spring cleaning

its that time of year... out with the old, in with the new. ian and i have started our spring cleaning, getting rid of the clutter that we don't need. twice a year we sort thru our closets and re-assess what we have. some pants become capris, some LS tees become cardigans, some clothes are re-assigned to home remodeling or yard work. the rest goes into piles to take to goodwill and avalon. we're getting rid of alot more than i thought, so i guess that means we'll be going shopping soon. we also posted a bunch of stuff on craigslist to clear out some room: 2 dressers, 2 old vintage cabinet sewing machines, coffee table, nightstands, tv... its crazy! hopefully we'll sell everything and make some room. plus, we'll have extra money for clothes shopping mentioned above ;)

while ian was in boston, i started going thru my fabric stash. i had been storing it in our spare room [my old office], and will need to move it into my new office so we can finish the spare room. boy was that an undertaking! i knew i had a lot of fabric... but... lets just say, its more than i really need. i had maybe 6 bins full, plus a dresser.... .so i had to organize all of that. needless to say, i have some extra fabric that i'm ready to get rid of as well. about 3 large bags of fabric at the moment [2 bins worth?]. there's some pretty nice stuff, so if anyone is interested, let me know! i need the space, so expect it to be pretty cheap, $1-2/yd, or something in trade would be nice.

on the plus side of sorting thru all the fabric, i've started my list of spring/summer sewing. some capris, sundresses, summery skirts, camisoles, some girly blouses.

we will become sundresses and camis:


capris in progress:


ive already made progress on a pair of capris and blouse, but those were put on hold while i finish up a baby blanket. photos will be posted after its gifted this weekend :)