I think the picture above pretty much sums everything up right now. Sadly, I have been so uninspired this year! I started the year with grand hopes of the things I wanted to sew and create, but so far nothing! My new issues of Threads and Vogue came this week and nothing! Even with Vogue toting it’s 574 pages of showstopping spring fashion. Not even this past Fashion Week made me want to jump out of my seat and lock my self in my sewing room. I am blaming it all on this winter weather that keeps coming back around. Or it could possibly be that I put myself on a self-imposed fabric buying ban until May! The only thing, and I do mean only, that has even sparked the tiniest bit of creativity in me a simple camel colored trench coat. Which I can’t even make because of my fabric buying ban. 
I know there are things I need to make but I haven’t really felt like it. It seems kinda like a chore at the moment.
I haven’t stopped sewing completely. I did participate in both the FNSI’s for January and February, which helped me to complete some lingering UFO’s. I have been tinkering around in the sewing room a little. Mostly sewing some new things to put in my Etsy shop. Which, by the way, I never blogged about. What’s that all about? But I did start A shop not The shop that I originally intended to. That one still remains pitifully empty. Right now, my shop only has a handful of my hand-knit scarves. I have a few pairs of hand-knit fingerless gloves that need to go in there as well as some of the felt play food sets that I made this past Christmas and some heat therapy rice bags. I encourage and welcome everyone to check out my shop Mae’s Garden.
So, here is my question. What do you do when you get stuck in a creative rut? I need some help here!
I didn’t get much sewing done this past Friday because I got quite a late start. I did manage to take care of a couple of UFO’s though. First, is the Simplicity 3690 D Vest. I used the same plaid fabric as the last skirt I made.
This is the back view. I promise that it is not wonky at the bottom like this picture makes it out to be. That’s just the front curves peeking out. I will get a full review on PR here shortly.
I also managed to finally get the buttons sewn onto Eric’s pirate shirt. There were only 4 to sew but it has been on my UFO list for about 6 months now. How sad is that?!?
I also finished my knitting project for the week. Fingerless gloves! I don’t know how much sewing it counts for but it did require me to sew up the sides. I have already started making a blue pair. They are great to wear to keep my hands warm but still allowing me to do things like knit and sew and type and pretty much anything else.
