Although I love to sew, I have always been terrified to make my own clothes. My mom, an accomplished seamstress, would make me clothes when I was younger and they never seemed to fit right. If she was so good and the creations didn't fit right, how was I ever going to make something that did?!?!
For some strange reason I have been getting a huge urge to start sewing my own clothes, mainly dresses, skirts and shirts. Trust me, I will be keeping it simple. My first attempt is from
Grosgrain's blog and feature -
A Frock by Friday. It seems pretty simple and a good starting point for my first clothing attempt. I have collected all the necessary materials and have begun. So far so good. Of course I did get to one point and realized I had to rip out a majority of the seams :( I wasn't surprised.
Here's what I will admit to at the moment. Cute!! I have some tweaking and of course more seam ripping to do, but I think it will turn out fine. I will post again when it's all done.
I have TONS of t-shirts and several that I'm not crazy about anymore, but would hate to get rid of just yet. This white one below was just a pain! So I pulled out another white t-shirt that was a little worse off and fixed it up. I think it's my new favorite tee!!!
It's hard for me to get how some people can whip something together and it looks amazing and fits right. Maybe that's just one skill I don't quite have.... yet!
As I type this my Grandma Bertke (below) is being release from the hospital this morning after a weekend scare with really low blood sugar levels. Hopefully she will be back sitting at her quilts, quilting away!!
As a little girl did you ever play with paper dolls? I sure did! I loved those things! I came across this site this morning and it's time to be a kid again and get the kids involved!! The Paper Doll Project was started by Anastasia Shookaty from Kyiv, Ukraine. You download the doll and begin to make dresses and outfits for her. This sounds like a fun little project to get everyone's creative juices flowing. I know I'm gonna play, will you?
I have a.... hmmmm, issue, problem - weakness (that's it!) for clutter. Even though it may not seem like it to some, I do try to be neat, it just doesn't work a lot of times. It is a strong family trait we all have for hoarding. I know exactly where everything is. No matter how deep in the pile, or exaclty which pile. Now, mind you, I am NOT one of those people who have piles to the ceilings or rooms that are not even accessable.
I have been on a kick to use up my stashes of all sorts. At a stop at the bookstore this past weekend I found this book - One Yard Wonders by Rebbecca Yaker and Patricia Hoskins. After a quick flip I thought this may help diminish my fabric stash. I ran home and looked over each project twice. And finally settled on making Steggie, below, for my first project. All the patterns are provided with the book and the instructions were easy to follow. The book has a wide range of projects that will surely help clean up my fabric stash. There is something for everyone here. I see tons of handmade sewing gifts in my near future!!
A 3 generational quilt by my grandmother, mom and myself.
My first quilt ever made from my old pairs of jeans.
An old family quilt made from old corduroy and crocheted together. You can't find corduroy like that anymore!!
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