I spent Tuesday afternoon at my mother-in-law's house. I was sewing a lovely little pink and white hostess apron for my niece, Katie, who turned 7 that day. (Photo coming.)
And you know what? I didn't have to ask my m-i-l one single question. Know what else? It didn't take me all darn day to make it. (OK it did, but that's just because I had to parent in between every little stitch.) I found myself feeling confident as I figured out the sizing sans pattern and sans model. I felt certain as I cut and pressed and gathered and stitched.
As I was finishing up, I thought back to October, when Danielle walked me through every step, helping me make my first hostess apron. I remembered how clueless and helpless I felt. And now I could do it all by myself! Of course, aprons are pretty much the only thing I know how to make, but I'm getting it!
Next I'm going to learn how to make one of Anna Maria Horner's wildflower pincushions.
4 comments:
That's great Anne! Glad you are feeling more confident. And at least with this project you will have a pattern. I almost made that pin cushion once, but when I printed it out and looked at all those little petals that had to be cut out...it never happened. Can't wait to see it!
I was actually thinking of making a pin cushion for someone this week also. I decided to start with a simple square though for my first one. I can't wait to see pictures of yours!
Good for you! Isn't it funny when we will tell our kids that jump roping takes practice to be good, but we expect so much more from ourselves...keep it up! Life is for learning.
I think it's really neat that you're learning to sew, Anne. (And make restaurant-par risotto :)
The aprons you made for Christmas gifts were so cute. Maybe someday you can tutor me in the ways of thread and fabric -- as it is now, i am limited to paper and mod podge in all my crafting :)
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