McCalls 2818I remember the first timeI ever made anything was way way back when I was 5 or 6, I cut out and stitched a dress for my doll. I do believe that the whole thing fell apart.
Over the years, and especially during my teenage phase I made just about everything I wore - I left home and studied Dressmaking at City and Guilds level, continuing all the while to make the majority of my wardrobe.
When I had my daughter and our family circumstances altered dramatically I found myself with less and less time to "sew". Sadly over the last 12 years, I have only made a handful of garments for myself, my DD and DS.
The sewing machine was out to repair yet another bust pocket, and the muse struck, so with a piece of silk I have had in my stash for at least 20 years (I know I bought it when studying for my C & G) I have rediscovered my dressmaking mojo!
I did find that the pattern required some alteration - gone are the days when there was little alteration required - and it has taken me very nearly a week to get to this stage, when previously I would have had it licked in a day, but the satisfaction that I now feel is reward in itself. Here's to future projects.
2 comments:
Beautiful top! I love a simple shell top myself. Right now all the pattenrs out there are so, hmm, is the term twee?
What a fantastic top! How wonderful that you've found your mojo again!
I used to stitch skirts for my barbies but beyond that, the only thing I've stitched is a nightie for Home Ecc at school I think. Awful thing it was too, lol. Hated the sight of it by the time it was finished.
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