It's Sew Adorable!: The Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm

Saturday, April 12, 2008

The Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm

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What a gorgeous day here in Oregon! Spring has finally arrived and given us a lovely sunshiny 75 degree day. Doug and I had heard that today was going to be beautiful; the weather man on channel 8 has been tempting us all week. We packed a picnic lunch and drove from Hillsboro to Woodburn, Oregon (about 25 miles) to finally, after living here 16 years, visit the "Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm" http://www.woodenshoe.com/

We only waited a short while to gain parking access and our first stop was the gift shop(bring lots of money!) Doug bought me a pair of Delft, Tulip shaped candle holders and a Delft tulip shaped spoon holder for the stove top! I love Doug! Then we strolled up the Tulip aisles and toward some antique cr 1911 wood burning tractors.

Theses tractors are so interesting! They are all in the original operating condition!

Tulips everywhere..............and looking East is majestic Mt. hood in all her glory! On the way home looking North we were able to see Mt St. Helens, Rainer, and Hood!!! Unbelievable.........

They have the cutest little "Cow Train" for the little kiddies to ride.

Tulips

Tulips, tulips, tulips................

I Love the variegated tulips!

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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.