Year-End Statistics (mine, plus a request)

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First off, let me say that Stash Hub has saved my sanity this year. It’s the only way I’ve managed to keep track of all my projects including the ones that are waiting in my queue during a crazy busy year that has included sewing for my Mom, tons of prep for my stepdaughter’s wedding in February, several family weddings and a funeral.

I decided to pull together my year-end stats for 2025 … sort of a “year in review” of what I sewed. I tried downloading my data via CSV, but it looks like much of what I wanted to report on isn’t in the Project dataset. Most of it will be in linked tables… So I thought, since I took the time to scrape the data out of the app and do my own analysis in Excel via PivotTables, it would be a good idea for me to give you a list of the kind of data/statistics that would be worthwhile to see in a future update of the app.

I’d love to be able to choose a date range and then see this information:

  • A summary of all projects completed with totals by Item/Garment Type.
  • A summary of all projects completed with totals by Person.
  • A summary of all projects completed with totals by Pattern Designer.
  • A summary of all projects completed with totals by Pattern.
  • A total of the yards of fabric used for all projects completed, along with its total cost.
  • A total of all notions used, broken down by subtype plus their total value.
  • A total of the yards of fabric purchased along with its total cost.

Here’s the examples based on my own stats for 2025:

A summary of all projects completed with totals by Item/Garment Type.

In 2025, I completed sewing projects that include:

  • 22 dresses
  • 14 shirts, tops, or tunics
  • 2 jackets
  • 4 pairs of pants
  • 3 jumpsuits
  • 7 bras
  • 6 pairs of panties
  • 3 other lingerie items
  • 6 pieces of pajamas
  • and 2 other projects

A summary of all projects completed with totals by Person.

In 2025, I completed 69 projects:

  • 46 of them are items I sewed for myself.
  • 9 for Mom
  • 1 for Dad
  • 6 for the Grandgirls
  • 5 for Jim
  • 2 for Veronica

A summary of all projects completed with totals by Pattern Designer

In 2025, I completed projects this many times using patterns by these designers:

  • Cashmerette - 21 garments
  • Charm Patterns - 12 garments
  • Lilypa Designs - 7 garments
  • Little Lizard King - 6 garments
  • Love Notions - 6 garments
  • McCalls - 5 garments
  • Closet Core - 4 garments
  • Seamwork - 2 garments
  • Ellie & Mac - 1 garment
  • Madalynne Intimates - 1 garment

A summary of all projects completed with totals by Pattern.

In 2025, my most-used patterns included:

  • Winvale Dress & Tunic by Cashmerette - 6 projects
  • M6613 by McCalls - 5 projects
  • Lusamine Bra by LilypaDesigns - 5 projects
  • Laundry Day Tee by Love Notions - 5 projects
  • Fran Pajamas - 4 projects

A total of the yards of fabric used for all projects completed, along with its total cost.

I used 175 yards of fabric at a value of $XXXX.

A total of all notions used, broken down by subtype.

I used a total of 8 lingerie kits including 5 bra kits and 3 panty kits. Total value of notions used - $XXX.

A total of the yards of fabric purchased along with its total cost.

In 2025, I purchased a total of 391 yards of fabric at a total cost of $XXXX.

I’m sure there are other stats people might like to see, but that’s at least a good starting point. Thanks for being open to requests like these!

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I’m still keeping a spreadsheet to track metres in vs metres out. Still more out than in :face_with_diagonal_mouth: but I’m trying. My aim is no more until the overflow boxes have been cleared.

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This is awesome, thanks for sharing! I’m going to link this post to a new item in the roadmap for tracking how to improve the stats section.

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Love this super comprehensive breakdown Angie! This will be really interesting to compare with your 2026 sewing habits as well :star_struck:

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wowwwwwww
as a newbie sewist, this is juicy bc i’m noticing which indie designers you like enough to make lots of their stuff (or make their same patterns multiple times). also love your suggestions for data that would be useful or fun!

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Since you said “metres” rather than “yards”, I assume you’re not a US-based sewist. As I am - US-based, that is - the closing of JoAnn’s Fabric threw me into a bit of a panic spin when it comes to fabric acquisition. Since I no longer have any local fabric shops - with the exception of quilting shops, which carry lovely quilting cottons but rarely if ever carry quality apparel fabric - I’ve begun buying yardage both online and on those rare occasions I travel to the downtown DFW or San Antonio fabric districts to buy fabric … with the thought running through my head that “I better get it now, while I’m here, so when I’m ready to use it I have it.”

It helps that I paid Color Guru to determine my best color palette so the fabric I buy is in a color that’s on that chart and 97.5% of the time looks great on me. So I’m buying stuff that I actually use.

But, yeah … as much as I - and my husband - would like me to not buy any more fabric until I use up everything I have on my shelves, the truth is that I want to be able to sew stuff when inspiration hits, and now that I no longer have local apparel fabric stores, it means adding in days of lead time for ordering and shipping.

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Fantastic! Thank you so much, again, for being open to suggestions and willing to consider our requests. I wish I had more sewing friends so I could tell them all they NEED to be using Stash Hub!

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You’re absolutely right, @BlossomSandwich - that’s part of the reason I put the stats together. My other hobby/passion is digital scrapbooking, and I’m putting together a layout for my Hobbies album to record my 2025 work. I’ve got one from 2018 or 2019, I think, that lists everything I made that year, and it’s fun to look back on and see how far I’ve come!

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Oh, I’m so glad you found it interesting from a “finding new designers” perspective! Something to bear in mind is that I am a curvy sewist with an extremely large bust (8" difference between my high bust and full bust, which makes me an H-cup). It’s a big part of the reason I sew; I cannot find clothing off-the-rack that properly fits my body.

So my choice in designers is largely driven by their pattern block. Cashmerette specializes in patterns for large-busted humans - cup sizes C through H - and Charm Patterns also uses a pattern block with cup sizes of A through H. Their clothing patterns are designed for bodies like mine, and although I have to make some small alterations for fit, they’re minor.

Whereas if I tried to sew a pattern from Deer & Doe, which originally came out of France; their pattern block is for a smaller, thinner body with fewer curves than mine. I could make one of their patterns, but I’d have to make HUGE alterations for it to work for me.

I noticed on your profile that you’re non-binary. Depending on your measurements and the proportions of your body, you’ll wind up finding some pattern companies a better fit than others, requiring fewer alterations. :slight_smile:

I hope that makes sense! If you have any questions, let me know - I’m happy to chat!

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Hiieee yes that makes total sense. I’ve heard a lot of good things about Cashmerette, and myself I’m a pretty small-framed person (short, thin, but started testosterone about a year ago so things are always changing – exciting but hard to sew for!). But 90% of my family are curvy/“plus-size” people who don’t sew their own clothes and of course have trouble shopping for that reason. (We are all also covid-cautious, so we don’t go into stores and that adds another layer of difficulty with fit!) I would lovvvvvvve to be able to sew for my fam so I’ve been keeping an eye out for Cashmerette and Muna and Broad for that reason..
I’ve never heard anyone point out which pattern designers have blocks that are particularly unhelpful for plus-size/curvy/fat (which is the word my family uses the most – in a positive/reclaimed way) bodies. I’m realizings it’s because of the centering of straight sizes, that the commentary I see most about it is which designers are good for curvy and plus sized bodies rather than which are good for thinner bodies (because that’s nearly all of them). So thanks for pointing out Deer and Doe as not a good place to look for that!
If you do know of anyone who’s known for designing with nonbinary and nonconforming bodies and genders in mind, would you let me know? I’m also a wheelchair user, and have noticed that even adaptive patterns often are designed by nondisabled people and aren’t that useful for me, so I’d love to find crip pattern designers who understand that most wheelchair users also walk sometimes and sometimes are trans while also using a wheelchair. Anyway! Very nice to meet you and I still can’t deal with how dang cute and happy your mom looks (if I’m remembering right that you’re the one with with the Claus outifts).

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Yup, that’s me with the Claus Parents - and I’m tickled to hear those photos spread a little bit of cheer! I adore my folks, and they do good work with their Santa biz. They visit Ronald McDonald House year-round to spend time with critically ill kids who might not make it to next Christmas, they’re active in the Lone Star Santas Caravan of Toys, which goes in as a “third responder” for disaster relief and hands out new toys to kids who have lost everything due to things like tornadoes, and they work with Morgan’s Wonderland, which is an amusement park in San Antonio dedicated to special needs children. My Dad custom-built his Santa chair so the arms unlock and swing out so kids in wheelchairs can pull up right next to him for visiting and photographs. :slight_smile:

I’d suggest you start by looking at Charm Patterns if you haven’t already. They are a queer-friendly company and periodically release patterns for a traditionally masculine body (there’s an Elvis-style button-down shirt and the Dandy Waistcoat that immediately come to mind) as well as special patterns each June that are geared toward Pride.

Madalynne Intimates offers a lot of bralette-style tops that are good for smaller-chested humans, but they do have a new underwire bra - the Fiona - that covers up to an N cup. And they also have something I’ve not seen elsewhere - a Transgender Bra & Panty that’s designed with options for tucking and not. https://madalynne.com/product/adrian-transgender-lingerie-pattern/

My nephew just came out to family and revealed that they are M2F trans, in the early part of their transition. I’m glad I have a way of offering specific, constructive support along their journey with sewing.

Oh! One more company you might want to check out - they were originally known as the DIBY Club (Do It By Yourself) but the IP was sold to a new owner and is now marketed as Copper Creek Patterns. They’re offline right now, but when their store comes back up, you might find their patterns - specifically the bottoms - to work well for your family members. Their pattern block is for a femme body with a lot of “junk in the trunk”, as the saying goes - with a curvy bottom and larger hips & thighs. Their patterns don’t work for me and my flat butt, but you might have luck with them. They have several different patterns for blue jeans. Start by picking up their leggings pattern, which is usually offered free. That’s a good way to check and see if the block works for the people you’re sewing for.

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Thanks for all this thoughtful response!!
About your parents, ugh I just love this. I worked in inpatient peds onc as a floor nurse for years and as much as I struggle with McDonalds as a corporation, the Ronald McDonald house helped our kids and their families sooooo much. And it makes such a difference to have people make the effort to entertain them and socialize with them and not just be isolated and scared or bored. It sounds like your parents’ full-time jobs (post retirement maybe?) are Fun for Kids Having a Rough Time. He custom built his Santa chair???
Ok I’ll take a look at these things! My partner is also nonbinary transmasculine-ish and would surely love some of this dandy gear you’re mentioning. I’m guessing Charm Patterns has that same vibe as Bernadette Banner, “vintage fashion not vintage values” which is such a helpful clarification.
Oh excuse me I have to go looking at these tucking undies – yay!
Congrats to your nephew! Nibling? Is kiddo still a nephew? One trans-specific sewing thing I found is this: https://transsewingproject.wordpress.com/ but they haven’t posted in years, and didn’t respond to me reaching out so I’m guessing they’ve moved on to other things. But, some interesting stuff about fit.
Copper Creek does sound familiar, I just signed up for the newsletter so I"ll know when they’re back - yes we have some juice in the caboose in my family! (The biggest problem has been finding socks that stretch enough at the calves, and I can recommend Extra Wide Sock Company for that! The “Loose Fit Stays Up” line particularly.)
For context I am a garment sewing newbie and I did inherit a serger but I’m still kind of scared of it (the tension setting, not the knife) so I’ll have to work my way up to leggings.
Second only to hair, I think, clothing is such a powerful method of gender and body affirmation that doesn’t require a prescription or external authority. It’s so so amazing to be building this superpower. I love that you get to share it with your family and hopefully I get to share it with mine too!

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