Sewing 101

Yesterday afternoon I decided that I was going to pull out my sewing machine and try it out. Remind you the last time I even got near a sewing machine was when I was 12 maybe 13 when I was helping my mom make costumes for our Christmas play at Souls Harbor Pentecostal Church in Phoenix, AZ. It has been a long time. Anyways, I put it on the table and pulled out the instruction manual to see how to get the thread where it needed to go. After about 20 minutes of reading and following the instructions I was ready to sew.
A week ago, I had cut out my girls’ patterns for them to have a skirt, belt, and hair accessories. I decided to start with the belt and see how I would do. No problem. Then I decided to do Abby's skirt first. I followed the instructions that came with the pattern and thought I did great. When I finished the first step of sewing the sides I told Abby to try it on. She couldn't get into it because I took to much fabric on both sides. So I undid the sides and tried it again. This time it worked and fit her. I noticed that she is getting bigger because her clothes are getting a little tighter on her or not baggy anymore. I finished the skirt within an hour, all steps. She loved it and then I was going to start Savannah's but it had gotten to late so today I will do hers.
It takes up a lot of time but it was worth seeing my girls face when I gave them their stuff to try. When I was feeding the kids dinner Nathan asked what I was going to make for him. I told him that I would need to get a pattern for him. He said that if that was the case then he wanted a pair of pants from me. I can accommodate that. Now, he is excited about sewing clothes.
I thought about if I got good I would make clothes for kids. It is hard to find clothes that are modest for little girls. All they outfits that you find in the stores are made to have our little girls become grow ups before they are ready. I decided that my girls are not going to be those kids. They are going to be different. I don't want grow up children until they are grown. Until that time, I will make their clothes if I have to to get them their age. As for Nathan, my only boy, he wants Thomas pants made from the fabric that he saw at Wal-Mart the other day. Now, I have my kids creating the style that they want to wear and maybe if they get older, they can learn to make their own clothes. May Savannah is going to be a fashion designer yet. Everyone needs a good dress or skirt to wear.