My friend Jenny sews beautifully and when I said I would like to start sewing again, she took me shopping for material and patterns, and then spent a considerable amount of time re-drafting the patterns so that the shirts would actually fit my strange body. There was a time when I could buy a size 12 pattern and make it up with no alterations - but that time is past. Alas, despite all this help, I still have not made the shirts. Somewhere in the last 20 years I have lost confidence.
So I decided to start on a simple beginner's project: the first thing we made in sewing class at school, an apron. I have to admit, I have been lusting after Kate's gorgeous aprons and wanting to make one for quite a while. Well, mine isn't up to Kate's standard, but for a first effort after 20 something years, made out of someone else's left over bits of material - it's not bad.
Okay, so I'm on a roll. Next up something else that requires minimal fitting - just one measurement - a sun hat.
Not sure if I'm ready for the shirts yet, but I'm having fun!
That's so inspiring! I keep thinking I want to make a few things, things I have a picture of in my mind, but I can't actually sew very well at all and I doubt there's a pattern out there for me (like a bikini top in my size - before you start gagging like my lovely family did, it's because I want a rash shirt this year (I've been doing a bit of - gasp! - swimming in the sea!) and my poor white never-get-any-sun shoulders are paying for it. So I figure I would like a rash shirt, but I'd like a bikini top to stop my boobs from floating out the bottom!!!! And (because said boobs weigh a bloody ton) it can't really be a halter style, you know the tie at the back of the neck ones? because that kind of stress on my neck gives me a migraine - I can only just handle the camera with the samll lens, when I put the big lens on I hve to then hang it over my shoulder)).
ReplyDeleteOMG!!!! How did this turn from "You're So Amazingly Fantabulous, Cally" to "Why don't you listen to me whinge a bit, Cally"?
Grand stuff, you're very talented at anything you turn your hand to, it seems xoxoxo
I wish you'd written this a week ago - I just bought a new pair of swimming togs (the only ones that I could find that fitted, sort of, both top and bottom) and have discovered for myself now the pain of halter ties, damn it! So I can totally relate to your comments, wish I couldn't.
ReplyDeletewowsers - LOVE your apron cally!
ReplyDeleteand really admire your hat - i am SEW not good at pattern-following. i think it's something to do with having to make up my own rules.....
i am inspired. i grabbed a tangerine-coloured singlet top from the sallies today for TWO DOLLARS FIFTY - it still had its $25 price tag attached lol - i am thinking a bit of applique across the b**bs - seeing as this comment box has rather a b**b flavour now lol...
mwah X
I think your sewing blog made an impression in my subconcious, as I brought my machine back from Mum's last weekend, and I have already made a dress for my doll for the kids to play with.
ReplyDeleteEverything you have made so far looks fabulous, and I can't wait to see what comes next!
- Heidi.
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