Does sewing save you money? Maybe. Maybe not. Saving money is an ongoing objective. Building a wardrobe can take a couple of years. Paying cash saves interest. I buy the best sewing machine that does what I want it to do. I believe in my sewing knowledge and skills and that planning, knowledge, and skill will always win.
In the beginning, at the age of 12, I wanted to make a dress to wear to school the next day. Mom took me to the store where I saw a beautiful empire-waisted dress somebody made for display. I raced to the pattern drawer and yanked out the pattern. “Mom,” I whined, “it doesn’t look…
Have you ever looked at images of organized sewing rooms? Some are amazing; some not so amazing. One thing becomes amazingly clear. Everything is amazingly coordinated. The threads and fabric are all amazingly organized by color. Amazing! I just am not really sure I need immediately 25 spools of thread in the same color in…
The other day when my 8-year-old granddaughter was sewing lines on scrap fabric, she asked me, “Is sewing hard?” Is sewing hard? “Hard” is a relative word. Press the foot pedal and the machine does its magic. Nothing is required except to guide the material through. The sewing machine, no matter how basic or top…