Happy Tuesday!
Did I tell you all that I’m fostering a dog? I feel like I did… One of my final makes of 2025 was a little raglan for him and he is so cute in it!!! Today and Bear got to play together and honestly, I was really worried about their introduction. Bear is just a year old and is quite playful. Marshmallow is our foster. He’s older and way more mellow. I think matching shirts are definitely on the radar…
How To Set Sewing Goals that Actually Stick
If you’ve tried the Make 9, Make 6, pick skills or even the bingo card but still haven’t had success at sticking with your sewing goals, you aren’t alone. I did the bingo card last year and after I made it, I never looked at it again! Through all of my sewing goal failures, there are a couple of things that stuck out to me that now I’m ready to resolve so I can have success.
Make the goals SMART. I actually hate that I’m saying this but… SMART goals have been a thing for so long for a reason. Being specific AND giving yourself a timeframe for them to be completed has merit. So for each of your sewing goals, give them a date.
Put the date in your calendar. I live by my calendars. My kids know to pull up the calendar before asking me for/to do anything because I have to put everything there. Create a calendar specific to your sewing goals that has a default for reminders/alarms built in so that you can be reminded of said goal.
Have accountability set up. Have a sewing bestie? Community? Go live? Talk about your goals and the dates so others can ask you about them.
Create goals that others have too. The buddy system works! It works for swimming, clubbing and sewing! Get a goal buddy that you can talk about things with.
Keep the momentum going with your goals and remember you can always change them!
What I’m Working On…
One of the things I tell myself every year is that I want to get dressed every day. Like why make all these dope clothes if I’m not going to wear them? But I also need to do a better job of actually making clothes that I:
want to wear; and,
will actually style
But before I do that, I need to finish my husband’s Christmas presents. I’m making him a quilted denim bomber jacket and a cardigan. The cardigan is pretty much finished but I need to add buttons. The bomber jacket is almost done too. I bias bound all the edges and now just need to finish the construction.
I used my DIY Wardrobe Planner to help me plan out my vision for my wardrobe this year. Now I need to pull some fabrics to get started!
Introducing the Community Spotlight!
One of the things that I’m really working hard to do is foster my community so I would love to highlight my peeps! If you’d like to have your pieces, journey, pictures shared, shoot me an email to aaronica@aaronicabcolestudio.com.
So tell me: what sewing goals do you have for 2026?
Dates work great for me in accomplishing goals. Accountability nor a buddy has ever worked out for me. I am not opposed to the theory, however the practice has always fallen short and created more strife than benefit.