It’s that time again: #sewingtop5!
Here’s how it works:
Between now and the new year, post on your blog or IG feed about the following topics, and tag them #sewingtop5:
- Top 5 Hits (favourite or most worn makes)
- Top 5 Misses (projects that didn’t work out or rarely got worn)
- Top 5 Non-Sewing Highights (What did you do this year besides sew? These could be big or small accomplishments – anything from “run a marathon” to “get new glasses”!)
- Top 5 Reflections (Looking back, what can you learn about yourself as a sewist?)
- Top 5 Goals (What would you like to sew in 2016, or what skills/attitudes would you like to learn?)
As a teacher, I think it’s so important to look back, reflect, and take time to be proud of ourselves. As a nosy person, I’m also dying to know which garments became surprise favourites or languished unworn after your initial post!
I started this series back in 2012 when I’d been blogging less than a year – and now about 100 sewists participate each year! These days, the blog world is pretty chock full of themes, challenges, photo hops, and so on, and every year I wonder if the Top 5 is too much on top of everything… but I love reading everyone else’s posts, so I keep it going!
How can I join in?
Easy! Grab the graphic, and start blogging! If you prefer to use IG, please tag everything #sewingtop5 so we can find it. You can start anytime, and keep posting into the new year. I always thing it’s nice at this busy time of year to be able to blog without needing to take any new pictures. Feel free to make it your own: some people like to combine several posts into one, or skip a topic that doesn’t inspire.
Once things get rolling I’ll do a post where you can leave a links to your posts if you are participating – it’s my favourite way to meet new blog-friends!
In the mean time, you might enjoy looking through some posts by last year’s participants, or for a giggle, taking a look at my own Top 5 Hits posts from the last 3 years! 2012, 2013 and 2014. (My favourite part of looking at old posts is noticing who commented – pretty amazing to have 4-year long internet friendships! ❤ )
Are you in? Will you post on your blog or IG this year? I like the permanence of a blog post, personally, but I know the ease of IG is tempting!
PS. I’m going to put the Better Pictures Project on hold this month while I do Top 5s, but I’ll pick it up again in January!
Crafting A Rainbow 
Such a brilliant initiative, my dear, and now a year-end tradition in the sewing community! I love to see the picks of my favorite bloggers – some are surprising. Although I don’t have a blog, I also like to look back to my own sewing year and take a moment for a little analysis.
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I”m always surprised what people pick as hits and misses! I find it so interesting. Glad I’m not the only one! 🙂
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Yay! I was actually just thinking about this roundup the other day, and wondering what this year’s topics would be. I’m in for sure.
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Yay!!!! You’ve sewn a whole range of stuff this year!
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Woohoo! I am so in! I loved doing this last year. 🙂
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I think the funnest part is being ale to go back and reread roundup posts and see how things have changed year to year!
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Can’t believe how quickly this has come around again! Found it a really useful exercise last year so will definitely be participating again 🙂
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I”m glad you enjoyed it last year! I think it’s so nice to step back and see all that we’ve accomplished!
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I’m in! I can’t believe it’s already that time of year again!
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Yay! I’m ecited to see what you pick as your hits and misses!
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My goal list has been bugging me recently. I’ll get my excuses in early tho – I’m pregnant and fat so there didn’t seem much point making some things in my list. Will be joining in though as it was a fun exercise to reflect.
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Girl, we ALL deserve nice clothes and the fun of sewing! That said if your old goals are fitting your new baby-centric point in life, toss ’em out and set new goals! 🙂
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I’m in! It was fun last year
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Awesome! glad you are going to join us again! 🙂
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I love these posts and try to read as many as I can fit in. Count me in, although to be honest I might just have five in total. Still there’s always next year (as I said last year). 🙂 Xx
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Maybe you could rank this year makes from favourite to least-favourite instead? Make your own rules! 😉
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I think I may do this this year to show off all the stuff I made and didn’t blog. Just simple pictures, possibly just pulled off instagram or my phone. Get myself warmed up for Jungle January.
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Hurrah!!! Only the other day I was stalking your blog for signs of this. Really glad you’re hosting again this year. It makes for great festive reading, and easy festive blog-writing!
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I’m in again this year too! Any excuse to make lists 🙂
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Very cool! I find it hard to remember what has been done. Perhaps I will have to review my blog posts!
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I’m in! I just finished writing up my list – it was great to go back and see what I could learn from my hits and misses, especially the misses!
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I look forward to reading it!!!
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I think I’m going to give this a try! I’ve had a very productive sewing year and I’d like to go back and revisit what I’ve made (and see what I can learn from it).
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Awesome! I always love looking back through old posts and realising just how much I’ve made! (and remembering the things that weren’t great as well as the winners!)
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I think I’m going to join in this year! Some of the things I made are on IG and some are on my blog (I’m terrible at blogging) but it would be great to evaluate my year and look to 2016. Love this!
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Awesome! I look forward to seeing what you pick for your top 5 lists! 🙂
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Can it really be this time again already!! Wowsers!
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I forgot to post – I’m in 🙂 I’ve got my posts all lined up for this next 2 weeks. I always love reading your Top 5s and only this year have I made enough things to participate. Yay!
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I am having trouble downloading the image from Flickr. Help! 🙂
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I tried changing some Flickr settings – does it work now?
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Yes, thank you!
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Excellent! (I never know which settings are right…)
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Hi Gillian! Finally got round to mine top5! https://sewsweetsally.wordpress.com/2015/12/29/my-top-5/
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I’m a little late in finding this, but please sign me up! I think a recap of this past year would be interesting to see and I’ve been thinking about goals for 2016 so this works out perfectly. Thank you!
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I couldn’t figure out how to do the Pingback thing, but here’s the link to my Top 5 Hits and Misses: http://happilycaffeinated.blogspot.com/2015/12/top-5-or-so-hits-and-misses-of-2015.html
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