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End of Year Recap and Highlights—2025

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End of Year Recap and Highlights—2025

Hello sew-friends! My end of 2025 posts are coming out in a “better late than never” style this year. Personally, I don’t think end of year recaps should start until after the year has ended. If we start tallying things at the beginning of December, then December never gets counted and we can’t leave out a whole month!

Looking back on 2025, I feel very good about my personal sewing practice. For Me Made May this year, I pledged to sew for 25 minutes everyday and it was a great way to jump-start my sewing practice. I’m actually still working on big quilt projects that I re-started then. :P Click here for my tips for rebooting your sewing practice.

If I compare my blogging and sewing output to years past, 2025 was slower. But that’s ok. Things ebb and flow in life and it’s not all about the numbers. I did not post very much on social media or YouTube but I did post a lot on my Substack. Read on for the Sew DIY highlights of 2025.

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Christmas 2025 Sawtooth Star Quilt

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Christmas 2025 Sawtooth Star Quilt

Hello sew-friends! One of my last projects of 2025 is a patchwork quilt. At the end of October, I paid a visit to my local craft supply thrift store, Seattle ReCreative and found a few bundles of Christmas themed quilting cotton. I was immediately inspired to make a Christmas quilt. And because I can't do anything the simplest way, I also decided to design my own quilt. In this post, I’m sharing my process of designing and making this quilt as well as some basic dimensions for the blocks, in case you’d like to make your own.

For many years now, I've wanted to get more into patchwork quilt design so I thought this would be a good trial run. I even bought the quilt design software EQ8 and have been teaching myself how to use it. In general, I use Adobe Illustrator for my design and drafting but I like that EQ8 comes with a lot of traditional block designs built in. Plus, it can list fabric cutting and you can export vector pdfs.

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Free Printable 2026 Monthly Calendar

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Free Printable 2026 Monthly Calendar

Hello sew-friends! The New Year is almost upon us and I’m happy to announce that I have a new 2026 Monthly calendar for you! A new calendar is such a nice way to create a visual fresh start. If you’re anything like me, you have a list of things to do in the new year and now that the new year is here, it’s time to figure out when all those things can be done. :P

I’ve been doing a monthly calendar for many years now (with a few years off). The calendar is designed to be Sunday to Saturday with the dates at the top and plenty of room for making notes at the bottom. This is a great format for documenting your sewing projects, books read or just special events and goals for the month. This year, I’ve added a Year At A Glance design. These pdfs don’t have dates so they can be used for any year and again lots of room for planning your makes.

As usual, the pdfs are free to download when you sign up for the Sew DIY Weekly Newsletter. If you’re already signed up, check your email for a direct download. Or, login to the Resource Library to download (link and password at the bottom of every email).

Is it too late to share my Christmas quilt? This was a labor of love the last few months of 2025 and I did manage to finish it before Christmas. I used thrifted and stash fabrics and created the design myself. The backing is a purchased flannel she
Happy New Year! 🥳 My printable monthly calendar is back for 2026 and it’s free to download when you sign up for my weekly newsletter. 📆 Over on the blog, I detail the different files and how to print one or two months per page. This year, I&r
New tutorial alert!! 🥳 Over on my Substack Sewing With Numbers, I just shared the second (and final) part of my tutorial for drafting your own custom-fit knit cardigan. This design is intended to be oversized with drop shoulders and finished with cu
In this week’s newsletter, I shared 7 tutorials from the blog for things to sew this time of year. A few are decorative and most are gift able. I’ll share a link to the newsletter in my stories and bio. If you’re already on my lis
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