What do you sew?

[Summergirl73]

Celeta that tree skirt is beautiful! I have the shower curtain that looks like this (multi-colored though) and I love it. Yep, the ruffler foot is definetly on my short list .

Hi Jackie, I'd originally purchased the embroidery/sewing machine by Brother and took it back. I decided to opt for the cheaper one until I can prove to myself that I'll stick with it for a few months. My 40th Birthday is in June, so I may be begging for an embroidery machine then .

Ashley, I am a perfectionist too, so I totally get it. Actually I'm a perfectionist with OCD....how's that for mental overload lol! I constantly find fault with my own work, but seem to love everyone elses. I redo furniture and the folks who buy it love it. I get calls from clients all the time who are really happy about their items. I can't ever seem to keep one of my pieces for myself though, because I notice every little thing about it. This is something I have really been working on and one of the main reasons I decided to sew. I need to lighten up on myself .

[Lacie's Mom]

When you're starting out, remember that practice makes you better.

I hadn't really sewn in like forever (learned in jr. hs) but I did want to make some pillows and things for my house when I moved to New Mexico so I got out the sewing machine and went to town.

Then, once I started ordering clothes for Lacie (Tilly and Secret weren't here yet) and saw the prices, I knew that I needed to learn to make clothes for her myself. I used one of her dresses that I had purchased as the pattern and copied it onto newspaper. I will admit that the first dress I made for her was very cute -- BUT -- I put the velcor on wrong so that both pieces were on the outside. That mis-adventure made me remember to slow down and look at what I was doing.

There are things I've made that I love and things I've thrown out -- but if I'm using EXPENSIVE fabric I really take my time to get everything PERFECT.

I loved to sew when I was in HS and made a lot of dresses for myself - and now I'm once again enjoying this hobby. I had forgotten how much fun it was to be so CREATIVE.

[Grace'sMom]

I make almost all of Gus and Grace's clothes.... One bonus of a girl is you get to make DRESSSES!!! LOL... I was so thrilled

Right now I'm working on finished my nephew's "big boy" quilt... Monkeys and Elephants... It's crunch time! Christmas is next week!

I do mainly dog clothes and quilts. I have to start my youngest nephew's quilt, and also finish the two family quilts I have for them (wall - decorative).... The problem is my sister keeps having baby after baby LOL So I never catch up

[pammy4501]

Oh my gosh, I am feeling inferior. I don't even sew buttons back on. I let the cleaners do that!

[StevieB]

Originally Posted by Lacie's Mom

When you're starting out, remember that practice makes you better.

I hadn't really sewn in like forever (learned in jr. hs) but I did want to make some pillows and things for my house when I moved to New Mexico so I got out the sewing machine and went to town.

Then, once I started ordering clothes for Lacie (Tilly and Secret weren't here yet) and saw the prices, I knew that I needed to learn to make clothes for her myself. I used one of her dresses that I had purchased as the pattern and copied it onto newspaper. I will admit that the first dress I made for her was very cute -- BUT -- I put the velcor on wrong so that both pieces were on the outside. That mis-adventure made me remember to slow down and look at what I was doing.

There are things I've made that I love and things I've thrown out -- but if I'm using EXPENSIVE fabric I really take my time to get everything PERFECT.

I loved to sew when I was in HS and made a lot of dresses for myself - and now I'm once again enjoying this hobby. I had forgotten how much fun it was to be so CREATIVE.

Lynn is absolutely right, you learn with practice, and you learn even more when you screw up!

Originally Posted by pammy4501

Oh my gosh, I am feeling inferior. I don't even sew buttons back on. I let the cleaners do that!

Oh, Pam if you only knew. I have a drapery workroom in my house, and my husband has to take his pants to the cleaners if he wants them hemmed or a button sewn on. He had three pairs of pants hanging in my workroom for over a year before he got fed up and took them to the cleaners.