Friday Discussion: Do You Sew?
I'm a bit of a seamstress (I was gonna say sewer but that looks just like sewer--where your potty goes--so I changed it) well, not really but I like to imagine that I am. The truth is my mother-in-law has taught me nearly everything I know. The woman is a pure genius when it comes to a needles, thread and fabric. She makes patterns out of nothing and knows the ins and outs of nearly every fabric.
So I've learned a few things, like how to take a shirt I like and use it for a pattern for a new shirt (I'm still working on sleeves). Today I got bored with everything I own, and the fact that I don't fit into any of them, and I decided to make myself a new skirt. It wasn't until half way through that I realized how absolutely cool it was that I can actually say, "Hmm, I don't like anything I own, so I think I'll make something new." And that's just what I did.
Can you sew? Have you ever made ANYTHING that you're proud of? I think the thing I'm most proud of is my son's quilt that I made out of his father's old Army uniforms (since they changed the uniform we have been left with a large quantity of useless military stuff), it wasn't easy to make and actually gave me more than my fair share of blisters in the process. I love it! I love how warm it is and how it has pockets and patches on nearly every square. It is by far my favorite project I've ever done.
So go on... tell me what you've done.
So I've learned a few things, like how to take a shirt I like and use it for a pattern for a new shirt (I'm still working on sleeves). Today I got bored with everything I own, and the fact that I don't fit into any of them, and I decided to make myself a new skirt. It wasn't until half way through that I realized how absolutely cool it was that I can actually say, "Hmm, I don't like anything I own, so I think I'll make something new." And that's just what I did.
Can you sew? Have you ever made ANYTHING that you're proud of? I think the thing I'm most proud of is my son's quilt that I made out of his father's old Army uniforms (since they changed the uniform we have been left with a large quantity of useless military stuff), it wasn't easy to make and actually gave me more than my fair share of blisters in the process. I love it! I love how warm it is and how it has pockets and patches on nearly every square. It is by far my favorite project I've ever done.
So go on... tell me what you've done.
Comments
You need to post a picture, I'd love to see what it looks like. :)
and wish me luck on the writing contest. I'll tell you all about it on Monday (or tommorrow).