So, I will begin with my latest achievment...
I have wanted to learn to sew forever. Bob bought me a nice machine last year and the book Sewing for Dummies for Christmas. Well it sat untouched until recently. My MIL was here for the girls' dance recital and she taught me how to use my machine. I made a couple of pillows for them to use in the car for our big girls road trip, and this week I bought a pattern and attempted a dress!
Not too bad, if I do say so myself. I had to rip things out a few times because pieces kept getting in the way and getting sewn to other random pieces and I accidentally cut a hole in the bodice when I was trimming up the excess material on the seams, but nothing a little ribbon couldn't fix. And really, with the cost of all of the stuff and the time spent doing it, I could have gone to Walmart and bought one a lot cheaper, but Paige loves it and she told me it was the most special thing I have ever given her. So that made it all worth it. It's nice to know I can do it and while I am not ready to start making all of our clothes by hand (although you are a smaller size in pattern world) I do see that a Dorothy costume would not be too hard to whip up. Piper's Glinda the Good Witch costume might have to be outsourced to Grandma though.
2 comments:
It's DARLING! I think it hangs perfectly and that seems like a really hard thing to work out. It's just precious!
That turned out great. I didn't know you were looking to sew. Sandy from MC is a great seamstress if you ever get into a bind and need advice from someone besides MIL. You go girl!
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