Good news… I have ONE CLEAN CLEAR table!  And it’s under a window, not shoved in a dark corner!  It will eventually be for my 3 sewing machines, right now it’s serving as organization and purge central.  Eventually I’ll get one more table upstairs and then I’ll have a huge table for crafting and cutting and pressing! Oh my! Progress?!

While cleaning and going through some of my patterns I’ve been contemplating what to make first once I have room.  It will probably be this, from the new Ottobre Woman (they’re Finnish).  (Did you know you can order individual copies or have a subscription directly from Ottobre?!  And you can do it all online and they come fast.  Love that.  Now if only Burda would do similar!)

This top looks like a simple and easy project.  I have 4 Ottobre Woman’s now.  Time to make something!  Their styles are not as fashion-forward as Burda, but a lot of nice simple styles and the size range is larger.

What I’d really like to make is the new plus-size pattern from Burda Style (below).  Maybe in the future… right now all I wear is knits, knits, knits.  Sweaters, t-shirts, knit tops.  I’m thinking that’s what I should be sewing! So cute though!  If I started wearing stuff like this to work, people might at work might wonder if I was leaving them for a new job   Much classier than my normal casual-geek-girl look.

Nadine Plus from Burda Style:

The original had way to much gathering going on for already fluffy figures.  It looks so much nicer with the smooth peplum and cuffs.

I’ve also been collecting knit wear inspirations for creating my own tops.  The selection of sewing patterns for knits is… sad.  Here’s my recent favorites from Banana Republic, Anthropologie, and Adidas.

Cheers!