I was fortunate to be taught the skill many girls are no longer learning: sewing. I remember enjoying it, but by no means did I sew often. More than anything, I remember the Snow White dress my Aunt made me. I wore it constantly. This is no exaggeration. I am told stories of wearing it almost daily until it became a mini-dress. Between my Mom, Aunt and Middle School Home Ec...I learned some basics. In the last 10 years, I have sewn a few dresses and some curtains. I spent most of my time working and going to school, leaving little time for hobbies. I am coming up on almost a full year of being a stay at home Mommy-so lucky! In all aspects, I firmly believe that it is just as challenging as being a Mommy working full time outside the home. Nap times have allowed me to sew, clean, relax for a minute, watch Ellen, etc. This last year I even took on the project to make all my nieces and my sister purses for Christmas. At 27, I was testing my sewing limits.
I would call this project a success. I had many urge me to make things for Etsy, yet I did not feel my sewing was 'perfect' enough for someone to buy. Here I am now, being reassured by my amazing husband, family and friends that my work is homemade, one of a kind and worth making. I am, after all, my own worse critic. I see the imperfections-the one crooked stitch, the slight variations in pattern, etc. Once I have spotted it, I see nothing else. Needless to say, I have ripped out my fair share of stitching. I now have a love-hate relationship with sewing, but luckily, the love outweighs the hate.
I have the best husband ever and the two most amazing kids. They have adapted to my random sewing and the noise that comes with it. We have squeezed in a work space and my fabric addiction is full blown. I took the leap in March to create the Etsy page and Facebook/Pinterest have slowly followed. This blog is simply another outlet for me to share my work. :)
Have a wonderful day!
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