When I was in junior high and was taking Home Ec. ,sewing was part of it. No matter how hard I tried,I just couldn't get it.The instructions didn't make any sense what so ever,the machine was always jamming, I couldn't sew a button on to save my life and I spent more time ripping out my projects than actually sewing them. My mom even helped me finish one of my jumpsuits because I was going to throw the machine out the window. (shhhh don't tell anyone).In short I could hardly wait for the class to be finished.
I never really had much interest in it after that. Besides what are little sisters for. "H" is the sewer in our family.She could do it.But sort of out of necessity,I needed to learn again.At least so I could do some basic mending.DH is forever ripping his pants because of the way he has to bend and stretch doing his work.It gets a little expensive throwing away perfectly good clothes just because of a little tear or a missing button.
*By the way, I still can't sew a button on to save my life!*My mom and sister pooled their money and got me a sewing machine for Christmas a few years ago.I started out using it just for mending.Then I got brave and tried making a couple of curtains.That was pretty easy.Then I decided that I was going to branch out and really try to give sewing a second chance.There are so many fun fabrics out there and It helps to have a sister that works in the fabric store.Sewing is certainly not as economical as it once was.In fact in many cases it costs more than just going to the store and buying it.But it has its merits.You get one of a kind outfits and you have the satisfaction of knowing you made it.
I have mostly spent my time making things for the girls.The pieces are small and not as complicated.This is not to say I have had an easy time of it.The patterns still don't make sense sometimes,I still have to rip things out a lot and I take way longer than the "2 hours" they say it takes but the difference is in my perseverance,my willingness to keep going and not give up.Maybe one of these days I will branch out into something for myself but right now I'm just going to keep on trying.
