The cat has a thing for fabric being cut. She has to get right in there! *L*
Next, a bit of time on Brother Cadfael, Eldest's sewing machine.
Then the finished skirt - and more cat. ;-) The pattern was for slits on the sides, which Eldest didn't want, but we'll probably have to put them in after all so that she's got more freedom of movement.
Not to bad for her first clothing item. :-D
3 comments:
Beautiful! Very well done. I wish I would have learned to sew. I once had a machine thinking I would learn and bought a pattern for an outfit for my one year old niece and all the material. Well, my niece just turned 21 this year and I sold the machine years ago because of space when we moved in here 20 years ago.
Just think of all the clothes you could make!
Tell Eldest is looks wonderful and very comfortable.
*L* I can't imagine not having a sewing machine for that long! Are you saying you never use that pattern and fabric at all?? Wow!
Learning to sew was one of two things I learned in school that I found really valuable. (The other thing was learning to type.) I didn't use my machine often, so I didn't think leaving it behind when we moved would be a problem. Before long, I was missing it.
I haven't made clothes for myself in years - the cost of fabrics and notions are often just as expensive as buying the finished clothes in a store, if not more so. Especially for the larger sizes. Still, I know enough to teach the kids the basics, and with the styles for girls clothes these days, I think Eldest is going to be using her machine a lot more than I ever used mine!
No, I never did use the pattern or fabric. I sold it in a garage sale years later. I never learned to sew; only what I picked up myself. I love crafts and embroidering, but was not much of a sewer. Mostly hemming and taking in my brother in-law’s pants when he lost weight :)
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