Happy New Year, friends! In this Friday Sews episode I’m doing a real, honest review of my sewing year—what I loved, what I hated, and what I flat-out regretted making in 2025. I walk through my goals, what I actually sewed, and the lessons that always seem to show up when you’re sewing over 50: fit matters, comfort matters, and sometimes the “cute” idea on paper just doesn’t translate to real life. I also share a few TA-DA moments and the not-so-fun fails, because I think it’s helpful to see both sides of the sewing table. I talk about what I’m wearing (my Love Notions La Bella Donna top with Fresh Press James pants), plus patterns I worked with this year—like Butterick 6848, Vogue 1833, Love Notions Bluegrass, and a handful of New Look patterns for events and experimenting. This is the kind of wrap-up that helps me plan smarter next year: better pattern picks, fewer impulse decisions, and more makes I’ll actually reach for.