A Year of Sewing: Everything I Made and Learned in 2025

For most of 2025, my mind was set to sewing with intention, slowing down, and embracing the process of sewing basics. So I felt like I didn’t make a lot of things during 2025 — but I still ended up with 40 finished sewing projects. Including 10 samples for my own sewing patterns, a good amount of basics using a few self-drafted patterns and some commercial sewing patterns, a handful of non-wearables and some significant mends & repairing projects. I’m also sharing 5 learnings of the year: key topics I noticed or realized as I was looking back at my makes. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:03 Batch Bursts (Learning #1) 04:46 My Sewing Patterns 08:24 Out-of-Sight Box (Learning #2) 10:42 Commercial Sewing Patterns 12:48 Brewing Basics (Learning #3) 14:51 Self-Drafted Basics 15:58 All-or-Something (Learning #4) 17:00 Accessories & Miscellaneous 18:37 Project Polygamy (Learning #5) 19:55 Mends & Repairs 22:03 Solo Projects (Bonus Learning) 23:13 Knitting Projects 24:16 Outro My sewing patterns: https://www.marliesreukers.com/ Buy me a coffee http://ko-fi.com/MarliesReukers My other platforms:   / marliesreukers     / marliesreukers   My Other Videos mentioned: Jigsaw Pants Sew-Along Tutorial —    • The Jigsaw Pants Sewing Tutorial // Gender...   Sewing Every Day for 30 Days —    • Sewing Everyday for 30 Days: Mending, Repa...   Lutterloh System Review —    • Lutterloh System Review: What No One Tells...   Sewing Small Gear Projects —    • Making Bags for My Gear: 3 Quick & Easy Se...   Camping Chair Upgrade —    • No chairs were harmed to make this video: ...   Making a Rollable Ironing Mat —    • Make my new Favorite Sewing Tool with me: ...   From Trash to Camera Bag —    • From Trash to Camera Bag: Sewing With Scra...   Shirt Elbow & Cuff Repair —    • Extend the Life of Your Favorite Shirt | C...   Extra-Fine Knitwear Repair —    • The only way to get better at a new skill ...   Sewing Patterns mentioned: 1 → 6: The Jigsaw Pants (Marlies Reukers) — https://www.marliesreukers.com/produc... 7 → 10: The Triangle Top (Marlies Reukers) *in development, will be published here: https://www.marliesreukers.com/ 11, 12, 13: Mila Pants & Shorts (Michelle Design Company) — https://michelledesigncompany.com/pro... 14, 15: Townsend Shirt (Elbe Textiles) — https://elbetextiles.com.au/products/... 16, 17: Zero Waste Cropped Shirt (Birgitta Helmersson) — https://www.birgittahelmersson.com/co... 18: Claudia Tank (Just Patterns) — https://just-patterns.com/products/cl... 19: Crux Tank (Gracomakes) *in development, will be published here: https://gracomakes.com/ 20, 21: Nico Pullover (Summer Haus) — https://www.summerhausshop.com/patter... 22: Lutterloh Shirt (NN5 from Men’s edition) 30: Crosstown Crescent Bag (Gracomakes) — https://www.gracomakes.com/products/c... 34: Cozy Camera Pouch (Gracomakes) — https://www.gracomakes.com/products/c... 39: Zero-Waste Anorak (The Sew Sew) — https://www.etsy.com/listing/13925866... Knitting Patterns mentioned: 41: Camisole #04 (My Favourite Things Knitwear) — https://myfavouritethings-knitwear.co... 42: Eun Sweater (November Knits) — https://www.novemberknits.com/collect... 43: Portland Raglan Dog Sweater (CalicoRadio Knits) — https://calico-radio.com/the-portland... Specific Fabrics mentioned: 195 gsm Organic Cotton Twill (Kattun Stoffe) — https://www.kattun-stoffe.de/ORGANIC-... 3.4 oz Nylon Taslan/Supplex (Ripstop by the Roll) — * https://ripstopbytheroll.com/products... Deadstock fabrics, varying stock: Wasted Fabrics — https://wastedfabrics.com/ Music Credits: To and From // DonVayei All music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: https://share.epidemicsound.com/awwx9g * ** Affiliate links are marked with an asterisk. Which means I could earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you), if you make a purchase on the site after clicking these links.