was a little loose on me.
![Vintage Romper](https://i1.wp.com/akramsideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Romper_00.jpg?resize=672%2C434)
One morning in June I decided that I would make myself a little romper. So, I got up and began work on this project using a 1960’s pattern. It only took about 5 hours but then I had my very own romper to go out and play in the yard.
![Completed dress](https://i0.wp.com/akramsideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/LemonDress_02.jpg?resize=651%2C1023)
Even though the fabric was most likely intended to be used as a tablecloth, I just knew I needed to make it a summer sun dress. After all I always needed my very own lemon dress.
![Completed purse](https://i2.wp.com/akramsideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/MikeyMouse-Purse_03.jpg?resize=650%2C868)
Since @TheChicGirl has a birthday in June I thought I’d sew something for her, so I made this Mickey & Mini purse from a recycled tee-shirt.
![Me in my wrap dress](https://i0.wp.com/akramsideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/WrapDress_03.jpg?resize=639%2C856)
My favorite dress that I sewed this year has to be this vintage wrap dress. The fabric is beautiful. The dress itself was surprisingly simple to sew and I just loved how it looked on me.
![Peachy Dress](https://i2.wp.com/akramsideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/PeachDress_00.jpg?resize=672%2C434)
After sewing a few dresses I thought I’d try sewing a lined skirt and jacket. This was my first time lining a garment and I think I did an okay job. I love the peachy colors of this outfit.
![Completed bag](https://i0.wp.com/akramsideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ClothesPin_05.jpg?resize=639%2C479)
While on my sewing binge my mother asked if I could whip up a clothes pin bag for her. Not only did I make this relatively quickly I even embellished it with some left over fabric.
![Me in my cookout dress](https://i0.wp.com/akramsideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/cook-out_09.jpg?resize=610%2C816)
Nothing says summer like cook-outs, so when I came across this fabric filled with salad bowls, whisks, fruit, tea kettles and more, I knew just what to make. My cook-out dress is probably my second favorite dress of the year.
Somewhere just before the end of summer I made a lovely red skirt from a 1940’s pattern, but with the start of school I never got a chance to blog about it or even take a decent picture of it. Despite that it is one of my favorite skirts I’ve made.
![1960's Maternity Pattern](https://i0.wp.com/akramsideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/maternity-001.jpg?resize=651%2C430)
My sister was pregnant this year and asked me to make her some maternity clothes. I started with this 1960’s maternity dress pattern, she picked out the fabric.
![Vintage Simplicity Pattern 4579](https://i1.wp.com/akramsideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/4579-01.png?resize=732%2C488)
As the weather began to get cold in late October I decided I’d make some warmer skirts to wear. I started by making a plaid pencil skirt using a vintage pattern.
![BlackWhite_03](https://i1.wp.com/akramsideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/BlackWhite_03.jpg?resize=610%2C915)
I needed a dress for Halloween, I would be going as the “Witch of the dead”. However I wanted a dress that I could use year round as well. So I opted to go with a simple strapless dress using this gorgeous white fabric with embroidered black flowers on it. The fabric was perfect for the costume and it turns out I had just enough to make a dress. Above you can see how the dress looks for everyday wear.
![Vintage Simplicity 6124 and green corduroy](https://i1.wp.com/akramsideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/corduroySkirt_02.jpg?resize=659%2C446)
By November the weather had gotten really cold. So, I decided to make a few more winter skirts. This time I used a corduroy material and a 1960’s pattern. This was the first time I used corduroy and despite my issues with sewing the grain wrong I did an okay job on the skirt.
![Here are the final pillows](https://i1.wp.com/akramsideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pillow_13.jpg?resize=659%2C439)
My sister’s baby shower was in late November and I decided to sew some little crib pillows for my niece to be. I had found this cute pink abc fabric and thought that it would look great in her nursery.
By the time December had come around I was super busy with the end of the year grading and Christmas I didn’t really get much sewing done. I did however manage to sew some more maternity clothes for my sister (which I still need to get to her), plus two more skirts including a lovely woolen one using the fabric and pattern below.
![Vintage McCalls 4717 skirt pattern](https://i0.wp.com/akramsideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/greenPlaid.jpg?resize=596%2C593)
All in all I think I’ve had a really productive year and have sewn a lot of wonderful items. Not bad for someone who’s really only a beginner. Can’t wait to start my project list for next year, wish me luck!
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