before Tim and I met, eloped, and hit the road, I spent years and years dedicated to fashion design and making my own clothes. I've tried to continue over these last fist-fulls of years, but with living in tiny apartments and moving so often, I was never able to have another permanent sewing space. then when we moved to Maine and started cheer, I broke both my sewing machine and serger altering cheer uniforms. that was about two years ago. then, this last Christmas, Tim surprised me with a new Brother sawing machine, and he had the idea that I could turn the sunroom (my favorite room in the house!!) into a sewing room. I'm so excited! and today, I spent the last few weeks building the space 😊.
I am so excited to get started again and teach Evelyn along the way. Yesterday, we went to the fabric store and picked out fabrics and patterns. Shes been really into wide collars and long-sleeve tees lately, and she really loves the sailor pants I always wear and has been asking for her own.
Today was the inaugural sewing project day, and I made Evelyn a pink and white picnic check boat neck top with long sleeves. I definitely felt a little rusty (esp bc i was learning a new sewing machine at the same time), but it was also a super instinctual and fun project (though little kid sizes are tough to sew on machines).
Making clothes is so fun because you get to figure out better ways to do things as you go. After I finish making the pants, I am going to start on a vintage-pattern dress. I have an idea to find all the vintage patterns I can and make all the clothes (just on the sewing machine and no serger), so I can learn all the techniques. It'll be fun to hunt down vintage patterns too. (Do you remember the nonfiction book about the woman who learned to cook by making every recipe in The Joy of Cooking?).
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