It's Sew Adorable!: Sewing for Momma

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Sewing for Momma

Ok, so I'm not really happy with the results..........It was the fabric that gave me FITS! It's the most ravely fraying fabric I've worked with in ten forevers. I tried it on for shoulder fit and decided that with your narrow shoulders Mom, I needed to either make darts or a pleat in the back neck area before attaching the band. I pleated about an inch out of that area which brought the shoulder (sleeve cap line) up on each side. See what happens when we live 3,500 miles from each other!
I don't feel like sewing today; Beth and Sara are coming over for Easter Diner tomorrow. we're having Spiral ham, potato salad, sweet potatoes, fresh green beans and I am making a homade carrot cake with cream cheese icing! OMG! TDF!
Did someone say "Weight Watchers???

It's been years since I made anything for my Mom. I think the last time I sewed for her, my youngest child was two! She's now 35! Wow it has been a while. Mom has always been a fancier of oriental design; a year or so ago I talked her into buying a piece of fabric which is a gorgeous purplish blue with gold dragonflies. I was thinking Mom would sew it into something wonderful but the fabric was put aside; until I showed up for Christmas! OK, I'll make you something, I told her........(I secretly think she did it on purpose)she gave me a pattern she had purchased but I think she knew as well as I that the pattern just didn't suit her, the style leaned more towards the size 00 Vogue models. (Mom used to be 00) So last week I ordered a Burda wrap blouse/Kimono type pattern, sent her the link and she approved with delight! I'm off to cut this beauty out and will post my progress. This ones for you Momma!
Well Mom, I got too busy trying to sell the "Pageant Stuff". It takes a while to do the research for all the products that I threw the reciepts away for. I've got the fabric laid out at least........

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A Little Bit About Me

Hi, my name is Connie; I am married to a wonderful man and have a 2 year old cat named Ariel. I have four beautiful children and seven gorgeous Grandchildren! My grandchildren are my inspiration for life and my current day sewing.

I've been sewing for just about all of my life! I began sewing when I was five years old! Yep, five! My Aunt Maybelle taught me to hand sew way back in 1953; I made a green flannel turtle. I soon became interested in my grandmothers old Singer. At thirteen, my Aunt taught me to use her Sears Kenmore. I'll have to ask her why I had to wait until I was thirteen. Geesh my grandchildren have been using a computer since they were old enough to sit up!! At any rate, I was mesmerized with the art of dressmaking and sewing.

I sewed on and off through out my youth and later made my children’s and my mothers clothing. In 1978, after my last child was in Grammar school, I realized I needed a real, money making career. I attended college from 1979-1982 and graduated with an Associates Degree in Electronics Technology. Needless-to-say, my sewing went by the wayside.

Fast forward to 2008..............With a state of the art Husqvarna Sewing Machine a Serger and a new found love of the art, I'm back at sewing again and loving it even more! I take an abundance of pride in each piece that I create. I am always amazed after creating a garment from a flat piece of fabric. I am currently quite "into" creating from Vintage Patterns. It's absolutely thrilling to work with a pattern that's older than me!

It seems that everytime I create a garment there may be a technique that I either don't know or have never tried.
I'll be sharing these tips and techniques with you as I learn them or try them out for the first time.