My husband has always thought that the greatest benefit of having a Mormon friend was that you always had a built in designated driver (we love Skipper for that, he has been clutch on multiple occasions). For me, I love having a Mormon friend for she has brought out the inner-craftiness in me. I always had it in me (I mean I enjoy it and I am decent at craft projects), but I just needed a reason to bring it out. Recently, my coworkers (which includes my crafty Mormon friend) talked me into taking a sewing class, the name of the place -
Sew LA (cute, right?). Growing up my grandma was an extremely talented seamstress and she made all of my Halloween costumes - Rainbow Bright, Space Girl, Belly Dancer and more. She taught my mom and I think my mom would have also been an amazing seamstress had it been more hip to sew. About the time my mom was coming into her own with the sewing world, I think the craft was starting to diminish. You could by things cheaper at the store and I was reaching an age where wearing things that your mom made you was pretty much not cool.
On top of me being too young when my grandma was sewing and my mom not picking up the art during my prime, about the time I was in Junior High is when they eliminated home economics from the schedule as an unnecessary course. So needless to say, I didn't really have anyone to teach me to sew. Fascinated with the activity, I became addicted to the sewing TV shows (especially the quilting ones) that were popping up on the DIY Network and HGTV. So, between my obsession to watch other people sew, my recently found Mormon-friend-inspired-inner-craftiness and a desire to want to spend more time with my girl friends, I signed up for the Machine Intro sewing class. During the course learned how to operate a sewing machine, all the necessary tools one would need to begin sewing and we practiced how to do a straight line. After we had down all of the basics we then proceeded to actually make our own little bags!
Mine turned out decent and I was extremely proud of my little bag - it could have been a little better (we all know how big of a perfectionist I am) but it was a valient first effort. I was so excited I told my mom about it and she actually ended up giving me money for my birthday to purchase my very own sewing machine. I haven't purchased it yet, but friends and family of my life, be prepared to start recieving handmade gifts during my
Life As A Wife.
My husband has always thought that the greatest benefit of having a Mormon friend was that you always had a built in designated driver (we love Skipper for that, he has been clutch on multiple occasions). For me, I love having a Mormon friend for she has brought out the inner-craftiness in me. I always had it in me (I mean I enjoy it and I am decent at craft projects), but I just needed a reason to bring it out. Recently, my coworkers (which includes my crafty Mormon friend) talked me into taking a sewing class, the name of the place - Sew LA (cute, right?). Growing up my grandma was an extremely talented seamstress and she made all of my Halloween costumes - Rainbow Bright, Space Girl, Belly Dancer and more. She taught my mom and I think my mom would have also been an amazing seamstress had it been more hip to sew. About the time my mom was coming into her own with the sewing world, I think the craft was starting to diminish. You could by things cheaper at the store and I was reaching an age where wearing things that your mom made you was pretty much not cool.
On top of me being too young when my grandma was sewing and my mom not picking up the art during my prime, about the time I was in Junior High is when they eliminated home economics from the schedule as an unnecessary course. So needless to say, I didn't really have anyone to teach me to sew. Fascinated with the activity, I became addicted to the sewing TV shows (especially the quilting ones) that were popping up on the DIY Network and HGTV. So, between my obsession to watch other people sew, my recently found Mormon-friend-inspired-inner-craftiness and a desire to want to spend more time with my girl friends, I signed up for the Machine Intro sewing class. During the course learned how to operate a sewing machine, all the necessary tools one would need to begin sewing and we practiced how to do a straight line. After we had down all of the basics we then proceeded to actually make our own little bags!
Mine turned out decent and I was extremely proud of my little bag - it could have been a little better (we all know how big of a perfectionist I am) but it was a valient first effort. I was so excited I told my mom about it and she actually ended up giving me money for my birthday to purchase my very own sewing machine. I haven't purchased it yet, but friends and family of my life, be prepared to start recieving handmade gifts during my Life As A Wife.
5 comments:
yeah! not only am i THRILLED you are blogging again, you posted about our fun sewing date! i know it wasn't really your thing, but i'm so glad you went. and i love the lunchbags we made! can't wait for more projects :)
Sew LA... that name is too cute! I would LOVE to learn how to sew one day. Check out etsy.com.. they have lots of handmade/homemade things. I have purchased a couple things for Shelby. Really cute stuff, but it takes a little searching. One of the shops I like has kits to sew your own outfit.. that would be fun for you. Have fun with your newfound craft! :)
You're right...sewing nowadays is so much more expensive than buying at the store. I'm learning to sew myself! It's a fun way to fill spare time and gives you a sense of pride and accomplishment.
How do I get on Stacey's blog? It's set to private, but I would love to add her to my blog list.
YAY, JoLee. Now I'm up-to-date on all the haps in the Lieps household. Welcome back! :)
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