Hello happy sewers and welcome to my blog!!
I am starting this blog to help lay the foundations of a
happy and long sewing hobby. I welcome
both novice and experienced seamstresses and tailors as this blog will focus
more on the fabric and less on the mechanics of making an item. We will be focusing on garments, and not so
much craft sewing or quilting.
My goal is to help clear up differences in fabrics and why
you can’t use a woven fabric on a pattern made for knits. Why a lightweight satin will react
differently than a peau when draping and why it is never a good idea to use a stretch
charmeuse when lining a fun fur wrap.
I think a little background would be appropriate, I am a
fabric nerd and have a hoard that would make most people weep. I have literally hundreds of pounds of fabric
and have almost every kind of fabric there is; from knits to high end lace, cotton
prints to velvet burnout and much much more.
My sewing experience started as a little girl, my mother
sewed, my grandmother sewed and my step-mother sews. I have made fleece jackets and blankets,
curtains for my home, scrubs tops for work, my wedding dress, my brides’ maids
dresses, cat toys, cushions for outdoor furniture, costumes for Renaissance and
pirate krews and the list goes on…. Basically you name it, I can make it. I use patterns, I use several patterns for
one item, for example, I like the sleeves of this blouse, but the neckline of
this blouse, so I combine the two. I
prefer to use patterns, though I don’t need them, I would highly recommend them
for beginners because it gives you a good solid base to jump from. Once you learn how shapes fit together,
garments will be much easier to put together.
Hopefully this blog will inspire you to at least go to the
fabric store and touch the stuff!!! One
on my favorite things to do is just go and walk slowly and just feel the
textures of the fabrics!! I mentioned
I’m a nerd right!?!?!
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