When I went home to Florida a few weeks ago my mom asked me to make a list of all of the things that I wanted to do while I was there for the week. I eagerly told her that I wanted to learn to sew, I wanted to make a dress!! I wrote it down at the top of the list and got super excited. You see, my mom grew up sewing. She sewed her own designs as a teenager, a lot of my clothes when I was little, and all of my one of a kind award winning Halloween costumes! But of course, I was way too cool to be interested in learning to sew (or cook) when I was younger. My poor mom tried but I was just way too busy being a computer nerd. Boy do I regret that now! Any way, it made for a fun little craft that we could do together while I was there. Unfortunately, we only got to actually start sewing the jacket that went with the dress and we didn’t even finish that! But you know, it will be a continuous project whenever we visit back and forth. ;]
My mom has had this pin cushion my entire life. I rearranged the pins like this when I was 7 or 8, I think! She’s never moved them, haha.
Hello dress from previous outfit post! There were no tights paired with this in Florida!
Dress material..
My pretty Belle Cat, observing.
In part dos, I will show you the progress that we made on the jacket. We came so close to finishing it! I had so much fun working on this with my mom. Can’t wait until we can do it again. (= I definitely am coveting a sewing machine now that I understand the basics. I have so many things I want to make and I would love to be able to share my sewing adventures in this little space! Hopefully in the near future!
I too am super interested in sewing but never really learned. I can handstitch, have a tiny handheld sewing machine I've never tried, and have a great desire to make my own dresses… but it's just never happened for me yet. =[
I just inherited a sewing machine from my mother-in-law. I have so many high hopes of making clothes and such (whenever I can get around to learning to use it). I'm excited to hear more about your sewing adventures!
What a fun project. I sew a little bit, and it's so great to be able to make the odd little thing, though admittedly it's been a while. Can't wait to see more of your jacket & your sewing adventures. Hope you're having a great week. xo
I wish I knew how to sew. I see all these things on the internet, especially pinterest, of things I want to make. I can't, because I have no idea how to sew. I don't think I would be able to find the time if I was to buy a sewing machine. It is something that I definitely want to learn how to do. Maybe I'll ask for one for Christmas 🙂