The concept appealed to me greatly. As a general rule I aim to consume less and make more, I've challenged myself before to limit my consumption of mass produced clothes with a fair amount of success. The 12 outfits project is also timely as each season this year I will need new outfits. In the last year or so I lost about 25kg and three dress sizes, so I have very few clothes that fit. I have been slowly restocking my wardrobe with essentials, but the thought of buying everything brand new fills me with dread. The thought of making what I need on the other hand fills me with excitement.
So after a sleepless night contemplating 12 outfits I pulled out some of my stash and piles of patterns to see if I could get 12 outfits.
It turns out I can! I have six outfits completely planned with patterns and fabric and yarn, some even with buttons and other notions, as well as key pieces planned for the following six outfits. I really like the flexibility Natalie had built into her project and I plan to be flexible in my plans as well. Given that I've already finished a couple of the winter garments, the order of operations is already somewhat inverted and I have other things I plan on making this year for myself and my family outside the project. As long as I get my 12 outfits in the end, I'll be happy.
So, all this happened a month ago and a couple of the projects I've posted about already belong to outfits. February's outfit is complete and will be blogged shortly.
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