Last fall I took a class on English Smocking taught by a friend. I immediately fell in love, and couldn't smock enough...but it wasn't enough to just do the smocking, I wanted to make the whole outfit. I had all these visions of buying a pleaterand sewing all kinds of things for Chase and my nieces/nephews. Never mind that I had never sewn a lick in my life. I asked for a sewing machine for Christmas, and the hubs reluctantly obliged. I was given a quick course in sewing by my mom, then went on to make a couple of things for my niece’s Bitty Baby (not the wonderful outfits I imagined, but hey, I was learning!). I moved on to scarves, curtains, purses, diaper bags...and they looked damn good for a newbie! Well, last night I made Chase his first article of clothing...these little shorts out of a patchwork Madras plaid I found at Hancocks. I'm pretty dog-gone proud of myself (by no means an expert, but still...I just got my machine at Christmas!)
If I can get my piece of crap digital camera to work (I told you I wanted a new one), I'll post a pic!
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Good job! I am so not crafty that I don't think I could do it. But it sounds fun. :)
Posted by: Marcia | June 25, 2004 12:54 PM
I'm so jealous - FIVE years ago I got a fabulous sewing machine with the intent to learn to sew (having never sewn a stitch in my life except on a demonstration machine at the store with this old lady who was just incredulous that my mother had not taught me how to sew)- well, it is still in its box - currently in the garage - along with the really nifty sewing table that I got with it - but I am really really hoping that in the next year the twins will be a bit less unruly and that in the next house we move to I will have room for my sewing table -- and well, I just have a lot of hope! But last fall I did teach myself how to cross stitch and although extremely slow and time consuming that's coming along nicely. Anyway - try to show a pic!
Posted by: AnneWhitney | June 26, 2004 07:06 PM
I don't think I've ever actually seen anyone were a smock in England you know (except on the TV), but then again I'm not a country boy!
Posted by: Robin | June 29, 2004 09:44 AM
I enjoy knitting, but I'll admit that if I had a sewing machine, I'd probably eBay off my needles... OK, SO LET's NOT BE HASTY... haha! Anyway, I'd LOVE to learn how to sew!
I love the purse at Ugly Green Chair! I've never seen that web site before, thanks for posting the link. :)
Posted by: liz | June 30, 2004 10:42 AM