I'm Sari and I'm Haley and this is Seamwork Radio.

Welcome back to Seamwork Radio where we share practical ideas for building a creative process so you can sew with intention and joy.

Today we're talking about how to set sewing goals that actually reflect your values and who you are.

So we're going to cover a five-step process to help you reconnect with why you sew in the first place,

how to create criteria for choosing meaningful projects, and ways to make sure the things you're making actually align with the life that you want to live.

All right. So our icebreaker for today, Haley, what's a garment you made that turned out beautifully,

but that you rarely wore? So the one that came to mind is a dress that I made and I spent a lot of time on and wore once.

It was a silk taffeta dress that I made using like a vintage,

like 1950s pattern. And it had like a very fitted midriff style bodice. So it had like a

band at the waist and then like a bodice that

was just over the bust. And this really pretty like gathered strap and a skirt that must have

been at least a full circle. It was like a very full skirt. And I made it like fully lined with like a silk to

chine lining and this really nice taffeta that I got for a steel. It was like a smoky lavender color.

It was so pretty. I made it for a special occasion like you do, and then I never wore it again.

That sounds beautiful.

It was really pretty.

And then I got rid of it.

It's just the problem with being me and impulsively getting rid of things.

But it was really pretty, and I made like four, five mockups to get the fit of the bodice just right. And I just wore it one time.

It was really not the kind of dress that even to go to like a wedding or anything, like I would

probably wear very often at all. And it wasn't really particularly my style. I just got the fabric for a steel and then

had a vision for the dress, even if it didn't really fit my style and, you know, made it.

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