My First Sewing Experience

My first sewing experience was in home economics—8th grade I decided to take advanced home economics because I loved cooking and it came easily to me. I didn’t want to take beginning cooking. But for some reason it never occurred to me that the second half on the semester consisted of SEWING. First semester was great, I was one of the best students in the class. But that all changed second semester. I can remember the first day of the sewing term. When we came to class there was a sewing machine at each desk. Our first project was to make a teddy bear. I had NO pervious experience with sewing. I think the only machine I had even seen had been one my grandmother had. As we were instructed to start the pattern, I was overwhelmed I didn’t even know what a bobbin was, let alone could I make a stuffed animal. Let’s just say that semester was miserable. Each class I had to bribe someone to thread my machine and help me with my projects. Our Final was going to consist of making a pair of boxer shorts. Let’s just say I passed that semester by the hair of my chiny chin chin. My shorts were hilarious. I couldn’t get the legs even, so they kept getting shorter and shorter. They got to the point where I had to leave them uneven because they could very well get any shorter. The fly was crocked and the elastic in the waistband was twisted several times. They were pathetically hilarious. That being my only experience with sewing, one could easy see why I’ve had no interest since. As some of you know I am recently married. My mother in-law is the sweetest woman in the world, as well as extremely creative. She has sewn some of the neatest things. (She has a great blog, SimpleSparrow if you wanna see it) Anyways, long story short, she really inspired me. I saw all the great projects she had made. Then my husband and I moved up to Vancouver. For those of you who have never been here, it rains like crazy. Always being an active girl, I found myself at a loss for things to do. One day my husband’s grandmother suggested getting out her old sewing machine. And well, here I am. I’ve made many a project since that day, and I must say I really do love sewing. It just takes time and practice.


most of you that know me well know that i have never been into arts and crafts. i've always been more of the sporty girl. well, here it is... I LOVE SEWING. it's so weird for me to say that. you can tease me and say that i'm domesticated now, but hey... its a blast. i'm now going to be selling some of my creations of esty.

now that i've got that off my chest i feel much better :)