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All 5 are beautiful, but I completely agree with the Fringe Dress being number 1 - it’s absolutely stunning!!

Love your December makes - your Ilford is stunning!! The new puppy is adorable. I’m way behind on my videos so off to watch your latest one now! Xx

All are gorgeous, Cynthia! You are so talented! 💗

Cynthia, I’m so sorry for the loss of your mother-in-law. You are a girl after my own heart! Your color focus is almost the same as mine so you know I love your jacket. I’m looking forward to seeing what you sew up in 2025.

Lovely makes Cynthia, very inspiring!

Hi Cynthia, thanks for sharing your favorites! I saw your video on your Ilford Jacket - It is very lovely. The color is very you, too 🤩 I would be hard pressed to rank my favorites, I think. Like picking your favorite child haha! You've done a great job. 👍 I'm wondering if the Ilford pattern has been re-done since the original came out. The common complaints about the collar/placket finishing and the construction of the sleeve-underarm seams (which was a drafting problem) have pretty much gone away. I know there has been a cuff added, so maybe those other problems have been fixed, too. I was going to just fix them myself, but since there's the addition of a cuff, maybe I should just get the pattern again 🙃

Lovely makes Cynthia. Love them all ❤

It would be tough to choose as you made so many beautiful things this year

Ooooo that fringe dress is sooooooo beautiful 😍

Thank you for sharing, loved watching.

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Hi Cynthia! I love yout Toaster Sweater. It looks great on you. Oh my goodness, those fabric buckets are such a great idea! I'm going to start making a few for next Christmas. Your Ilford jacket is to die for! I'm looking forward to your Make 9 video; can't wait to see what you've chosen for your projects. I'm sorry to hear about your mother in law. My thoughts will be with you and your husband.

I am also a huge fan of the Toaster sweater. As always your makes are outstanding.

Cynthia, Happy New Year! Your makes are beautiful, especially the jacket 🧥. I am so sorry to hear about your mother-in-law.❤🫂❤

Happy New Year, Cynthia!! I love your Ilford jacket. It looks amazing and that color is totally you. Great make. The new puppy looks adorable. Can't wait to hear what you name him. You look very glam in that cheetah print. :) Looking forward to seeing your makes in 2025. Your sewing is so good. My prayers to your family on the loss of your MIL.

Ah, Cynthia, I am so sorry to hear about your mother-in-law. The jacket is a definite win! The bag is going to be so awesome!!

Hi Cynthia! I love all you makes. You choose great pattern/fabric combinations. I think you wore those Saguaro to brunch in Charlotte. I loved the StyleArc top you paired with them and bought that pattern so I guess I will give the pants a whirl. I held off buying that pattern because I felt the top would be too young for me. Stay warm. I know we are fairly close geographically and it is so cold and windy here today!

Happy New Year, Cynthia. I'm so sorry to hear about your mother-in-law. Take care 😘

I’m glad you like your Ilford! Your sewing is impeccable

Hi Cynthia. You look beautiful. The cheta print looks so nice on you. I love the jacket and you did such a great job on it. I am so sorry for the loss of your Mother in Law. It seems harder durning this time of year. I will continue to pray for you all. Oh my word! A puppy!!! I love it. So sweet! ❤🐶 Happy New Year to you and your family. ❤ Diann

Manicure sissors also work if you can't get a scalpel

Very nice fitting garments.

I 100% agree with your list of essentials for beginners! Also agree with the other commenter about tape measures. Some of them stretch out after a while so make sure yours is still accurate before you use it.

I love your attitude about the Make Nine. I tend to see things like that as written in stone, and then I’m disappointed with myself when they don’t come to fruition. Using it as a motivator to keep you on track when you’re not inspired is a great idea! You’ve had a lot of successful garments this year. When you made the Morgan jeans, did you choose your size by the size chart, or the finished garment measurements? I would really like to get a good pattern for jeans for a non-stretch denim. I think I’ve got an old Burdastyle magazine pattern that will work, but I’ve heard so many great things about Closet Core Morgan and Ginger jeans, that part of me thinks I should branch out. I’ve mainly sewn Burda pants as I can get the best fit, but it’s tempting to try something else. I purchased the Ann Tilley Magic pants pattern, which has an adjustable waist, so fitting that should be easy. I’ve just got to wrap my head around the instructions and figure out exactly what fabric to use. I’m looking forward to your make nine for 2025. I may even try putting one together for myself. If I take your approach to make nine, it might be fun.

I find an awl very helpful. I use it to hold down material so it will go smoothly under the presser foot. It’s great to tuck under edges and hold them as the material underneath the presser foot too.

To add to the tape measure - beginners be sure to purchase a fiberglass one because the traditional vinyl-covered ones (almost always yellow), stretch. Therefore, your measurements will not be accurate.

absolute beginner here....looking forward to your beginner vids!

I think basting tricky things like zippers, and sleeves can really help set you up for success. Especially if it’s a skill you haven’t mastered.

Beautiful makes and I would say a very successful Make 9 for 2024. Cannot wait to see what you’ll have on your list for 2025!

Excellent suggestions!!!!

Great tips, Cynthia. Thank you 🤩

My heart is always in the Blue Ridge ❤. I spend time in up state NY in the Adirondacks and I’ve been in the California mountains and they are beautiful, but don’t compare to the Blue Ridge Mountains. Just found your channel, it’s nice to see someone who’s in the south like me, I’m in Virginia.

Happy New Year, Cynthia! Great job on your Make 9! I'm looking forward to seeing what you decide on for 2025.

Beautiful makes Cynthia.

You made some lovely garments in 2024 Cynthia, so many pretty things. I had that green fabric with the gold bits and made a very pretty top. I couldn't wear it though as it was just too itchy, the gold bits drove me crazy. Can't wait to see what you chose for 2025 ❤

Hi Cynthia. You did a great job in your make nine! Looking forward to seeing your 2025 plans. I hope you have a Happy and Blessed New Year. ❤ Diann

Hi Cynthia! Happy new year! I'm here to see how you did. Even if you did one, that's great!

All of the sewing patterns I used on my Make Nine 2024 grid are great patterns. I hope you see something you like and give one of these patterns a try in the new year.

Thanks so much for the tips! I'm just learning to sew and this was very helpful...I subscribed and look forward to watching your other videos! ☺

When my children were little, I told them it was only a mistake if you didn't learn something from it, otherwise it was a learning opportunity. Sewing offers us lots and lots of learning opportunities. I can't even imagine a world where I didn't need a seam ripper! You offered some good advice for people new to sewing. My son opened his shirt as we were talking on the phone yesterday, so I don't know if it fits yet, but he really liked the fabric. He didn't realize at first that I'd made it, so it was a big win for me. No one will know that his shirts are homemade. I really like the finish of flat felled seams so I may have to incorporate those on some of my shirts. I hope you will be able to find time to sew a shirt for your son. It will be so much easier with him there to fit. In some ways men are lucky because they have so few styles of shirts. If you master the fit on one, you've practically got it made. I really like that color on you. If I remember correctly that was a Think Pink box fabric. You did such a good job matching those fabrics with patterns. I'm looking forward to seeing the Ilford jacket. I hope you are getting along well with that project.

Really good tips for beginners Cynthia!

Great ideas for new sewers! Merry Christmas 🎁🎄

Great tips for beginners. I think this will help a lot of people. Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas Cynthia!❤ Great tips!

Thank you for taking us along on your hike ! The mountains, the trees and ferns and moss, were all beautiful! I have never been there and want to see more so I guess I will need to do a road trip. Love your Sunday dress , beautiful fabric! Looked great on you. The quilt is gorgeous and a lovely way to show your love for your son. On video the mauve looked good but I might want to see if there is something else for the topstitching. Either way make samples and see what you like best. You know you will get a lot of wear out of a jacket. This is a wonderful video and inspiring for creativity. Thank you!

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Gorgeous quilt, Cynthia! Truly, a labor of love! Please don’t ever worry about trying to be perfect! I love seeing the “hand” in handmade! The Toaster Sweater is one of my faves, also! It’s a (relatively) quick and rewarding sew! 💗

Congratulations on finishing the quilt! I bet your son is thrilled. I like the way you used a simpler design and let the fabric do the work. I also liked the wave design for the quilting; I bet that took some of the stress out of the process. It makes me want to try some sort of quilting again. My last one had so much point matching and preciseness required in the quilting that it took some of the fun out of it, but yours is inspiring me to try quilting again, but make better choices. I hope your son enjoys his quilt for many years to come. My son’s shirt looks way too long, but I guess I’ll know come Christmas. My thought is that he can at least wear it around the house, and I’ll gather a lot of information for the next one. I’m used to sewing things for people my height so maybe it will be okay, but looking at it, I think the pattern, especially the sleeves, might have had some extra height built into it. Thank goodness I only added an inch to the sleeves as others had commented they were long. My son may just get a good laugh. I’d never flat felled an armscye or sleeve or made a tower placket before, so I learned a lot. I will say that the tower placket video tutorial for the Ilford jacket was really good and helpful. I highly recommend you watch it. I hope your Ilford jacket ends up being just what you were hoping for. I hope you and your family have a lovely Christmas season and are blessed with lots of love, good food, and time with family and friends.

Merry Christmas, Cynthia! I had no idea it got so cold where you live. Your son's quilt is so nice. Good job! A new sewing/embroidery machine! What a lovely gift!!! Can't wait to see what you get up to with it. Take care and see you in the New Year.

The quilt is beautiful Cynthia!! I’m also going to be making an Ilford this month 😊 I love your Toaster Sweater. That colour is stunning on you. How fun to be able to go to a Christmas Tree farm - Love it!! 💞