Sunday, April 5, 2009

Sewing for Me



Thank you Loretta at Fitting Tips for nominating me for the sisterhood award. I really appreciate this. I would like to nominate Sew Paula as she sews for her children of which one faces physical challenges, Sewing in the City who shares her sewing projects whether successful or not, Angie at Wendy & her Lost Boys, a mother of 6 who balances family life with being the wife of a minister far from home, & Teri at Mermaids who enjoys teaching & sewing. Each of these ladies so freely share their sewing knowledge with others & certainly deserve this award.

This week I got a chance to sew for myself. On Tuesday afternoon, I cut out viewA of Vogue 8536 in a blue matte jersey while at the church doing my sewing ministry. When I got home, I serged all of the edges & then did the construction on the sewing machine since the top had side vents & gathers in the bust area. It is really a nice top. It is very close fitting & I would have gone up a size had I known just how close. However, it fits okay & the next one I make will be the next size up. It felt good to have an opportunity to sew for myself for a change. I still have to add the neck binding & hem the T-shirt. My next project is a formal for one of my DD's college friends. Will post photos when they are done. Happy Stitching!

3 comments:

gwensews said...

Hey, good for you-being able to sew for yourself. It sounds like you give your sewing to others most of the time.

Good luck with the formal.

Julia said...

What a generous person you must be. I think it's great you have a little time to sew for yourself. Congrats on your 38th anniversary. My DH and I are at 36 and almost 1/2!!

Pam Erny said...

Marty..so glad the interfacing arrived..enjoy it!

Can't wait to see your vogue top!

Pam ~Off The Cuff~(come over and see what I've been up to!)